The Hot Cities World Tour explores Egypt and Morocco

Since its inception in 2009, McGill's annual Hot Cities of the World Tour has taken undergraduates, graduates, alumni, and professors to the frontier of our increasingly globalized world. This year, the 13th iteration of the tour visited Egypt and Morocco – two of the largest and most important economies in Africa, and critical gateways to Europe and the Middle East.

2023 SSHRC Insight Development Grants

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports research and training in the humanities and social sciences.

McGill Desautels faculty members and researchers celebrated at Bravo Gala

McGill University hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 21, which honours its faculty members and researchers who have won special awards, memberships and prizes over the past year. McGill Desautels is proud to announce 14 of its faculty amongst the distinguished honourees this year. Congratulations to our deserving laureates! Full list below. #Bravo2024

Strategic utilization of software patents to counteract rival penetration in the IT industry

Authors: Sunghun Chung, Kunsoo Han, Animesh Animesh and Alain Pinsonneault

Publication: Journal of Strategic Information Systems Volume 33, Issue 1, March 2024, 101820

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Professor Liette Lapointe awarded honorary doctorate from Aix-Marseille University

McGill Desautels Professor Liette Lapointe has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from Aix-Marseille University, recognized for her contributions to information systems management and behavioural studies.

Professor Alain Pinsonneault named to SAQ Board of Directors

In January 2024, Prof. Alain Pinsonneault was appointed to a four-year term on the Board of Directors of the Societé des alcools du Québec (SAQ). The Distinguished James McGill Professor brings expertise in information technology management and business digitization to the SAQ, which sells beer, wine and spirits at more 400 locations throughout Quebec.

All External Reference Prices Are Not the Same: How Magnitude, Source, and Fairness Shape Payment for Digital Goods

Authors: Geneviève Bassellier and Jui Ramaprasad

Retail Analytics in the New Normal: The Influence of Artificial Intelligence and the Covid-19 Pandemic

Authors: Y. Adulyasak, M. C. Cohen, W. Khern-Am-Nuai and M. Krause

Publication: IEEE Engineering Management Review, Forthcoming Articles in Advance — published online: December 1, 2023

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In times of crisis, there can be benefits to diversifying messages across different social media accounts

We live in an age of information, and we’re able to obtain it through many different channels. During disasters, many people turn to social media, and there is an orthodoxy in the field of crisis communications that organizations should speak in a consistent voice across different accounts and platforms. But Changseung Yoo is challenging that notion.

Speak with One Voice? Examining Content Coordination and Social Media Engagement During Disasters

Do Early Words from New Ventures Predict Fundraising? A Comparative View of Social Media Narratives

Authors: Taha Havakhor, Alireza Golmohammadi, Rajiv Sabherwal and Dinesh K. Gauri

Impacts of Social Interactions and Peer Evaluations on Online Review Platforms

Authors: Yinan Yu, Warut Khern-am-nuai, Alain Pinsonneault and Zaiyan Wei

Publication: Journal of Management Information Systems Volume 40, Issue 4, December 2023, Pages 1271-1300

Yolande E. Chan Professor in Information Systems winner of AIS LEO Award

Warut Khern-am-nuai Associate Professor in Information Systems winner of AIS Early Career Award

Emmanuelle Vaast Professor in Information Systems winner of AIS Fellow Award