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Article By Reuven BrennerÌý

Now, as during World War II and up to 1951, the US Federal Reserve practiced what is now called quantitative easing (QE). Then, as now, nominal interest rates were low and the real ones negative: The Fed’s policy did not so much induce investments as it allowed the government to accumulate debts, and prevent default.Ìý

...ÌýReuven BrennerÌýholds the Repap Chair at º«¹úÂãÎè’s Desautels Faculty of Management. The article draws on hisÌýForce of FinanceÌý(2002).Ìý

Classified as: Reuven Brenner, finance, force of finance, repap chair, Professor, REPAP, Asia Times
Published on: 18 Oct 2014

This is Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at º«¹úÂãÎè, Talking Management for The Globe and Mail. Today, I am delighted to speak to Raina Brands [assistant professor of organizational behaviour] from the London Business School.

...ÌýRaina, you have been looking at charismatic leaders. Do men and women differ in respect to charismatic leadership?

Classified as: Karl Moore, Organizational Behaviour, the globe and mail, london business school, Raina Brands
Published on: 16 Oct 2014

There’s a story Julian Barlow likes to tell people when he’s making a presentation.

In 1995 he was teaching a transformational leadership course when a student asked if Barlow would lead a training session for his staff.

...ÌýAlex Kalil, professor at º«¹úÂãÎè’s Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies in Montreal, has been a long-standing proponent for injecting industryÌýexperience into the classroom. That’s because he has had a decades-long history conversing with students within and outside a campus environment.

Classified as: Alex Kalil, Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, º«¹úÂãÎè Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship
Published on: 16 Oct 2014

In mid-September, during another busy day atÌý, the fashion world made its way from the Tom Ford show and a cocktail party at 10 Downing Street over to dinner.

Classified as: BCom, BCom Alumni, imran amed, harvard business school, London Fashion Week, The Business of Fashion, Desautels Global Experts
Published on: 16 Oct 2014

Suppose you grabbed a few cookies before heading out to the grocery store and start to feelÌýguilty or ashamed about breaking your diet. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, feeling guilty might find you comparing calories in different cartons of ice cream. Feeling ashamed might keep you from buying any ice cream in the first place.

Classified as: Marketing, Assistant Professor, Professor, DaHee Han, Journal of Consumer Research
Published on: 16 Oct 2014

Zhejiang University, Desautels's partner school forÌýThe Master inÌýÌýprogram,Ìýis again ranked top in professors' research capability.Ìý

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Classified as: Research, Master in Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management (GMSCM), Professor, Master, MGMSCM, Zhejiang University
Published on: 16 Oct 2014

The NJBIZ CFO of the Year awards program on Friday celebrated New Jersey's financial executives at all levels who contribute to the success of New Jersey's economic growth and stability.

...ÌýLARGE NONPROFIT (51 or more employees) – WINNER:

Warren Tranquada

Classified as: BCom Alumni, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 16 Oct 2014

Economist’sÌýlist of the 100 best MBA programs in the world published yesterday (Oct. 9). The U.S. institutions that have bowed out include Babson College, the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School, Purdue University’s Krannert School, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Classified as: Desautels Faculty of Management, MBA, The Economist, MBA Program
Published on: 16 Oct 2014

At a time when dads are twice as likely as moms to think they don’t spend enough time with the kids, many employers continue to deny them the breathing room needed to get face time with their families. But a new wave of men is quietly (and not so quietly) finding new ways to lean out.ÌýIt’s the latest thing in corporate corner-office chic: top male executives ditching work to hang out with their kids.

Classified as: Karl Moore, the globe and mail, Professor
Published on: 16 Oct 2014

PENG CHOY Harvest CEO says foreign investors are poised to raise Chinese equity exposure. Most fund managers will be envious of the sales pitch Peng Choy, chief executive of Hong Kong-based Harvest Global Investments, has at his disposal.

...ÌýHarvest Global Investments Founded 2009 Assets under management $8bn (September 2014). Employees 45 Headquarters Hong Kong Ownership Wholly owned subsidiary of Harvest Fund Management Company Born 1957 Total pay Not disclosed, Education 1983 MBA in marketing and accounting, º«¹úÂãÎè, Montreal, Canada.

Classified as: MBA Alumni, CEO, MBA Program, harvest global investments, Peng Choy
Published on: 16 Oct 2014

Former Vanier Community Association president Jevone Nicholas says his diversity experience will improve the quality of life for Rideau-Rockcliffe residents.

...ÌýNicholas grew up in Welland, Ont., where he worked in the private sector before obtaining his MBA from º«¹úÂãÎè.

Read full article: , October 9, 2014

Classified as: MBA Alumni, MBA Program, Jevone Nicholas, Ottawa, Rideau-Rockcliffe
Published on: 14 Oct 2014

Being able to meet new people, expand your connections, and build personal rapport is a key element in business today. But anyone who struggles with balancing career and family knows well the challenge of finding time for networking.

...ÌýEstelle Metayer () is the principal and founder of Competia, a leadership and strategy consulting firm, and is an adjunct professor with º«¹úÂãÎè’s leadership business programs.

Classified as: MBA, the globe and mail, competia, estelle metayer, Professor, Adjunct Professor, MBA Program
Published on: 14 Oct 2014

The website of the World Retail Congress, which just concluded its annual confab in France, asks “Why Paris in 2014?â€

Why, indeed, British retail CEO Andy Street might have asked. The chief of department store chain John Lewis made his way to the conference last week to receive the award for Best Omnichannel Retailer (No, we don’t know what that means, either).

...ÌýA big voice in philanthropy

Classified as: MBA, PhD Program in Management, Marcel Desautels, º«¹úÂãÎè, MBA Program, Suzanne Fortier, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 14 Oct 2014

It has been a journey of nearly a decade and it’s not over yet, but for Alexandra Schwartz, starting her own business lets her Breathe.

...ÌýMs. Schwartz made her move into her own business after working for a dozen years as a manager and buyer for Italian designer Gianni Versace, then getting her MBA at º«¹úÂãÎè in Montreal. After that, she moved to Los Angeles to work at American Apparel’s headquarters.

Classified as: MBA, MBA Alumni, MBA Program, Alexandra Schwartz
Published on: 14 Oct 2014

Read Desautels' full profile in the 2014 Canadian Business Ultimate MBA Guide:

Canadian Business, Fall 2014

Published on: 10 Oct 2014

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