Posted Fri., May 25, 2012
McGillAthletics: Kompon becomes fourth McGill grad to coach in Stanley Cup finals: http://t.co/1xzi6nmr
McGillAthletics: Kompon becomes fourth McGill grad to coach in Stanley Cup finals: http://t.co/1xzi6nmr
Posted Thu., May 24, 2012
Prof. Mary Dean Lee: How Baby Boomers and employers are reshaping retirement
A research team led by Prof. Mary Dean Lee of the Desautels Faculty of Management has spent the past four years examining how attitudes and approaches toward retirement are shifting as the oldest Baby Boomers turn 65 and companies prepare for their exodus from the workforce.
Posted Wed., May 23, 2012
ADVISORY: re. Quebec's tuition increase and protests
Despite on-going student protests about rising tuition fees, please be advised that McGill will start the fall semester on Sept. 4, 2012, as scheduled. McGill has designed special provisions to ensure that most of the affected CEGEP students - presently estimated to be about 330 individuals - should be able to begin the fall term on time.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How careers unfold now, compared to the past
Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, speaks with Peter Cappelli, a senior professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Kompon becomes fourth Redmen grad to coach in Stanley Cup finals
When the Los Angeles Kings eliminated Phoenix 4-3 in overtime Tuesday, it paved the way for a fourth former McGill University hockey player to coach in the Stanley Cup finals. Kings assistant coach Jamie Kompon, a 45-year-old native of Thunder Bay, Ont., follows in the footsteps of other Redmen McGill hockey grads, Mike Babcock and the legendary Patrick brothers -- Frank and Lester.
Posted Tue., May 22, 2012
The use of favors by emerging market managers: Facilitator or inhibitor of international expansion?
This article explores the use of favors by emerging market managers, the impact of using favors on their firms' growth, legitimacy, and reputation in a variety of business environments, and how the use of favors affects firms' paths to international expansion.
Robust Allocation of a Defensive Budget Considering an Attacker's Private Information
Attackers' private information is one of the main issues in defensive resource allocation games in homeland security. The outcome of a defense resource allocation decision critically depends on the accuracy of estimations about the attacker's attributes. However, terrorists' goals may be unknown to the defender, necessitating robust decisions by the defender.
Factors affecting price setting in online auctions
This article studies the effects of product class and seller reputation on price-setting in online auctions. Sellers may offer price information to potential bidders through buy-now prices (BNPs) and starting prices (SPs). In two experiments, the authors show that for products with values that are difficult to assess, such price information affects bidders perception and willingness to pay.
Henry Mintzberg contre l’entreprise arrogante
Un patron qui gagne 100, 200 fois ce que gagne son salarié ne peut pretender être un leader»; «L’alliance entre des entreprises qui pensent avoir le droit moral de faire ce qu’elles veulent et une théorie économique qui les conforte en érigeant en dogme le mythe du marché efficient nous a conduits à la catastrophe».
Posted Mon., May 21, 2012
Food, Drugs, and MBAs
For most MBA students, the closest they will get to the health-care sector and agriculture during their time at business school will be the hefty checks U.S. schools require for medical insurance and the pizza and subs that fuel all-night assignments.
redmenfootball: Drew Love interview with David Grossman on Sportsnet 590 (The Fan) in Toronto: http://t.co/ast70WCq
redmenfootball: Drew Love interview with David Grossman on Sportsnet 590 (The Fan) in Toronto: http://t.co/ast70WCq
McGillAthletics: Drew Love interview with David Grossman on Sportsnet 590 (The Fan) in Toronto: http://t.co/C5vv2zwL
McGillAthletics: Drew Love interview with David Grossman on Sportsnet 590 (The Fan) in Toronto: http://t.co/C5vv2zwL
Posted Sun., May 20, 2012
Nomads grad off to McGill
It’s not every day a graduate of the North Winnipeg Nomads gets recruited to play football at a CIS school. That’s why the program couldn’t be more proud that a star offensive lineman from their midget team, Jordan Medal, is off to play for the McGill Redmen in Montreal this fall.
