SALATA claims to be the ultimate destination for health nuts, and food delivery service Deliveroo UAE concurs, naming the leading built-to-order salad kitchen the best healthy restaurant in the United Arab Emirates. When Founder and CEO Georges Bandar (MBA’14) launched the delivery-only restaurant, he wanted it to offer more than leafy greens. “It was more than just a salad concept. It was a revolution,” he says. “A movement towards better living, better choices, and obviously, better tastes."

Classified as: MBA Alumni, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Desautels alumni
Published on: 27 Oct 2023

When endangered howler monkey populations cross Costa Rica’s roads, they are vulnerable to injury from electrical wires and passing cars. Associate Professor Juan Camilo Serpa, partnering with Reserva Conchal, is using artificial intelligence to help prevent these injuries from occurring.

Classified as: Juan Serpa, Costa Rica Study Abroad, experiential learning, artificial intelligence (AI)
Published on: 20 Oct 2023

From drug delivery to patient treatment, the healthcare sector contributes significantly to economic activity, but there are unique dynamics to managing people in a clinical setting. “Just as we expect clinicians to appreciate the daily work of healthcare managers, we need managerial leaders to grasp the clinician’s perspective,” says Leslie Breitner in an interview with Forbes.

Classified as: Desautels Faculty of Management, International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL), Leslie Breitner, McGill Healthcare Management Programs
Published on: 20 Oct 2023

Amazon Go, convenience stores that eliminate the check-out process, are coming to Canada. Customers can use a debit card, credit card or payment-enabled phone to enter, select and buy items, and simply walk out of the store. Amazon introduced the cashierless stores in the U.S. in 2018 and is now opening locations in Calgary and Toronto. "The growth in this sector is remarkable, with a significant amount of investment pouring in," says Professor Maxime Cohen in interview with CBC.

Classified as: Desautels Faculty of Management, Maxime Cohen, Bensadoun School of Retail Management
Published on: 20 Oct 2023

As Pakistan International Airlines grapples with financial challenges, the carrier has made service cutbacks, reducing the number of domestic flights it operates, and unilaterally rebooking some passengers. “It's not easy for any airline to decide to cut back services,” says Associate Professor Karl Moore, as it can result in long-term damage to an airline’s reputation. "Within Pakistan, they are the dominant player. So, everyone in the country is aware of what's going on with them.

Classified as: Karl Moore
Published on: 20 Oct 2023

Six second-year MBA students had the opportunity to attend this year’s MBA World Summit in Silicon Valley, considered the ultimate international gathering for the global MBA community. Annually, 100 hundred inspiring students from the world’s leading business schools are selected to participate.

Classified as: MBA Events, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Desautels Faculty of Management
Published on: 13 Oct 2023

Three McGill MBA candidates took home top prize at this year’s Global Goals Jam case competition, hosted by Smith School of Business at Queen’s University. The challenge? Find an inclusive approach to boost staff diversity at Smith.

Classified as: MBA Events, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Desautels Faculty of Management
Published on: 13 Oct 2023

Last month, over 70 McGill students from different academic disciplines took part in a tour of Airbus Canada’s headquarters in Mirabel, Airbus’ most important headquarters outside of Europe. Students had the unique opportunity to hear from Airbus Canada CEO Benoît Schultz and nearly 20 other company officials, including McGill alumni. Organized by McGill Desautels Associate Professor Karl Moore, the idea took flight following Schultz’s Desautels CEO Speaker Series visit in 2022.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy and Organization (T)
Published on: 13 Oct 2023

The most successful technology companies have scaled quickly from startups to become the world’s largest companies. “The Silicon Valley formula can be great for some enterprises,” says Associate Professor Anna Kim in a piece by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine, “but it doesn’t always have the best social, economic, and environmental impacts.” Instead, companies can choose to scale deeply and intentionally.

Classified as: Anna Kim
Published on: 12 Oct 2023

The way that we shop is changing, and for small- and medium-sized enterprises, it can be challenging to keep up with the pace of innovation. But the Bensadoun School of Retail Management (BSRM) is helping them do it. Since spring 2023, it has been hosting regional networking events that meet Quebec businesspeople where they live and work. Regional roadshows aim to help SMEs become omni-channel retailers, and consist of workshops that showcase the innovative research happening at BSRM.

Classified as: Desautels Faculty of Management, retail, Bensadoun School of Retail Management, Charles de Brabant
Published on: 10 Oct 2023

During a sabbatical year, Prof. Juan Camilo Serpa visited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Costa Rica, and found that while they were doing a lot of great work to help animals, they had little access to advanced technologies like data analytics and artificial intelligence. This inspired Serpa to re-focus his research toward the country’s NGOs, so he could help them implement new technologies that maximize the impact of their efforts.

Classified as: Juan Serpa, Costa Rica Study Abroad, experiential learning
Published on: 10 Oct 2023

Diverse consulting teams thrive when solving complex problems together, but, for people who haven’t had much exposure to the industry, it can seem a little opaque. The Being Black in Consulting event seeks to shed some light on this subject.

Classified as: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Published on: 3 Oct 2023

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