Quebec universities did well in Maclean’s magazine’s 2016 university rankings. McGill University retained its place as the top-ranked university in the medical doctoral category for the 11th consecutive year.

Read full article: Montreal Gazette, October 28, 2015

Classified as: McGill University, University Ranking, Maclean’s Magazine University Rankings
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

Bombardier is reportedly getting a helping hand from the government of Quebec, but Karl Moore, Professor of Business Strategy, McGill University says you shouldn't expect any change to the dual-class share structure as a result. “I would say it’s 99 per cent that tomorrow (Thursday) the premier of Quebec will announce support for Bombardier,” said Karl Moore, a professor at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, citing conversations with senior people in both Bombardier and the provincial government.

Classified as: Karl Moore, bombardier
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

If you’re looking to start your own business, or to improve your skills in managing and developing an existing enterprise, an MBA degree is worthy of your consideration. 
... "I felt I needed some more grounding in business to help me develop Elevated Leisure into a more serious business by learning things relating to legal, tax, HR and all sorts of other disciplines in which I didn’t feel like I had enough experience.” Oliver Proudlock, MBA student at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management and founder of Elevated Leisure.

Classified as: MBA Program, Oliver Proudlock
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

Joseph Kam always had his eyes on the big picture. Soon after getting his PhD in neuroscience from McGill, he enrolled in the Desautels Faculty of Management’s combined MD-MBA program.
“After talking to people in the industry and seeing problems for myself, I became interested in healthcare management,” he says. “Being a doctor or doing basic research are both great. But healthcare management is a bigger issue that affects every Canadian.”

Classified as: MD-MBA, Joseph Kam
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

Those who can, do — and those who’ve done it all will always find more to do. It’s exactly those Type A personalities the McGill-HEC Montréal Executive MBA (EMBA) program attracts, and not without cause. The 15-month program involves one long weekend of classes per month, with two weeklong residential modules, one of which is spent abroad. People are often doing it in addition to full-time jobs, and, in many cases, they also have family responsibilities.

Classified as: EMBA, McGill-HEC Montreal Executive MBA (EMBA)
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

This is Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University with Talking Management for The Globe & Mail. Today I am in Vancouver, sitting down with Zoe Kinias from INSEAD, a leading business school just outside of Paris.

Classified as: Karl Moore, the globe and mail
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

The debut of new weekly series in the business world. Designed as a look ahead in the week of business, we will be chatting with Mr. Ken Lester, McGill Professor and CEO of Lester Asset Management about general business trends. 

Watch the video: Breakfast Television, October 27, 2015

Classified as: Ken Lester
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

Thanks to generous donations, the McGill Cryptocurrency Club gave away hundreds of dollars worth of bitcoin to students during frosh week using ChangeTip, Twitter, and the innovative Tips on a plane application. The goal is to foster interest in Bitcoin amongst students and promote adoption and use on campus.

Read full article: CCN, October 24, 2015

Classified as: Michael Gord, McGill Cryptocurrency Club, management frosh
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

Do you remember the first time you heard about a 'MOOC'? Maybe it was through a sponsored ad on Linkedin. Or a friend's Facebook post urging you to enrol - along with her and 160 000 other participants - in Stanford's Artificial Intelligence (AI) MOOC (those are real numbers!). 

Classified as: GROOC, Social Learning for Social Impact, Ruchika Arora
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

Karl Moore is a professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. In this exclusive interview he speaks with Geoff Molson.

Read full article: Financial Post, October 26, 2015

 

Classified as: Karl Moore, financial post
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

Article written by Professor Henry Mintzberg

On Friday before the election, the Globe and Mail came out for the Conservatives...without Harper! As if they could re-engineer the election -- to have their conservative cake while eating its leader. 

Classified as: Henry Mintzberg, Canadian federal election 2015
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

A group of Petrodorado Energy Ltd. (“Petrodorado“) shareholders, including Krishna Vathyam and Braans Ventures LLC (the “Concerned Shareholders“), together owning approximately 6% of the outstanding common shares of Petrodorado, announces that they have requisitioned a special meeting of shareholders of Petrodorado (“Shareholders“) for the purpose of reconstituting the Petrodorado board of directors (the “Board“) with three (3) new directors (the “Requisition“). 

Classified as: BCom Alumni, Michael Reynolds
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

Growth equity firm Catalyst Investors further expanded with the addition of two new analysts, Courtney Nelson and David Sack. Both analysts are responsible for deal origination, transaction execution, and portfolio management, as well as assisting with Catalyst’s research reports. 

Read full article: citybizlist, October 21, 2015

Classified as: BCom Alumni, Courtney Nelson
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

Article written by Professor Reuven Brenner

As in the United States, Canadians voted for “Hope and Change” on Oct. 19, 2015.

These are exactly the words Justin Trudeau, the 43-years old elected head of the Liberal party, repeatedly used in his victory speech in both English and French.  I could not avoid wondering if Mr. Trudeau’s team used the same public relations firm that Mr. Obama used in his first campaign, or if he just borrowed the slogans.  

Classified as: Reuven Brenner, Asia Times, Canadian federal election 2015
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

Article written by Professor Karl Moore

An amazing comeback is what the media are calling it. Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada have come back from third place to win a solid majority. In my mind, there are a number of leadership lessons to learn from their win. One, however, stands out. Leadership Tone.

Read full article: Forbes, October 20, 2015

Classified as: Karl Moore, forbes, Canadian federal election 2015
Published on: 30 Oct 2015

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