Conversations with the Class of Fall 2020: Meet Karla Sayegh
Beirut native Karla Sayegh (PhD’20) says that pursuing a PhD as a mother of two young children was the “single most challenging undertaking of [her] life.” We sat down with her to hear about the highs and lows of her journey to make a difference in the field of global healthcare management.
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From industry to academia: pursuing a PhD in Management
Former PhD student José Carlos Marques, who is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management, is interviewed by Sara Mahabadi forTrace McGill about completing his PhD and the transition to academia.
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Broadening knowledge on AI in healthcare
Desautels doctoral student Rania Afiouni Monla has found herself in the right place at the right time: studying the impact of AI in organizational learning and healthcare in a city that has emerged as an AI powerhouse.
She sits down to share her journey so far, including her involvement in the Montreal declaration on responsible AI and the challenges of returning to school after many years.
Welcoming the next wave of management researchers
The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomed its new cohort of PhD students at a lunch reception in September organized by the Desautels Doctorate Student Society (DDSS).
This year’s cohort totals 65 students (26 women, 39 men) who originate from 16 countries across the world.
Meet the 2018 incoming PhD cohort
Professor Faraj awarded six research recognitions
Over summer 2018, Professor Samer Faraj received six recognitions for the excellence of his completed and forthcoming research.
In recognition of his published research with students and collaborators, Professor Faraj was presented with the following:
Great strides for PhD alumna
Congratulations to Pamela Lirio (PhD’11) who was recently promoted to Associate Professor in the School of Industrial Relations at Université de Montréal and was awarded with the “Prix d'excellence en enseignement – Professeurs,” the highest teaching honor conferred by the University.
Pamela will also begin her one-year sabbatical as a Visiting Professor in fall 2018 at ESSEC Business School in Paris.
Desautels PhD students recognized for teaching excellence
Congratulations to the following Desautels PhD students who were recognized for their outstanding performance with respect to teaching.
Dean Isabelle Bajeux, PhD Program Director, Professor Samer Faraj, and Evan Zhou, Desautels Doctoral Society President presided over the presentation of awards.
Shaping socially responsible leaders: Professor Etzion’s course recognized by Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute Business & Society Program has announced the winners of the 2017 Ideas Worth Teaching Award, an annual prize that recognizes teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels that is redefining excellence in business education.
The sustainability movement is strong
At the 8th annual Catalyst Awards Gala, the McGill Office of Sustainability awarded students, staff, and faculty who have made meaningful and enduring contributions to the sustainability movement at McGill.
Desautels wins big at trading competition
Marking the sixth year of participating in the 2018 Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC), a team of Desautels’ students took 1st place in the MATLAB Options Volatility Case.
Natalia Aguilar Delgado Finalist for the Emerald Best International Dissertation Award
The dissertation of Desautels PhD alumna Natalia Aguilar Delgado was selected as finalist for the Emerald Best International Dissertation Award of the Academy of Management 2017.
Professor Paola Perez-Aleman was the supervisor of her research.
Natalia graduated in June 2017 and is currently an Assistant Professor of International Business at HEC Montreal.
Jose Carlos Marques Finalist for 2017 AOM SIM Dissertation Award
The dissertation of Desautels PhD alumnus Jose Carlos Marques (PhD'17) was selected as one of the three finalists for the Academy of Management Social Issues in Management Best Dissertation Award 2017.
5th Empirical and Theoretical Symposium for Canadian Marketing Strategy
“We are drowning in information and starving for knowledge”On May 25, 2017, more than 60 marketing academics in Canada gathered together for the 5th Empirical and Theoretical Symposium for Canadian Marketing Strategy at the Desautels Faculty of Management to present research ideas, provide feedback, and share commentaries.
Profile: Monia Mazigh embraces fiction as a political act
Amid the political anxieties of our time, Monia Mazigh’s latest novel, Hope Has Two Daughters, presents a historical milieu where some of the worst-case scenarios already exist. In 2010 Tunisia, press freedom is non-existent, with all major newspapers toeing the government line; human rights activists and journalists are often jailed; and Muslims are persecuted for openly practising their faith.
Eduniversal announces the 2014 Rankings of the Best 1000 Business Schools in 154 Countries
McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management remains but shares N°2 Business School in Northern America.
