YPDaily: Anita Nowak
One look at Anita Nowak's advice to other young professionals and you'll see exactly what makes her notable. As the founding Integrating Director for the Social Economy Initiative (SEI) at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, here's how she's looking to make a difference in today's world...
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Desautels Business Conference on Sustainability
The Desautels Business Conference on Sustainability takes place January 24-26. This year’s event Sustainability at all Scales will showcase speakers from diverse backgrounds who practice values-driven business in different contexts.
Corporate Social Responsibility in Challenging Economic Times
Corporate Social Responsibility in Challenging Economic Times: Shared Value Creation as a Solution?
Mr. Jean-François Gascon
Vice-President, Capacity Building, SNC-Lavalin Group
Date: January 18, 2013
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Location:
Room 310
Peterson Hall
3460 McTavish Street
Industrial Alliance Appoints New VP, Auto Financing
Industrial Alliance Trust recently announced the appointment of Liliane Dubois (BCom’87) to the position of Vice President, Auto Financing. With a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, Ms. Dubois has worked over 25 years in the field of auto financing. Her experience in the field covers both retail and commercial financing.
Read full article: Autosphere, January 11, 2013
Desautels BCom students take three podiums at the 2013 Jeux du Commerce
Desautels BCom students took three top 3 podiums at the 25th edition of the Jeux du Commerce, hosted by HEC Montreal from January 4 to 6, 2013.
Over 1,200 students from 13 Eastern-Canadian universities attended this inter-university competition. In addition to competitions that applied academic knowledge to real-life situations, there were opportunities to network with students from different universities, and connect with members of the business community. Sports and social competitions were also part of the event.
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Desautels HR Case Team places 1st at Inter-Collegiate Business Competition 2013
A Desautels BCom team composed of Jacqueline Crapper and Wenxi (Kathy) Kang placed 1st in the Human Resources case competition at the 35th annual Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) hosted by Queen’s University from January 3 to 5, 2013.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: Advice for leaders: Be yourself and focus on your strengths
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University talks to five senior women leaders about the nature of leadership today.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, January 8, 2013
Quebec tenor stages 'vocal cord strike'
The Opéra de Montréal is set to stage Die Fledermaus on Jan. 26, but the singer the company bills as "the prince of Quebec tenors," Marc Hervieux, is refusing to sing during rehearsals, which began this week.
Hervieux says he is on a "vocal cord strike," upset with the posters advertising Johann Strauss II's Viennese operetta, known in French as La Chauve-Souris and in English as The Bat.
The Anti-Competitive Effects of Minority Stake Acquisitions
Authors: Nain, Amrita; Wang, Yan
Abstract:
Videology Announces Leadership for Global Expansion
NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Videology— a digital advertising platform and solutions provider—has announced additions to its management team to power the rapid expansion of its global network in 2013. In 2012 the company took its market-leading video advertising platform—as well as its expanded capabilities in display, rich media and mobile—into eight new markets with further expansion planned this year.
