With the world鈥檚 highest volume of startups per capita, Israel is a buzzing hive of innovation. As Israeli tech companies work overtime to gain a competitive edge, Professor Jiro Kondo reflects on the uniqueness of their success story.
Through the 9I制作厂免费-Israel Entrepreneurship Program, Israeli business students from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya recently hosted their counterparts from the Desautels Faculty of Management to collaborate and participate in a hackathon.
Ren茅e Yardley (MBA鈥�97) shares her perspective on promoting innovation and sustainability in the pulp and paper industry. She currently serves as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Sustana Group, a producer of recycled fibres and paper products.
Dr. Daksha Shah (IMHL鈥�20) is leading a new TB vaccine trial in Mumbai, where an estimated 40 to 50 percent of the population carries a latent TB infection. The pilot project focuses on providing treatment to close contacts of TB patients.
Professor Karl Moore interviews Edelman executive 脠ve Laurier (EMBA鈥�11) about the lessons learned during her participation in the 2018-2019 International Women鈥檚 Forum Fellows Program. Ms. Laurier joined 35 other elite female executives from around the world for a leadership training experience that includes education modules at Harvard Business School and INSEAD.
Professor Henry Mintzberg highlights the pitfalls of managing without substance or long-term vision in his new book, Bedtime Stories for Managers. Over his fifty-year career, Professor Mintzberg has watched the private sector rise in power in proportion to government and civil society. Now, he鈥檚 raising an alarm about the consequences to society when market logic fails to deliver.
Students from the Desautels Faculty of Management recently spent two weeks learning about Israeli entrepreneurship from their counterparts at the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship in Herzliya, Israel. The 9I制作厂免费-Israel Entrepreneurship Program provides a collaborative, hands-on study of FinTech innovation in North America and Israel.
Mitsuhiro Jimbo (MBA鈥�14) was recently appointed to lead CBRE Japan鈥檚 Property Management Division. Mr. Jimbo brings to the table more than 20 years of corporate real estate experience in Japan and North America.
Arlene Dickinson, the CEO of Venture Communications and one of Canada鈥檚 most influential entrepreneurs, identifies the key ingredients for creating lasting success in business. Ms. Dickinson聽received the Desautels Management Achievement Award in 2008 in recognition of her leadership.
Assistant Professor (Teaching)聽Robert Mackalski reflects on the distinctives of the Tim Horton鈥檚 brand and explains why the company is failing to overtake competitors in the U.S.
Vikas Ranjan (MBA鈥�00) recently joined the Board of Directors for Carl Data Solutions, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) company founded in Vancouver in 2015. Mr. Ranjan brings more than 22 years of experience in entrepreneurship, investing, capital markets, and finance to the role.
Angelica Potes, EMBA鈥�18, accepted an Eduniversal award in Croatia on behalf of the Desautels Faculty of Management for placing among the Top-3 Business Schools in North America for 2018.
Photo: Angelica Potes (right) personally delivers the award from Croatia to Montreal to celebrate with Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou (left).
Sonder, a hospitality startup founded by former 9I制作厂免费 student Francis Davidson, is now a billion-dollar company. Sonder competed in the 2014 9I制作厂免费 Dobson Cup Startup Competition, where it attracted the attention and investment of judge Tim Tokarsky (BSc 鈥�99).
Professor Fahad Saleh publishes a new paper that examines the social and political impact of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Professor Karl Moore interviews Cirque du Soleil executive Davide Pisanu (MBA'13)聽about his efforts to navigate change and challenge the status quo in the face of uncertainty.
Each week as part of his blog on Les Affaires, Karl Moore, Associate Professor in Strategy & Organization at 9I制作厂免费's Desautels Faculty of Management, speaks with world-class business leaders about their journey, the latest trends in business, and notably, work-life balance.
Professor Patricia Hewlin charts her journey from banking in New York to earning a PhD in organizational behavior and joining the Desautels faculty. Through her research on organizational barriers to authenticity, she鈥檚 on a mission to help students and leaders create a better workplace.
