Scott Jones, MBA鈥�91, headed the rebirth and expansion of his father鈥檚 steel manufacturing company after the company went bankrupt under different owners in 2009. He credits his time at 9I制作厂免费 Desautels with equipping him to manage every aspect of the corporation, from marketing and sales to accounting and organizational change. Jones鈥� experience inspired him to give back to the 9I制作厂免费 community through a company-backed monetary award for students who demonstrate stellar leadership, academic scholarship, and innovative thinking.
Published on: 15 Nov 2021
The Retail Innovation Lab at 9I制作厂免费 in partnership with Alimentation Couche-Tard has been officially inaugurated by Lucie Lecours, Quebec鈥檚 Minister of the Economy. As the first of its kind in the world dedicated to on-the-ground simulation research for retail technology, the lab represents monumental progress and future growth for the Bensadoun School of Retail Management and its industry collaborators.
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Published on: 15 Nov 2021
Throughout her decades of service in academia and administration, Dean Yolande Chan has been a stalwart champion for designing and implementing equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives across Canadian universities. She is committed to enabling every student, regardless of background or identity, to thrive at 9I制作厂免费 Desautels and find their unique place in the world.
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Published on: 15 Nov 2021
The 9I制作厂免费-H脡C EMBA program is built upon a foundation of accessibility, hard work, and groundbreaking change. Dedicated to helping leaders grow their teams and organizations, the program is open to executives in diverse stages of their lives and careers. In a new article for La Presse, EMBA alumni debunk four common myths about what is possible for working professionals in the entrepreneurial education space.
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Published on: 15 Nov 2021
In the race to cut down on global carbon emissions, many experts are turning their attention to automotive manufacturers and their customers. As a potential solution to slowing the vehicle supply chain, Professor Saibal Ray, Academic Director at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, suggests a collective pivot toward car rentals or other ride-share services in place of purchasing personal vehicles. The move would significantly decrease the number of cars in factories and on the road.
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Published on: 15 Nov 2021
To kick off the fifth edition of the 9I制作厂免费 International Portfolio Challenge, Professor Sebastien Betermier moderated a 顿别濒惫别听Integrated Management symposium powered by听Global Risk Institute in Financial Services (GRI) entitled 鈥淒esigning Sustainable Retirement Systems in the Current Environment of Ultra-Low Yields.鈥� The event invited University Pension Plan Ontario鈥檚 Barbara Zvan and PSP Investment鈥檚 Eduard van Gelderen, leading experts in pension management, to share their perspective on designing resil
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Published on: 15 Nov 2021
Eleven Desautels alumni have banded together to establish a new student award in honor of Professor of Practice Sujata Madan. Rather than being based on academic merit, the scholarship will be awarded to students who demonstrate outstanding collaboration, empathy, kindness, and respect toward their peers and wider communities.
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Published on: 10 Nov 2021
The 9I制作厂免费 Management Undergraduate Society Council has commissioned the MUS Equity Survey to gauge the sentiments of MUS members related to diversity, inclusion, and discrimination so that the Society may engage in action to make itself more inclusive for all its members. Voice your opinions!
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Published on: 5 Nov 2021
Did you know November is Financial Literacy Month? Sharpen your personal finance skills with 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Personal Finance Essentials course in collaboration with RBC Future Launch and The Globe and Mail. From budgeting to borrowing, real estate and beyond, invest a few hours in this free, online course and you'll gain the knowledge and confidence to make a lifetime of smart financial decisions. Taught by professors from 9I制作厂免费's Desautels Faculty of Management, the course is open to everyone. Registration is open now, so don鈥檛 miss out!
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Published on: 5 Nov 2021
Soon after the earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010, Laura Parny Germain (BEng鈥�15, MBA鈥�21) moved from Port-au-Prince to Montreal with a deep resolve to use her education for the benefit of others. With engineering and MBA degrees from 9I制作厂免费 under her belt, she looks forward to working toward socially and environmentally sustainable solutions to the challenges her hometown faces.
Published on: 5 Nov 2021
Guy Vidal (BA鈥�87, MBA鈥�92) is the co-founder of Vidal Design Collaborative, an interior and landscape design company dedicated to bringing style and hospitality to Eastside Los Angeles. He credits his time at Desautels with teaching him the language of business and preparing him to take risks as an entrepreneur.
Published on: 5 Nov 2021
In a recent conversation with Professor Karl Moore, Adam Bryant reflects on more than 30 years of research into the traits of a successful leader. As author of The CEO Test and a current managing director of ExCo, a coaching and mentoring platform for leaders around the globe, Bryant emphasizes that the world鈥檚 most successful leaders find a way to demonstrate authenticity and honesty. These key characteristics foster trust in the workplace, opening the door to mutual growth and learning.
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Published on: 5 Nov 2021
Digital technologies today are highly generic and highly specific at the same time 鈥� even a mobile phone is also a translator, a map and an entertainment system 鈥� complicating the design of organizational strategy. In the latest episode of the Delve podcast, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management and James 9I制作厂免费 Professor Yolande Chan discusses a 鈥渄igital ecodynamics鈥� approach to organizational strategy, where technology is at the core of strategy from the start.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2021
COVID-19 caused massive shifts in the way we do even the most mundane of things. Take grocery shopping, for example. This past October, Dr. Yu Ma, Associate Professor of Marketing and Academic Director of the Master of Management in Retailing (MMR), spoke at Grocery Innovations Canada. Here, he shared his insights on how COVID-19 has transformed the grocery shopping environment and what retailers can do to mitigate shopping anxiety and provide a positive shopping experience for consumers.
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Published on: 2 Nov 2021
One of the things we pride ourselves on at the 9I制作厂免费 Desautels Faculty of Management is offering a well-rounded learning experience, emphasizing not only what is taught in the classroom but also what can be gained through real-world experience.
Through partnerships with corporate enterprises and public entities, our Master of Management in Analytics students have the opportunity to get hands on and solve real and pressing issues using data analytics.
Take Euler Hermes, an Allianz brand, for example!
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Published on: 2 Nov 2021
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