What does future hold for Laura clothing stores now that they are asking for creditor protection?
Professor Ken Lester talks about what the retailer Laura needs to do to survive in this market.
Listen to the interview: CBC News, August 5, 2015
ESMT strengthens research and teaching with three new professors
Per Olsson, Tamer Boyaci, and Xu Li join faculty as professors in areas of accounting, operations management, and strategy.
Read full article: Mittelstand, August 6, 2015
CTV Montreal: Global recovery without China?
Ken Lester, Desautels' finance professor, talks about the tanking Chinese stock market and fears about repercussions for markets elsewhere.
Watch the video: CTV Montreal, August 5, 2015
Economic performance: The basics
Desautels' Professor of Practice Mo Chaudhury deciphers economic progress in Bangladesh.
Read full article: BD News 24, August 5, 2015
Why introverts should put on a game face to effectively lead
Professor Karl Moore talks about "Why introverts should put a game face to effectively lead" in The Globe and Mail.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, August 4, 2015
Así podés participar de Abanderados de la Argentina Solidaria
Ya podés participar de Abanderados de la Argentina Solidaria. Es la sexta edición del Premio que busca homenajear a las personas por su servicio y entrega a los demás, y empieza por el Noticiero Trece...
Just in: At Cleveland, it’s new Canadian for old
The Cleveland Orchestra has announced a successor to its retiring executive director, Gary Hanson... He’s to be succeeded by André Gremillet, a Quebecois who has previously managed the symphony orchestras of New Jersey and Melbourne, Australia.
Read full article: Slipped Disc, August 3, 2015
Tirer profit d’une activité de réseautage
Dès leur arrivé au sein de la communauté juridique, les étudiants sont amenés à participer à différentes activités de réseautage. Comment tirer son épingle du jeu? Voici quelques conseils... Sabina a complété sa 3e année au baccalauréat en droit à l'Université de Montréal. Elle est actuellement en stage au cabinet Gowlings à Montréal où elle passe son deuxième été.
Execs from Google, Amazon, & WebMD Join Practice Fusion
Practice Fusion, a cloud-based EHR platform for doctors and patients, today announced the hiring of four new members to its leadership team: Matt Ackleyas Chief Marketing Officer; Dorothy Gemmell as Senior Vice President, Life Science Practice and Strategic Partnerships; Tim Rauschenbach as Vice President, Customer Service and Support; and Dave Caldwell as Senior Vice President, Ente
It’s time to reinvent the MBA
This op-ed was written by Mr. Ron Duerksen, chief strategy officer at the Desautels Faculty of Management, in partnership with leading business people and Desautels grads, listed at bottom.
Prime City One Announces Change in Directors and Officers
Prime City One Capital Corp. has accepted the resignations of three directors and officers namely, John Lorenzo, R.J. Stapell and Anton Ayoub and appointed three new directors and officers.
How Davids Tea Is Trying to Make Tea Cool
David Segal was 27 years old when he opened his first tea shop in Toronto in 2008. He didn't want the space to have the stuffy, pretentious look and feel so many other traditional tea shops he'd been to had—the kinds of places that seemed designed for tea connoisseurs. "You felt like you had to know something to go into these stores," says Segal.
Archival Yearbooks Reveal Early Show-biz Aspirations of Martin Short, William Shatner
According to the 1951 McGill University yearbook, future Star Trek captain William Shatner was already showing leadership as president of McGill's Radio Workshop, and his yearbook records also show him to be a member of both the Players’ Club and the Red & White Revue musical theatre clubs.
Number of women studying for MBAs at universities rises as China and Japan pave the way for future female business executives
The traditionally male-dominated world of business education – particularly on Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses – is going through a major change as more and more women join the ranks – spear-headed by those in Asia, research shows.
The CEO Series: Justin Trudeau, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
Interview by Karl Moore Justin Trudeau is inextricably associated with his father, the great Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau. But, that doesn’t mean he hasn’t made a name for himself. Justin was also raised by two people—his father, and his Anglophone, Vancouver-born mother, Margaret. Listen to the interview: CJAD, July 22, 2015
