Dan Park (BCom’03), General Manager of Uber Eats Canada, comments on the much-anticipated Canadian partnership between Starbucks and UberEats, which will give customers full access to the coffee chain’s drink menu from the comfort of their home.
Published on: 16 Jul 2019
Congratulations to Laviva Mazhar (BCom’15), Investment Analyst at Luge Capital, who has been named among the top 50 women in FinTech for 2019 according to the Digital Finance Institute.
Published on: 16 Jul 2019
Listen to the latest podcast featuring Professor Corey Phelps as he shares the inspiration behind his book Cracked It! and the vital importance of effective problem solving – for organizations and individuals alike.
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Published on: 16 Jul 2019
Carlo Frediani (GCPA’19) and Ashley James (GCPA’19), students of the Graduate Certificate in the Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, have been selected among their graduating class as this year’s recipients of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.
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Published on: 16 Jul 2019
Canadian travelers deal with some of the world’s highest airfares per kilometre, and the likely merger of two Montreal-based carriers ― Air Canada and Transat A.T. ― could make things worse. Professor Karl Moore comments.
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Published on: 15 Jul 2019
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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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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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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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.
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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.
Published on: 3 Jul 2019
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