Ann-Sophie Bettez (BCom'11) sat down to talk about her inspirations and the moments that defined her path toward becoming a professional hockey player for the women鈥檚 league of the Montreal Canadiens.
Above all else, she cites her family as a motivational source and credits her success to a lot of hard work.
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Amid uncertainty among Bombardier鈥檚 workforce and its representative union regarding the recent deal between Bombardier and Airbus, Professor Karl Moore weighs in on the great benefits that this agreement will yield, from greater credibility and a thriving economy, to a way to circumvent the heavy duties placed on Bombardier products by the U.S. Government.听
Vitalhub Corp. has announced the appointment of Mohan Plakkot (MBA'09), Partner and Chief Strategist at Valsef Capital, to its Board of Directors.
In this role, Plakkot will use his 鈥渆xtensive experience and analytical skills鈥� to further the strategic plans of the Toronto-based organization.
Mary Van Buren (MBA'88)听has been appointed president of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), bringing years of experience to the role.
Van Buren has worked in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors and has held executive roles at leading organizations, including the Canadian Medical Association's subsidiary, MD Financial Management, and Export Development Canada.
By popular demand, storytelling app Wattpad has introduced an ad-free option, but it comes with a cost of $5.99/month for users.
Desautels professor Jui Ramaprasad shares her expertise on paid premium versions of online platforms and in what contexts they work.
According to Prof. Ramaprasad, many free apps have already converted users into paying subscribers through the introduction of a premium version, citing Spotify as a success story.
Plumpton College in East Sussex, UK has strengthened its wine business and production teaching team with the appointment of Lindsay Holas (BCom'12)听as wine business lecturer.
To this new role, Holas will bring extensive international marketing experience from her time working for Jascots Wine Merchant (UK), Domaine Select Wine Estates (USA), and Wine Intelligence (UK).听
Research by Desautels professor Patricia Hewlin finds that employees often feel pressured to conform to company values to succeed at work, which, ultimately, compromises company performance and employee well-being.
This is especially the case when managers act with a strong sense of integrity. Prof. Hewlin鈥檚 research suggests that companies must instead encourage employees to voice their opinions without fear of repercussion.
In an article that explores how managers can adapt under circumstances that defy predictability or norms, the author cites Professor Henry Mintzberg鈥檚 discussion of Honda鈥檚 entrance into the North American market as an example of unpredictability in business.
Indeed, Honda鈥檚 success in North America was a phenomenon that resulted from forces that could not be ascertained or mastered a priori.
According to a piece co-authored by Anoop Kumar (IMHL鈥�15), the matter that comprises the world around us can be boiled down to our consciousness manifest.
More than an amalgamation of atoms or particles, the authors maintain that our experience of the world is actually an experience of consciousness, and that our education system has the responsibility to address these concepts in the classroom.
With the recent announcement of Airbus as a major partner behind Bombardier鈥檚 CSeries planes, experts, such as Desautels professor Karl Moore, agree unanimously that this is a step in the right direction for Bombardier.
According to Prof. Moore, through the backing of Airbus, the world鈥檚 second largest airplane producer, the CSeries project takes on greater viability and holds even more promise for economic success.
Corporate Knights has released its 2017 Top 40 Better World MBA ranking, and the Desautels Faculty of Management has placed 9th among top business schools who put issues of sustainability at the core of business education.
A piece for Financial Times explores the value that EMBA programs bring to seasoned leaders looking to break out of their comfort zone.
One such leader is Isabelle Graveline (IMPM'17), who shares how the International Masters Program for Managers鈥� partnership with schools across the globe helped broaden her perspective on management.
This week, we replaced the exterior billboards along the Bronfman building fa莽ade. Our new bilingual campaign showcases a diverse selection of change-making students, professors, alumni and 9I制作厂免费 Dobson Cup participants.
EMBA participant Leanne Bayer is the executive director of West Island Community Shares (WICS), a non-profit based in the West Island that fundraises to support smaller non-profits. She recently joined her fellow EMBA classmate, Davender Gupta, on his podcast co-produced with radio station The Beat 92.5 to talk about the lessons she learned over her decades of community work in third world countries, the moving stories she has come across, and our collective responsibility to get involved when people are in need.
Following the imposition of heavy duties on Bombardier products by the U.S. Government, the Canadian Government has responded with a pledge to cancel an order of fighter jets from Boeing.
In the hopes of mending ruptured ties, Boeing has launched a PR campaign that Desautels professor Karl Moore critiques as a misuse of funds that would have been better allocated toward making superior aircrafts.
