Entertainment Management Conference Takes Desautels by Storm
Desautels’ Bronfman building opened its doors to the unique and competitive world of the entertainment industry by hosting the first Entertainment Management Conference (EMC) from February 1st to 2nd.
Q&A: Diversity brings a global outlook to classroom
Peter Todd, Dean,
Desautels Faculty of Management,
McGill University
Q. What helps prospective MBA students stand out in their application?
Canadian B-Schools Join Forces
Some countries get all the luck when it comes to their neighbors. And for most of its history, the U.S. has been fortunate to have some of the world’s least troublesome, actually downright nice, people on its northern border: the Canadians.
Professor Nancy Adler receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Professor Nancy Adler has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in February 2013 for her dedication to her peers, her community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country.
Professor Alex Kalil receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Professor Alex Kalil has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in February 2013 for his dedication to his peers, his community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country.
Professor Laurette Dubé receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Professor Laurette Dubé has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in February 2013 for her dedication to her peers, her community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country.
Professor Reuven Brenner receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Professor Reuven Brenner has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in February 2013 for his dedication to his peers, his community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country.
Few women and visible minorities among the senior decision-making ranks
MONTREAL, Feb. 7, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – While women have gained ground, accounting for 31.2% of senior leadership roles in Montreal, visible minorities remain more markedly underrepresented in these ranks. In spite of accounting for 22.5% of the population, only 5.9% of senior leaders were visible minorities according to a study led by researchers from McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management and Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute.
Rivals bury their differences to promote Canadian MBAs
Canada’s top business schools, usually active competitors, have joined forces to promote Canadian MBA programmes to both domestic and international students.
The self-appointed group of six, to be called the Canadian MBA Alliance, includes Desautels (McGill), Ivey (Western Ontario), Queen’s, Rotman (Toronto), Sauder (British Columbia) and Schulich (York). The aim of the alliance is to attract top international students to Canada but also to retain local talent.
Professor Nancy Adler Elected Fellow of the International Academy of Management
Professor Nancy J. Adler was recently elected as a Fellow of the International Academy of Management for her outstanding contribution to the science and management.
Desautels BCom Students Won KPMG’s Ace the Case Local Competition
BCom students Jean Vianney Cordeiro, David Gao and Shirley Xu Wang recently won the KPMG’s Ace the Case Local Competition. On March 2, Jean Vianney, David, Shirley Xu and their team will represent the KPMG Montreal office at the 2013 National Ace the Case competition, via video conference. The winners of the National Competition will go on to represent Canada at the International level in Madrid, Spain in April.
Leading business schools to speak with one voice as Canadian MBA Alliance
“Canadian Schools are experiencing growing demand with a 28% increase in GMAT scores sent to Canadian Programs relative to test taking volume five years ago. (Source: GMAC North American Trend Report.)
Talking Management with Karl Moore: Do you tease your co-workers? Maybe you should
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University speaks to Peter McGraw, professor of Marketing at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, February 5, 2013
‘Community-ship is the only way’
“Governments all over the world have reached a point where they can do nothing at all for the society,” opened Henry Mintzberg, celebrated academician, author and faculty at the McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In town for a talk at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) on Tuesday, the author also said that it was time people stopped looking at their respective governments for solutions.
We need to balance private and public sectors with communities
Bangalore: Henry Mintzberg, ranked the 9th most influential management thinker by the Wall Street Journal, has been coming to India since 1996 on a joint course with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore. On Tuesday, the McGill University professor was at IIM-Bangalore to deliver a talk on how nations need to move beyond the politics of the left and the right and achieve a balanced society.