Posted Sat., May 19, 2012
redmenfootball: RT @GrossmanFAN590: Why @McGillU wants out of Quebec football league & play in Ontario? Drew Love @redmenfootball on Sunday AM @fan5 ...
redmenfootball: RT @GrossmanFAN590: Why @McGillU wants out of Quebec football league & play in Ontario? Drew Love @redmenfootball on Sunday AM @fan5 ...
Posted Fri., May 18, 2012
Ackman Sends Wake-Up Call to Sleepy Boardrooms
MONTREAL William Ackman’s triumph at Canadian Pacific Railway may echo across boardrooms far from the railroad’s Calgary headquarters. In a Canadian corporate culture long resistant to activist shareholders, the U.S. hedge-fund manager sounded a rousing wake-up call by ousting a chair, a CEO and four directors, said Karl Moore, professor of business strategy at McGill University in Montreal.
McGillAthletics: McGill explores moving football team to Ontario: http://t.co/2JfBdl1r
McGillAthletics: McGill explores moving football team to Ontario: http://t.co/2JfBdl1r
Posted Thu., May 17, 2012
McGill explores possible move to OUA football league in 2013
McGill University has applied to play in the Ontario University Athletics football conference, which, if accepted, would move the Redmen from the Quebec league to Ontario by 2013, the team’s 133rd season on the gridiron.
Posted Wed., May 16, 2012
McGill’s national champs honoured by mayor at City Hall
The McGill University men’s hockey team was feted at Montreal City Hall, Wednesday. The Redmen, who captured their first-ever national championship in March, were received by Mayor Gérald Tremblay and became the third sports team from McGill to sign the city’s Golden Book, an honour reserved for special guests.
McGillAthletics: McGILL ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD BASEBALL COACH: http://t.co/J6H7OR0d
McGillAthletics: McGILL ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD BASEBALL COACH: http://t.co/J6H7OR0d
Talking Management with Karl Moore: Applying ER lessons to the management world
Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, speaks with Thomas Hellwig, a professor of Leadership at INSEAD, one of the world’s top business schools.
Desautels MBA Program Ranks 1st in Canada in 2012 América Economía Global Ranking
América Economía has published the 2012 edition of its annual rankings of top global MBA programs. The rankings rate the top global programs, based on both their academics and how attractive they are to Latin American students who wish to study abroad.
Jason Starr appointed head baseball coach at McGill
Jason Starr of Cote St. Luc, Que., has been appointed head coach and field manager of the McGill University men's baseball team. He becomes the third bench boss in team history, behind Johnny Elias (1994 to 1995) and Ernie D'Alessandro (1996 to 2011).
McGillAthletics: McGill’s national champs to be honoured by mayor Wednesday: http://t.co/WhuLBtn5
McGillAthletics: McGill’s national champs to be honoured by mayor Wednesday: http://t.co/WhuLBtn5
Posted Tue., May 15, 2012
American McCue to test Canadian basketball waters at McGill
HAMPDEN, Maine — Maine’s Mr. Basketball is crossing the border to continue his basketball career at the collegiate level. But he’s not headed south. Christian McCue, who led Hampden Academy to this year’s Eastern Maine Class A championship, will attend McGill University in Montreal this fall.
Posted Mon., May 14, 2012
Employees First, Customers Second: Why It Really Works in the Market
When I worked for IBM, the customer was always right. In today’s column I interview Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies, one of the largest I.T. outsourcing firms in the world. Vineet argues that how it got to be one of the world’s largest IT firms is by putting employees first and customers second. Sounds radical, but when he explains, it makes sense.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY: First football game was May 14, 1874
This week marks the 138th anniversary of the historic McGill-Harvard rugby-football confrontation. The two-game series, played at Cambridge, Mass., May 14 and 15, 1874, were the first formal games of North American-style football.
