Rebecca Welden, an incoming Desautels BCom student, recently joined 338 young women in the Daughters of the Vote initiative, which gave her a firsthand experience of life in the Canadian Parliament.


Craig Buntin (MBA’13), Co-founder and CEO of sports analytics company Sportlogiq, shares how data analytics can give sports teams a serious competitive advantage, including those who are battling it out in the 2019 NHL playoffs. As an example, he refers to the surprising performance of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

After two decades of strengthening the reputation of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM), Marie-Josée Desrochers (EMBA’14) has been promoted to President and CEO of Place des Arts, the largest cultural and artistic complex in Canada, effective May 6, 2019.

Congratulations to Professor Arvind Karunakaran; his paper, "Front-Line Professionals in the Wake of Digital Scrutiny: The Paradox of Public Accountability" has been nominated for the 2019 William H. Newman Award by the Academy of Management.
The Academy of Management's William H. Newman Award recognizes the best annual meeting paper based on a dissertation.

In an interview with Professor Karl Moore, Daniel Saks (BA’07), Co-founder of AppDirect, dishes on the importance of a well-rounded education and the important lessons of failure.
Each week as part of his blog on Les Affaires, Karl Moore, Associate Professor in Strategy & Organization at º«¹úÂãÎè's Desautels Faculty of Management, speaks with world-class business leaders about their journey, the latest trends in business, and notably, work-life balance.

º«¹úÂãÎè has been named to the Canada's Greenest Employers list, a competition organized by the Canada's Top 100 Employers project.
In many ways, sustainability is embedded within º«¹úÂãÎè’s DNA through program offerings like the Bachelor in Commerce in Managing for Sustainability.

In 2002, Sylvie Bernier (IMHL’11) witnessed the tragic drowning of her young nephew.
Sixteen years later, through the launch of a new book and documentary with Radio-Canada, she has resolved to show courage in the face of grief to make a positive impact in society.

Congratulations to Alain Bouchard, Founder and Executive Chairman of Couche-Tard, who will be presented with an Honorary Doctorate by º«¹úÂãÎè at the upcoming Management Convocation ceremony on May 30, 2019.

Heimir Hallgrimsson became a household name last World Cup as manager of the Icelandic men’s national soccer team.
In conversation with Professor Karl Moore, Hallgrimsson shares his take on leadership and team dynamics.

Desautels Faculty Lecturer Ken Lester joins Breakfast Television to explore how the legalization of marijuana has taken hold over the past six months and what the next chapter holds, including the rise of edibles and the further streamlining of distribution.

Craig Landry (MBA’00), currently Vice President, Marketing at Air Canada, has been appointed President of the Air Canada Leisure Group.
In his new position, Mr. Landry will be responsible for the integrated leisure group, which consists of the Air Canada Vacations tour operator business and the leisure airline Air Canada rouge.

The Government of Canada has announced funding of $1.2 million for 17 projects to be led by researchers across the country that will analyze baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Congratulations to the Desautels Capital Management Team comprised of BCom students Ludovic Van den Bergen, Emilie Granger, Ian Jiang, and Roy Chen Zhang who won first place and $10,000 in prize money at the 2019 PRMIA Risk Management competition.

Congratulations to Professor Arvind Karunakaran who is one of four nominees for the Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) Division’s Best Submission with Practical Implications Award for: “Truce Structures: Addressing Protracted Jurisdictional Conflict Between Professional Groups.â€
The winner will be announced at the 2019 Academy of Management Annual Meeting to be held in August.

In a recent WorkLife podcast by Adam Grant, he delves into the power of authenticity in the workplace as a means for happier, more productive workers. Along the way, he grounds his discussion in Professor Patricia Hewlin’s research on facades of conformity at work.
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