Bombardier’s plan to reduce the number of workers at its rail car plant in Thunder Bay comes as no surprise to industry watchers, such as Professor Karl Moore who cites low Canadian demand as a contributor.

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Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 15 Jul 2019

Hailed as the hot alternative to Airbnb, McGill Dobson Cup participant Sonder (previously Flatbook) has recently secured $225-million in financing, bumping their valuation up to $1-billion.

With news of their latest financial backing, Sonder is looking to set up a second headquarter, this time in Canada.

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Classified as: mcgill dobson cup
Published on: 15 Jul 2019

Marie Pier Germain (EMBA’16) and family dish on the attention to detail and endless hours of work that go into their thriving hotel business that spans generations.

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Classified as: EMBA Alumni, McGill-HEC Executive MBA (EMBA), McGill-HEC Montreal Executive MBA (EMBA)
Published on: 10 Jul 2019

As news breaks that Bombardier plans to cut hundreds of jobs at its Thunder Bay plant, Professor Karl Moore comments on the company’s strategic decision.

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Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 10 Jul 2019

Dara Gallinger (MBA’15), CEO & Co-founder of Brodflour, dishes on the inspiration behind launching a one-stop organic flour mill and bakery in a bustling Canadian city.

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Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni, Women in Business
Published on: 9 Jul 2019

A recent blog post by Steven Kramer (BCom’97), CEO at WorkJam, explores how technology can be leveraged to avoid the pitfalls of managerial favoritism in the workplace. The benefits of doing so would be manifold, including improved employee engagement and retention, according to Kramer.

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Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, Steven Kramer, Desautels Global Experts
Published on: 9 Jul 2019

Watch as Dean Isabelle Bajeux joins Les Rencontres économiques d'Aix-en-Provence as a panelist commenting on the globalisation of skills and the role of education to prepare the next generation of talent.

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Classified as: Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou
Published on: 8 Jul 2019

Sitting down with Professor Karl Moore, former President and CEO of the Royal Mail and Executive Director of Canada Post, Moya Greene dishes on the evolving future of mail and her career path, which she described as serendipitous.

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.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 4 Jul 2019

As the temperature climbs and vacations kickoff, be sure to check out The McGill Reporter summer book list to see what members of Desautels and the wider McGill community are reading.

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Published on: 4 Jul 2019

The Desautels Faculty of Management is delighted to welcome three accomplished business leaders who will join its Desautels Global Experts group: Ken Brooks, Senior Vice President (Partner) Transaction Advisory Services – Lead Advisory (M&A) at EY; Jason Chrein, Managing Director, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Paul Sturgess, Vice President, Strategy & Business Architecture at the Royal Bank of Canada.

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Classified as: Desautels Global Experts, Paul Sturgess, Jason Chrein, Ken Brooks
Published on: 3 Jul 2019

In a piece for BizEd that looks at the history and future directions of business schools around the world, the Desautels Faculty of Management is featured as one with its sights set on the next frontier of management education.

“At Desautels, traditions have never been an impairment to innovations,” says Dean Bajeux. “Our tradition of research translates into innovation and entrepreneurship.”

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Classified as: Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou
Published on: 3 Jul 2019

Congratulations to Kiwon Choi (BCom’19), Hugo Ouimet (BCom’19 – currently in GCPA program) and Christopher Wolf (BCom’20), undergraduate scholarship recipients from the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Accounting, Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA Program)
Published on: 2 Jul 2019

Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou joined a UN congregation to explore the powerful role of education in improving the impact of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Watch her remarks online.

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Classified as: Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou
Published on: 2 Jul 2019

EMBA participants Isabel Dansereau and Jason Taylor have been named to the Poets & Quants list of best and brightest EMBAs worldwide. Learn more about their life and career paths.

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Classified as: McGill-HEC Executive MBA (EMBA), McGill-HEC Montreal Executive MBA (EMBA)
Published on: 2 Jul 2019

Desautels Management Achievement Award recipient Daniel Saks, who is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of AppDirect, dishes on his journey of innovation and perseverance to build a startup legacy.

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Classified as: Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA)
Published on: 27 Jun 2019

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