Recapping the 2nd 9I制作厂免费 Accounting Research Conference (MARC)
The 2nd 9I制作厂免费 Accounting Research Conference (MARC), organized by professors Hongping Tan, Dongyoung Lee, and Guang Ma at the Desautels Faculty of Management, reaffirmed the status of 9I制作厂免费 as one of the major research universities in Canada. It was successfully held virtually on May 27-28, 2021.
Desautels thought leadership聽publication聽Delve聽launches delve.mcgill.ca and聽new聽podcast聽episodes聽
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Delve, the thought leadership publication of 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, has examined how organizations grapple with a rapidly changing world.
Stand for Something聽
Inez聽Jabalpurwala聽(BA鈥�89, MA鈥�91, MBA鈥�01) credits her years at 9I制作厂免费 with inspiring her to take a stand for the causes she supports. As a member of the 9I制作厂免费 Debating Union, she learned to express herself clearly and persuasively, a skill that served her well as the Global Director of聽VineX聽and former CEO of Brain Canada.
EMBA alumnus leads聽Longueuil聽police department to receive top municipal honours聽聽
Under the directorship of Fady Dagher (EMBA鈥�12), the police department for the urban agglomeration of Longueil (SPAL), along with the City of聽Longueuil, recently received a top municipal prize from the Union聽Des聽Municipalit茅s聽Du Qu茅bec (UMQ).
When introverts should act like extroverts聽
Professor Karl Moore has interviewed hundreds of CEOs to research the impact of introversion and extroversion on leadership. While those who fall squarely on the introvert end of the spectrum have their advantages, there are times when acting like an extrovert is crucial to success, he argues.聽聽聽聽
Luxury retailer embraces athleisure during pandemic聽
Menswear retailer Harry Rosen Inc. built its brand by dressing Canadian men in tailored designer suits, but the mass exodus from offices and boardrooms across the country during the pandemic sent demand spiraling downward. In response, Harry Rosen expanded its casual collections and made a foray into the male grooming and personal care product arena.
BCom alumnus publishes first novel
Daniel Aleman (BCom鈥�16) landed a role at a marketing services firm immediately after earning his degree at the Desautels Faculty of Management, but it wasn鈥檛 long before he pursued a different calling as a full-time author. Now, as he promotes his first novel, he expresses gratitude for the marketing and communications skills he honed as a BCom student.
Announcing the 2021 Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients
Congratulations to聽Laurent聽Bri猫re-Dulude聽(BCom'20),聽Paige Doyle聽(BCom'20),聽Fran莽ois-Xavier Lord聽(BCom'20),聽David Masella聽(BCom'20),聽脡tienne Poulin-Leblanc聽(BCom'20)聽and聽Sara聽Shin聽(BCom'20) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the聽Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)
Delve - The "New Normal" podcast: Black Swan Event with Saibal Ray
In episode 1 of聽The聽鈥楴ew Normal鈥� hosted by聽Dave Kaufman,聽Professor Saibal Ray聽highlights the successes and failures of the COVID-19 vaccine procurement and global distribution, compares Israel's effort to Canada's, and questions if Canada will want to do all that鈥檚 necessary to be prepared should similar incidents arise in the future.
Delve - "New Normal" podcast: Grocery Shopping Anxiety with Yu Ma
In episode 3 of聽The聽鈥楴ew Normal鈥� hosted by聽Dave Kaufman,聽Professor聽Yu Ma discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected our relation to grocery stores, how shopping has changed in the last year, and what can be done from a technological perspective to improve the shopping experience and perhaps even help the consumer make more informed and healthie
Delve - "New Normal" podcast: Working from Home, Living at Work with Lisa Cohen
In episode 2 of The 鈥楴ew Normal鈥� hosted by Dave Kaufman,聽Professor聽Lisa Cohen discusses how the shift to working from home that has been hastened by the Covid-19 pandemic, how the work from home phenomenon has been more disadvantageous to some members of society than others, and ways in which working at home has given us all more time to think about how to mak
8 signs you could be an ambivert
Professor Karl Moore weighs in on the age-old debate about extroverts and introverts, pointing to the middle of the spectrum: ambiversion. In his experience, ambiverts can gain a competitive advantage through drawing from both orientations as needed.
Desautels alumna becomes President & CEO of Knight Therapeutics Inc.聽聽
Congratulations to Samira Sakhia (BCom鈥�90, DPA鈥�94, MBA鈥�01), who will take on a new challenge as President and Chief Executive Officer of Knight Therapeutics Inc., a Montreal-based company focused on acquiring or in-licensing and commercializing innovative pharmaceutical products for Canada and Latin America.
Lessons from a new graduate聽
As she transitions into her first post-graduate role at Deloitte Canada, Chelsea Mang (BA鈥�21) reflects on the most valuable lessons learned during her four years at 9I制作厂免费: embracing the power of connections, broadening your horizons, conducting thorough research, and critiquing the system.
Mang served as the聽DesautelsConnect聽Ambassador for the 2020-21 academic year.
Building a digital culture
According to Nigel Vaz, the CEO of a digital consulting firm called Publicis Sapient, digital transformation is becoming an existential imperative for businesses of every size and sector. Professor Karl Moore points to Vaz鈥檚 new book, Digital Business Transformation, as a valuable guide for learning how to drive customer and business value through digital solutions.
