Desautels BCom students Charlotte Gaillard, Monica Gudernatsch, and Anne Sophie Levee are the Canadian finalists in the 2019 L’Oréal Brandstorm competition, coming in victorious over 125 participating teams.
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Published on: 6 Mar 2019
Following revelatory testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould regarding the Liberal Government’s intercession on behalf of SNC-Lavalin, Professor Karl Moore comments on the ethical issues underpinning the case.
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Published on: 6 Mar 2019
Paulo Caputo (MBA - Global Strategy & Leadership), Sandra Chang (MBA - Finance, Global Strategy & Leadership), Aditya Chinnakonda (MBA - Business Analytics), Loïc Eloy (BCom - Managing for Sustainability), Maxime Lakat (BCom - Managing for Sustainability), Mari Claire Paoli (BCom - Economics), and Priscille Raynaud (B Arts - Political Science) recently participated in the Finance & Sustainability Initiative (FSI) Awards Ceremony
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Published on: 1 Mar 2019
In conversation with Professor Karl Moore, Eytan Bensoussan (MBA’09), Co-founder and CEO of NorthOne, reflects on the importance of investing in yourself and the journey of finding your true course.
“You always want to be Michael Jordan on the basketball court, not Michael Jordan on the baseball field,” he says.
Published on: 28 Feb 2019
In an opinion piece for The Globe & Mail, Dean Isabelle Bajeux spotlights some of the innovative practices that retailers are using to remain relevant amid a shifting retail landscape.
If there is a common theme in all of this, for Dean Bajeux, it is the focus on improving the shopping experience.
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Published on: 28 Feb 2019
While most will agree with making ethical food choices in theory, it remains difficult to sway consumers to change their buying behaviors.
For Professor Saibal Ray, Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, the benefits must be apparent and immediate for the average shopper.
The key, he goes on to explain, is finding ways to save people time and money.
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Published on: 28 Feb 2019
Following the launch of his latest book, Bedtime Stories for Managers, Professor Henry Mintzberg dishes on his personal growth over the years and shares some of his favorite words of wisdom for managers.
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Published on: 26 Feb 2019
Drawing from Professor Henry Mintzberg’s critique of MBA programs, an article in Financial Times sheds light on some of the outmoded concepts that are still relied upon heavily by business practitioners, arguing that perhaps it is time focus more on the “softer” aspects of business, such as people.
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Published on: 26 Feb 2019
As university admissions deadlines loom, La Presse looks at which programs attract the top student talent in Quebec, with McGill’s Bachelor of Commerce having the highest entrance standards among undergraduate management programs.
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Published on: 26 Feb 2019
Professor Brian Wenzel has been awarded the 2018 AJFS Best Reviewer Award on behalf of Korean Securities Association and Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies.
The award recognizes specifically Professor Wenzel’s outstanding review of an article submission to the Journal in the Corporate Finance area.
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Published on: 26 Feb 2019
Maria Della Posta (BCom’85, MBA’91), Senior Vice President of Pratt & Whitney Canada visited the Desautels Faculty of Management on February 19 to share her perspective on corporate leadership, the importance of adaptation amid technological advancement, and the rise of analytics in a business setting.
In conversation with four Masters of Management in Analytics (MMA) students, Della Posta also shared takeaways on the manufacturing industry and the future career landscape.
Published on: 21 Feb 2019
The Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) program is a network of interdisciplinary, solution-oriented researchers that aims to improve the livelihoods and food and nutrition security of women farmers in rural Ghana.
The QES program has funded LINkIN-Ghana, a McGill University-University of Ghana program to strengthen the capacity of researchers who work with farmers, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and local institutions to develop solutions to agriculture and food and nutrition security.
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Published on: 21 Feb 2019
The Masters of Management in Analytics program is pleased to announce that Wemba Opota, National Technology Strategist at Microsoft, has joined the program’s Advisory Board.
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Published on: 20 Feb 2019
Professor Nathan Yang will share his research as an invited speaker at the eTail 2019 Conference. The conference will take place over May 7-9, 2019 in Toronto.
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Published on: 20 Feb 2019
Professor Karl Moore joins Power and Politics to discuss the possible fallout should SNC-Lavalin be criminally prosecuted.
For Professor Moore, its new leadership has already admitted to past wrongdoings publicly and has been effective at steering the company on the right course.
Watch video (1:33 mark)
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Published on: 20 Feb 2019
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