Desautels鈥� alum Gabriel Gervais named President and CEO of CF Montr茅al
Gabriel Gervais (MBA鈥�08) has been named the President and CEO of Club de Foot (CF) Montr茅al, the city鈥檚 Major League Soccer team. Between 2002-08, Gervais was a player for the Montr茅al Impact, a predecessor of CF Montr茅al that played in the United Soccer League and later, the North American Soccer League. After his playing career, Gervais completed his MBA at 9I制作厂免费 Desautels, and went to become a partner at Deloitte.
Surge in private jet sales bolsters Bombardier
When Bombardier announced it exiting the commercial aviation business in 2018, its stock price tanked. But the company has forged a path forward with its focus on private aviation, writes Prof. Karl Moore. The pandemic proved to be an unexpected boon for the company. As travel restrictions were imposed, demand for private aircraft soared.
Urban planner brings Indigenous worldview to architecture and developments
Regardless of who owns the land, we have a shared responsibility toward it. At Montreal鈥檚 Sid Lee Architecture, Pascal Harvey is bringing an Indigenous lens to urban planning, and believes this worldview can be reconciled with real estate development by treating land occupation with collective responsibility鈥揺ven when land is privately owned. The Innu sociologist, urban planner and entrepreneur shared insights about how Indigenous world views can inform urban planning with Prof.
To get inclusion right, companies need to ask what they鈥檙e doing wrong
Inclusion isn't a warm and fuzzy feeling of belonging. Inclusion means being an integral part of an organization, and having the resources to get the job done, said Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour Patricia Faison Hewlin in Business Insider. In order to achieve it, organizations need to listen.
The Morty Yalovsky Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes excellence in academic leadership 鈥� starting with Yalovsky himself
Prof. Morty Yalovsky started teaching at 9I制作厂免费 in 1969 - the same year that the Montreal Expos played their first Major League Baseball game. The Expos moved on nearly two decades ago, but Prof. Yalovsky has been enriching university life ever since. On March 28, he was honoured with a Desautels Lifetime Service Award for more than five decades of service to the Desautels Faculty of Management.
Delve: Why Organizations Need Authentic People and Inclusive Policies, with Patricia Hewlin
The complex issue of authenticity at work isn鈥檛 only about people within an organization鈥攊t鈥檚 connected to the organization鈥檚 own integrity, including policies on equity, diversity, and inclusion. The value of authenticity for employees, customers and clients, and management is linked to a diversity of people and innovative ideas suited to today鈥檚 world.
DGFRC-sponsored finance workshop concludes successfully
The 9th edition of HEC-9I制作厂免费 Winter Finance Workshop as a special edition in collaboration with Goethe University successfully concluded on March 29, 2022. The conference, sponsored by the聽Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre, took place March 27-29 in Ischgl, Austria, and featured presentations of academic papers in all areas of finance, including interdisciplinary work in law and finance.
Delve: Are Consumers Spoiled For Choice or Too Overwhelmed to Choose?
Today鈥檚 consumers demand and expect a wealth of choices in everything from sneakers to potato chips, but while large product lines provide abundance and variety, they don鈥檛 always result in sales鈥攁nd can even take away from a company鈥檚 bottom line.
9I制作厂免费 Desautels places among top 50 in the UTD Top 100 Worldwide and North American Business School Rankings Based on Research Contributions
The 9I制作厂免费 Desautels Faculty of Management has been ranked 37th in the UTD Top 100 North American Business School Rankings Based on Research Contributions 2017-2021, placing it 2nd in Canada. This positions Desautels 46th in the University of Texas-Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management鈥檚 Worldwide annual list, released March 14.
Desautels alumnus catalyzes crowdfunded bursaries for Lebanese students impacted by financial crisis
In the summer of 2020, the financial crisis in Lebanon deepened when a major explosion rocked the port of Beirut, causing extensive property damage and loss of life. By that time, Lebanese students studying at 9I制作厂免费 were already in a bind 鈥� banking restrictions were limiting the ability of their families to access savings, and provide financial support. Jade Dagher (BSc鈥�89, DipManTour鈥�92, MBA鈥�98) wanted to do something to help.
To reach a diverse audience, you need a diverse team
Everybody buys stuff. And in order to reach us all, advertising agencies need to be able to speak effectively to people of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. To do that effectively, an agency must be diverse itself. Dentsu Canada views diversity as an ongoing process, writes Professor Karl Moore in Forbes.
Desautels alumnus named International Educator of the Year by the Academic of International Business
Resilience. Caring. Integrity. These are the habits that Arshad Ahmad (MBA鈥�81, PhD鈥�2000) seeks to instil in his students. They can make an immediate impact on students鈥� career 鈥� and a positive impact on the people in their lives. Ahmad has been named the International Educator of the year by Academy of International Business (AIB), an organization of international business and management.
In-store shopping technologies can replicate the ease of online shopping
Standing in a check-out line is the least pleasant part of the shopping experience 鈥� and it could become a thing of the past. New technology is allowing shoppers to make in-store purchases with their phones, and a variety of self-checkout pilot projects are already underway at stores in Montreal. Some are as simple as scanning a QR code, and confirming your credit card information.
Takeaways from Office Hour with Karolina Nanowski
DesautelsConnect welcomed聽Karolina Nanowski,聽Account Director at Good Apple, as host of the February Office Hour. Nanowski imparted advice to聽help Desautels students with their journey at 9I制作厂免费 and beyond, citing her own聽her own mentors and experiences as stepping stones into the marketing world.聽Nanowski is also passionate about volunteering and helping her community, as such DesautelsConnect鈥檚聽opportunity was ideal.聽
Victor Luis shares success story in Retail Leaders Talk
Victor Luis, Chairman and CEO of Moose Knuckles, explains his unique view on success and how he rose through the corporate ladder during the Bensadoun School of Retail Management聽Retail Leaders Talk. Students in the Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) were given insights into how to view success and pave one's own way rather than following others.聽
