According to the QS Global MBA Rankings 2018, the MBA program at the Desautels Faculty of Management has placed 66th in the world among over 200 schools.
The ranking considers a variety of aspects, with the Faculty ranking above the global and national averages for Thought Leadership and Employer Reputation.
An article for The Globe and Mail examines the emerging trend among investment firms to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) in their daily operations.
These new systems can identify various patterns and then make increasingly accurate predictions based on this information.
As this shift suggests uncertainty in the job market, Professor Sebastien Betermier comments on further implications of the rise of AI in the financial domain.
Since assuming the helm of HEC Paris in 2015, former Desautels dean Peter Todd (BCom鈥�83) shares some information on the School鈥檚 progress to-date, which includes innovative course offerings on entrepreneurship, as well as increased student financial aid to render business education more accessible. 听
Desautels Global Expert, Andy Nulman (BCom鈥�83), will be joining the Festival du rire de Montr茅al initiative as a consultant, bringing much of his experience as the co-founder of the Just for Laughs festival to bear.
The Festival du rire de Montr茅al aims to refresh the concept of comedy festivals, while also putting the creativity and talent of local comedians in the international spotlight.
Mr. Brown gave a guest lecture in Professor Myung-Soo Jo鈥檚 Management in a Global Context course. He gave the students insight into the working environment and culture at McKinsey.
Rita-Rose Gagn茅 (EMBA鈥�12) is the Executive Vice-president of Growth Markets at Ivanho茅 Cambridge, a global commercial real estate firm.
In an interview with Desautels professor , she reveals some of her formative experiences from her early years, the key to working across cultures, and how her leadership style has evolved to encompass strategy and long-term vision.
In an article that explores the importance of building a community in the workplace, the author cites Desautels professor Henry Mintzberg鈥檚 conception of 鈥渃ommunityship鈥�, a distributed form of management that engages and unites employees across levels.
For the author, building workplace communities where individuals care about one another on a human level will reap larger benefits for businesses in the long-term.听
Guest Lectured in Technological Entrepreneurship (BUSA 691) with Prof. Michael Avedesian
In a piece for American Affairs, Professor Reuven Brenner takes a pulse of contemporary U.S. education and outlines some of the key challenges in this area, including skewed high school graduation rates and the lack of rigorous training to develop skills and discipline.
As a solution, Prof. Brenner proposes an accelerated education program that is complemented by new institutions to better prepare students for their lives and careers.
For Vito Piazza, President and Founding Partner of Sid Lee Toronto, strategy and storytelling are virtually intertwined.
Piazza recently joined Desautels professor Karl Moore鈥檚 The CEO Series to chat about the four pillars that transcend all activities at Sid Lee, namely strategy, creativity, account leadership, and production, as well as how he approaches leading a team of experts.
At the end of the day, Piazza reflects that the shared victories are what he enjoys most as a leader.
罢丑别听Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM)听will appoint its first cohort of Integrated Management Student Fellows in the winter 2018 term. The program provides an opportunity to hone practical skills through paid experiential learning.
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Guest Lectures in Corporate Finance (FINE 342) with Prof. Sujata Madan
Ms. Johanne Mullen gave a guest lecture in Prof. Madan鈥檚 Corporate Finance course with our BCom students. She explained her role at PwC and broke down the topic of Project Finance, giving practical examples from her career.
Guest Lecture with Honours in Investment Management (HIM) students
Mr. Damon Conway spoke with our Honours in Investment Management students. He broke down one of the major deals he worked on while he was with Onex Corporation, the acquisition of Husky Injection Molding Systems. He gave the students insight into the process and engaged in a back in forth discussion about the risk and opportunity with the ultimately very successful deal.
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Guest Lectures in Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (MGPO 362) with Prof. Daphne Ann Demetry
Guest Lectures with Honours in Investment Management (HIM) and MBA Students
