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9I�� Desautels launches the Management Science Case Writing Competition

webfull — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:09:30 +0000

The inaugural 9I�� Desautels Management Science Case Writing Competition, organized by Assistant Professor (Teaching) Rob Glew and supported by EY, turns the tables on the traditional case competition format. Since May, 34 BCom students worked to write case studies on their experience with operations management and analytics on their summer work placements.

Published: 23 November 2023

BCom students win National Finals of KPMG Ideation Challenge

webfull — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:00:43 +0000

Congratulations to Desautels BCom students Reda Ouazzani Touhami and James Xu, and their teammates from Concordia University and Western University, for winning the National Finals of the KPMG Ideation Challenge. Over 750 applications were submitted for the Canadian finals of the competition. The team will compete for the global title in April when each country will present their solution/prototype to a panel of industry judges.

Published: 22 February 2021

New award honours Professor Richard Donovan’s legacy

webfull — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:41:53 +0000

Students, colleagues, friends and family of the late Professor Richard Donovan have paid tribute to his legacy with the new Richard Donovan Graduating Prize in Case Excellence at 9I��. Veteran MMICC judge George Attar (BCom’82) and BCom alumna Shonezi Noor (BCom’14) reflect on the legacy of an inspiring colleague and professor.

Learn more

Published: 13 November 2020

Desautels MBAs sweep top spots at sustainable business competition

webfull — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:37:37 +0000

Congratulations to Desautels MBA students who won first and second place at the John Molson Sustainable Business Plan Competition, along with the two coach’s awards.

The competition unfolded on October 27 among eight teams from 9I��, Concordia and HEC Montréal collectively.

Read a summary of the team members and their winning proposals below.

TEAM PATRIMONEY, awarded 1st place and Coaching Award for “Investable Business Idea”

Patrimoney – a platform that provides undocumented immigrants in North America with access to financial services

Published: 1 November 2018

Desautels scores win at inaugural Lazaridis International Case Conference 2018

webfull — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:16:06 +0000

Congratulations to Desautels undergraduates O’Nell Agossa, Vera Barile, Alana D’Amico and Noemi Holczer for winning the inaugural 2018 Lazaridis International Case Conference hosted by Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario from Oct. 7 to 13, 2018, as well as to Vera Barile for securing the award for Best Speaker.

Published: 15 October 2018

RILA joins forces with the Bensadoun School to tackle retail’s grand challenges

webfull — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 15:35:40 +0000

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), in partnership with the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, have announced their first-ever (R)Tech Global Retail Challenge – a case competition that seeks to address the complex issues facing the global retail industry.

The case competition will ask students around the world to develop creative ideas for reshaping retail in the circular economy and will culminate with a world-class finale in November at 9I��.

Published: 6 June 2018

BCom Student Case Competition Team Advance to International PRMIA Risk Management Challenge

webfull — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:34:43 +0000

A BCom student case competition team won the Montreal PRMIA Risk Management challenge for the second consecutive year. The roster of the 9I��-Desautels team includes Simon Altman, Evan Coulter, Liam Maclure, and Valentyn Litvin. They are coached by Professor Sebastien Betermier.

The team will compete in Chicago for the International Championship early March, against 7 other finalist teams. PRMIA is the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association.

Published: 5 February 2016

Desautels researchers win oikos Case Writing Competition 2014

webfull — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:55:41 +0000

Professor Dror Etzion and BCom 2012 alumni, Benjamin Gruber and James Povitz (along with Raymond Paquin of Concordia University) have won 1^st place in the Social Entrepreneurship track at the 11^th annual oikos Case Writing Competition for their case entitled "Communauto: A Big Idea for a Big Market".

Published: 4 June 2014

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