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Aldo Bensadoun gives master class at Bensadoun School of Retail Management
Aldo Bensadoun began his career at a chemical company, but that didn鈥檛 align with his values 鈥 or his vision. The entrepreneur launched ALDO in 1972, with a vision of love, respect, and integrity. Fifty years later, the company has more than 3,000 stores around the world.
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Congratulations to Fall 2022 graduates!
A heartfelt聽congratulations聽to our undergraduate and graduate students who received their diplomas during the October ceremony.
Best wishes and welcome to the illustrious alumni network at 9I制作厂免费 and the Faculty of Management!
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Desautels team represents at Lazaridis International Case Conference聽Competition
Coached by Senior Faculty Lecturer Niels Billou, BCom students Marc Ransom, Amy Pag茅, Izabella Tyc and Hosseyn Al-Moussawi Wasserman traveled to Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, to compete at the Lazaridis International Case Conference Competition.
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9I制作厂免费 Desautels undergraduate team wins ethics case competition
Congratulations to Karen Zhuang, Lara Landauro, Ma毛 Vernet, and Thanh Nguyen who won the $2500 first place prize in the 2022 Scotiabank Ethics in Action Case Competition (undergrad track) hosted by Dalhousie University. The team, coached by Dr.
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First graduating class of GCHM program
We are so proud to have graduated our very first cohort of the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM) program!
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Congrats to MMF team on Challenge win
Congratulations to Master of Management in Finance (MMF) Team 6 students Pascal Audette, Heng Chang, Fenton Garvie, Eugenia Pan and Alexandre Touchette on their win at the 5th
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Delve: Why digital currencies could change the future of central banking
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) represent a possible next step in the technological evolution of banking and the financial intermediation sector, with advances in privacy, fraud protection, and efficiency鈥攂ut their roles and risks on the high-tech path forward are only now becoming clear.
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Inaccurate job descriptions can have unanticipated effects
A job description can be pretty different from the job itself. Sometimes this can be because the hiring organization鈥檚 needs are evolving, and they are responding to these changes, write Professor聽Lisa Cohen聽and聽PhD candidate Sara Mahabadi in The Conversation.
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Peer-to-peer lending platforms are a potential disruptor to a long-established industry
For small businesses 鈥 and aspiring businesspeople -- banks have been a financial gatekeeper. Without assets and a business credit profile, businesses are often out of luck. But peer-to-peer lending services are beginning to disrupt an industry that is very set in its ways. Fintech lending platforms like October assign businesses a credit score based on a company鈥檚 financial history, default probability, and projected profit margin.
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Employee monitoring software could alienate remote workers
Remote work promised office workers more freedom and flexibility, but digital surveillance tools are already eroding that. Some employers use digital surveillance tools that monitor employees鈥 computer activity by logging the keystrokes on their keyboard, and even taking web cam photos to ensure that they are dutifully staring at their screens.
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Real estate investment helps Canadian pension plans outperform peers
Canada鈥檚 pension plans consistently outperformed their peers between 2004 and 2018, largely thanks to their diversified their assets, which include investments in real estate and infrastructure assets. 鈥淗ere, the funds are doing it themselves,鈥 says Professor Sebastien Betermier in an interview with Benefits Canada. 鈥淭hey are on the ground, building projects themselves in Toronto, in Montreal and abroad.鈥
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RBC faces Competition Bureau inquiry for greenwashing
RBC has positioned itself as a champion of clean economic growth 鈥 but has continued to finance fossil fuel industry, according to a complaint filed with Canada鈥檚 Competition Bureau. The Bureau has opened an inquiry into greenwashing at Canada鈥檚 largest bank, but that鈥檚 only the first step according to Dror Etzion, Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization at Desautels.
Inauthenticity in the workplace can harm diversity and inclusion
Leaders are often faced with being their authentic self or doing what it takes to succeed. Decisions taken by senior management in the face of this authenticity dilemma can set a negative example for their juniors. This can be particularly insidious for people from underrepresented groups who may feel the need to suppress their identity to progress in their career.
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Delve: Where Artificial Intelligence Meets Management Insights and Solutions
How can Artificial Intelligence augment and even improve management of and within organizations? In the interdisciplinary arena of management, AI is being applied to big-picture issues of organizational strategy and supply chain operations, as well as the ethical details of human resources and the many moving parts of the retail industry.
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Montreal EdTech company Paper aims to address educational inequities
When a parent pays a tutor directly, they are helping their own child succeed. But not every parent can afford to do that, and Montreal-based EdTech company Paper has a vision to address this inequity. The academic support platform, a finalist in the 2014聽Dobson聽Cup, sells its services directly to school boards, so that all students in a district are able to access them.