Lessons learned from women leading family-owned businesses
Professor Karl Moore shares three key takeaways from women leading large family-owned businesses in Canada.
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Balancing logic and magic
As technology shifts further toward AI technologies, the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us that human qualities remain essential in business. Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, says that in retail, you must find the balance between data and human experience.
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Abolishing racism through systemic integration
An article by La Presse proposes the integration of Indigenous communities into economic life as a first step in abolishing systemic racism. EMBA alumnus and CEO of Soci茅t茅 de D茅veloppement 脡conomique de Uashat mak Mani-utenam Ken Rock (EMBA鈥�13) comments on their economic development strategies to generate more synergies between Uashat mak Mani-utenam and Sept-脦les.
MMF student Mathew Kwan honoured for academic excellence
Mathew Kwan, a 2020 graduate of the 9I制作厂免费 Master of Management in Finance (MMF) program, was recently awarded the Peter Christoffersen Award in recognition of his outstanding CGPA and contribution to Desautels Capital Management (DCM)鈥擟anada鈥檚 first university-owned, student-run, licensed and regulated investment firm designed to give 9I制作厂免费 students invaluable experience in the industry.
Meet the MMR program directors
The new Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) program is the latest offering by the Bensadoun School of Retail Management (BSRM) at 9I制作厂免费.聽
Yu Ma, Academic Director, and Anwar White, Program Director, discuss the MMR program ahead of its launch in fall 2021.
Dobson startup rated top invention in Quebec
9I制作厂免费 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship startup Sensequake (9I制作厂免费 X-1 Accelerator 2015) has been recognized as one of the top inventions in Quebec in 2020.
Desautels students earn all three podium places at Global Goals Jam Case Competition
9I制作厂免费 graduate student Michael Bourkas (MBA鈥�22) has taken home first place in the Global Goals Jam Case Competition at the Smith School of Business at Queen鈥檚 University, with peers Conor Grieve (MBA鈥�21) and Nandini Biswas Jain (MBA鈥�22) following close behind in second and third places, respectively.
To weather the health and social crises, lead with compassion and authenticity
As the world faces an uphill battle against the pandemic and social injustices, Professor Patricia Faison Hewlin is calling on educators to ensure a focus on authenticity, emotional intelligence and race, equality and inclusion is present in their conversations on leadership.
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How retailers can survive Montreal鈥檚 shift to red alert
On September 30, 2020, Quebec announced that Montreal鈥檚 COVID alert system would be upgraded to red, with various businesses forced to close their doors for an initial 28-day period. If Quebec cannot get cases under control before then, businesses may be hit with extended closures.
Companies are addressing racism through open dialogue sessions 鈥� but is it working?
As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to shine a light on systemic racism, many companies are committing to 鈥渓istening and learning鈥� to the lived experiences of underrepresented groups through open dialogue sessions to help make concrete plans that will advance equity, diversity and inclusion. Despite the well-intentions, these sessions have been subject to criticism.
Expanding a business during a pandemic
Fred Jalbout, CEO, chairman, and owner of events lighting business SACO Technologies, sits down with Professor Karl Moore to discuss how he is growing his business during the global pandemic鈥攄espite most events being put on hold.
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The future of air travel
In conversation with Yahoo! News, Professor Karl Moore says that while airlines expect a return to normal traffic in 2024, they need to see an increase in traffic or receive government assistance in order to break even.
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EMBA alumna joins ranks of Hammerson as CEO
EMBA alumna Rita-Rose Gagn茅 (EMBA鈥�12) will be joining real estate investment trust company Hammerson as CEO and executive director at the end of this year.
Gagn茅 has most recently served as president of growth markets for real estate company Ivanho茅 Cambridge, where she was responsible for $7.6 billion of real estate assets across Asia Pacific and Latin America.
The power of music in an MBA classroom
Organizational behaviour faculty lecturer Jay Hewlin joins La Presse to share how he uses music in the classroom鈥攚hether it鈥檚 pop music to get his students moving or jazz music to teach the basics of negotiation.
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What we鈥檝e learnt since the youth-led climate march
Twelve months ago, youth across the world took to the streets to demand action against climate change. Now, more than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we can see that change is possible鈥攁 promising feat for the climate movement.
鈥淲e鈥檙e suddenly realizing that systems can change, things can be different and we just need to press forward and make those changes,鈥� Professor Dror Etzion told CityNews.
