Professor Karl Moore interviews alumna Laura Younger (MBA’09) about her work as the executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) and the practical advantages of earning an MBA.
Published on: 23 Aug 2019
The use of the word “courage” in job ads, including ads for entry-level and minimum wage jobs, doubled between 2014 and 2018. Professor Lisa Cohen points out the risks of setting the bar too high and reflects on what companies are really looking for in their employees.
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Published on: 23 Aug 2019
Mirko Bibic (BCom ’89) will succeed George Cope as the next President and CEO of Bell Canada next January.
Since he joined Bell Canada in 2004, Bibic has played a pivotal role in the company’s strategic acquisitions, including the largest acquisition in Canadian telecom history with the purchase of Astral Media in 2013.
Published on: 20 Aug 2019
In an article for The New York Times, Professor Karl Moore defends Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s effort to save Quebec jobs and speculates about the future of SNC-Lavalin.
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Published on: 20 Aug 2019
Montreal’s Holt Accelerator welcomed its second class of fintech startup executives to a rigorous 12-week training program.
Like McGill’s X-1 Accelerator, offered by the Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, the Holt Accelerator plays matchmaker between promising entrepreneurs and industry investors.
Published on: 20 Aug 2019
Professor Karl Moore weighs in on the future of SNC Lavalin in the wake of an incriminating report released by Canada’s ethics commissioner.
The Montreal-based company has seen its market value plummet by more than 60 percent since January.
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Published on: 19 Aug 2019
Sylvain Fortier (BCom ’87), Chief Investment and Innovation Officer for Ivanhoé Cambridge, will work in tandem with newly appointed CEO Nathalie Palladitcheff to fill the void left by the company’s outgoing CEO.
Published on: 19 Aug 2019
Congratulations to Professor Arvind Karunakaran who was presented with the 2019 William H. Newman Award at this year’s Academy of Management.
Of twenty shortlisted candidates, Professor Karunakaran is one of two winners, securing the distinction for his paper, "Front-Line Professionals in the Wake of Digital Scrutiny: The Paradox of Public Accountability,” which was submitted to Organizational Communications and Information Systems.
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Published on: 14 Aug 2019
Under the leadership of Professors Brian Rubineau and Jiro Kondo, nearly 40 McGill University students are in Israel this month to learn more about the country that has come to be called “startup nation.”
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Published on: 14 Aug 2019
EMBA participant and Founder of Kids Code Jeunesse (KCJ) Kate Arthur has a reason to celebrate: her organization just received $8.1 million in funding from CanCode to educate kids about code and artificial intelligence.
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Published on: 14 Aug 2019
In an interview with Think:Act, Professor Henry Mintzberg elaborates on why conceptions of leadership yield disconnected, ineffective management. Instead, he argues in favor of what he refers to as “communityship.”
“We're not going to democratize businesses and we don't need to, and we shouldn't. But more humane for sure and more respectful,” says Mintzberg.
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Published on: 14 Aug 2019
To honour Professor Donovan’s legacy, the Desautels Faculty of Management has established the Richard Donovan Fund to support students. You are welcome to contribute to the fund.
Published on: 8 Aug 2019
Lenny Lighter, former owner and current manager of Moishes steakhouse, sits down with Professor Karl Moore to share his take on customer service and his vision for the iconic eatery.
Each week as part of his blog on Les Affaires, Karl Moore, Associate Professor in Strategy & Organization at McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management, speaks with world-class business leaders about their journey, the latest trends in business, and notably, work-life balance.
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Published on: 8 Aug 2019
Patrick Parent (EMBA’2020), former vice-president at Moosehead Breweries, has been appointed President and CEO of NB Liquor and Cannabis NB, effective September 3.
Published on: 1 Aug 2019
In an interview with Professor Karl Moore, Paul Speed (MBA’14), Co-founder and CEO of the Kyoto Brewing Co., sheds light on the MBA class that flipped his perspective and the road to setting up a thriving business in an foreign land.
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Published on: 1 Aug 2019
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