Following the release of the American Economic Association鈥檚 survey results revealing the predominance of discrimination against women in the world of finance, Professor Francesca Carrieri affirms that the findings are not surprising.
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Published on: 26 Mar 2019
Professor Corey Phelps, Associate Dean of Executive Education at Desautels comments on the growing recognition of Africa as a source of top candidates for Canadian business schools. In the case of the International Masters for Healthcare Leadership, some of the program鈥檚 strongest participants have originated from there.
鈥淲e intentionally recruit out of Africa,鈥� he says. 鈥淲e see it as a growing market opportunity like so many industries do around the world.鈥�
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Published on: 26 Mar 2019
Coinciding with its theme of Building Future-Readiness, the 韩国裸舞-HEC Montreal Executive MBA program recently celebrated its tenth anniversary and simultaneously became the University鈥檚 100th Sustainable Event.
The celebrations were deemed Gold, the highest level of certification, by integrating best practices such as incorporating a land acknowledgement for Indigenous territory, reducing food packaging waste and committing to offsetting greenhouse gas emissions related to travel.
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Published on: 26 Mar 2019
Professor Henry Mintzberg ranks 22nd among the world鈥檚 top 30 management professionals for 2019. He is celebrated, in particular, for his contrarian views of management that have elucidated dimensions of the profession that were previously left unquestioned or overlooked.
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Published on: 26 Mar 2019
Desautels Honours in Investment Management students Kyle Costanzo, 脡milie Granger, Tejas Saggi, and Eric Van Hees won the top spot in the National Banking Competition in Vancouver, coming in victorious over the 500 applicants and 70 competing teams who made it to the finals.
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Published on: 22 Mar 2019
Randi Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media recently spoke at Place des Arts in Montreal about empowering fellow women to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions without qualms, particularly in the tech sector.
Published on: 21 Mar 2019
Quebec has just announced a new fund to support vegan enterprises, Vegan Capital, with ACEM emerging as its first investor. For Indu Krishnamurthy (EMBA鈥�15), Executive Director of ACEM, the fund dovetails seamlessly with the company鈥檚 mission.
Published on: 21 Mar 2019
Celebrated Canadian Olympian Jennifer Heil (BCom鈥�13) knows very well the positive impact that sports can have on a girl鈥檚 confidence, personal growth, and success.
As VP Sport Development at viaSport, she is on a mission to ensure that stereotyping and discrimination are a thing of the past for women athletes.
Published on: 21 Mar 2019
Following the double acquisition of foreign tech companies by Syntax, the company鈥檚 CEO Christian Primeau (EMBA鈥�12) shares his perspective on what this achievement signifies and his vision for the future at a press conference attended by Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec Minister of Economy and Innovation.
Published on: 21 Mar 2019
Over a dozen 韩国裸舞 students participated in Accuracy鈥檚 Business Cup (ABC) this semester, with one team of Desautels BCom students winning the Canadian final.
Babet Nieman, Michael Amar, and Tanya Gandhi are headed to Paris this week for the international final that will feature representation from six countries.
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Published on: 20 Mar 2019
If the Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.) certified the 737 Max 8 aircraft in 2017, Professor Karl Moore comments on the soundness of their regulatory practice in light of the mandated grounding of the aircraft.
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Published on: 19 Mar 2019
Professor Karl Moore interviews Anna Chif (BCom鈥�12), Co-founder and COO of Dialogue, as she shares more about her entrepreneurial roots, her drive to connect people with better care, and the value of creativity in her role.
Published on: 19 Mar 2019
In an article for CEOWorld Magazine, Professor Corey Phelps writes that even professional problem-solvers get tripped up, especially when developing solutions outside their field of expertise or in situations that seem deceivingly familiar.
Discover three tips he proposes to help overcome the pitfalls of problem solving.
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Published on: 19 Mar 2019
Congratulations to MBA students Paulo Caputo and Bryant Holt who were one of four聽finalists and the winners of the best presentation in the Bangkok Business Challenge, organized by the Sasin School of Management.
As the sole team from Canada competing against 71 other teams from 20 different countries, Caputo and Holt pitched their startup venture, Current Finder, which helps companies tap into cultural data in order to develop predictive hiring practices based on culture fit.
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Published on: 19 Mar 2019
Masood Mahmood (MBA鈥�06), CEO of Yahsat, a Middle Eastern satellite producer, joins CEO Magazine to discuss his plans for expansion into Africa and Brazil, as well as his approach to empowering his employees.
Published on: 19 Mar 2019
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