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The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release: The Nature Conservancy announced today that Mario D'Amico, a leading international advertising and communications executive and former Global Chief Marketing Officer for Cirque du Soleil, has joined the organization as Chief Marketing Officer. He oversees membership, digital marketing, corporate marketing partnerships, strategic communications and publishing.

Classified as: Faculty Advisory Board, Desautels Global Experts
Published on: 29 Sep 2014

Demography is not destiny, but it sheds light on the events leading to these two referenda, the Quebec one taking place in 1995, and the Scottish one last week, and has also implications concerning the changing voting ages around the world. In most countries the voting age is 18. However, the Scottish National Party's voted unanimously in October 2007 to lower it to 16, which subsequently became law. Argentina's Cristina Kirchner's party did the same in 2012, in preparation for the 2013 elections.

Classified as: Economics, Reuven Brenner, finance, repap chair, Professor, Career preparation timeline
Published on: 29 Sep 2014

The West Africa Ebola outbreak is "a growing threat to regional and global security," U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday, telling a high-level meeting on the deadly epidemic at the U.N. General Assembly that only an international response can prevent "a humanitarian catastrophe across the region."

Classified as: IMHL, International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL), IMHL Alumni, doctors without borders, ebola crisis, obama
Published on: 25 Sep 2014

From today (23rd) until October 3, the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE) of Fundação Getulio Vargas will hold the fourth edition of the , an international Master’s program focused on management practices in Brazil.

Classified as: Henry Mintzberg, cleghorn professor, International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM)
Published on: 25 Sep 2014

There's a paradox at the heart of how we think about . Ask someone to picture a stereotypical leader and most people will think of someone confident, brash, and outgoing--the classic extrovert.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Huffington Post, Professor, introverts, Associate Professor
Published on: 25 Sep 2014

Sam Sadeghi’s career seems to be on a trajectory that only goes up. The electrical engineer has been working full-time in his field since graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Ryerson University in 2004. He continued to work full-time while pursuing a master’s in power electronics, which he earned from Ryerson in 2008. The only time he didn’t work was when he took a four-month leave in 2009 to take core courses for his master’s in business administration at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Classified as: Vedat Verter, MD-MBA, MBA Program, Sam Waserman
Published on: 25 Sep 2014

Stéphane Rouleau pourrait se vanter, clamer que c’est grâce à son leadership qu’Technologies réalise près de la moitié de son chiffre d’affaires à l’étranger, mais non. « C’est de la pure chance », avoue candidement le PDG de 43 ans.

Classified as: EMBA, EMBA Alumni, Innobec, Stéphane Rouleau
Published on: 25 Sep 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 Gautam Mukunda [assistant professor of business administration] from the Harvard Business School.

Should we only look for transformational leaders when we are in trouble, or are there other times we need transformational leaders?

Classified as: Karl Moore, the globe and mail, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Gautam Mukunda, harvard business school
Published on: 25 Sep 2014

The U.S federal government  it’s cracking down on companies like Burger King who attempt to relocate to Canada or overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

...ÌýWATCH: Canadian coffee giant Tim Hortons has been acquired by Burger King and Canadians are worried. º«¹úÂãÎè’s Prof. Karl Moore explains what can change about your coffee experience.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Professor, Burger King, Tim Hortons, Associate Professor, global news
Published on: 25 Sep 2014

OptionMetrics, a leading source for quality historical option price data, tools and analytics, has announced the upcoming . The conference will be held on October 20th at Convene, located at 810 Seventh Avenue in Times Square.  It will bring together financial professionals and researchers from academia and business to share ideas and increase understanding of the options markets. 

Classified as: finance, Patrick Augustin, Assistant Professor, Professor, OptionMetrics, ORC2014
Published on: 23 Sep 2014

Nicola Wealth Management (NWM), an independent financial planning and portfolio management firm serving high net worth individuals and families, opened a new office in Toronto to expand its presence in Eastern Canada and accommodate clients in the Greater Toronto Area. The Toronto office is situated at Suite 1702 - 2 Bloor Street West, joining Western Canada locations in Vancouver, Kelowna and Richmond, B.C.

Classified as: MBA, EMBA Alumni, MBA Program, Kostas Andrikopoulos, nicola wealth management, NWM
Published on: 22 Sep 2014

The economy has changed dramatically in the 30 years since Doug Bergeron first entered the work force and, of course, Bergeron, 53, has changed with it. Best known for leading the group that purchased the credit- and debit-card terminal maker from Hewlett-Packard for $50 million in 2001, as CEO, he transformed it into a multinational, multi-billion-dollar company.

Classified as: MBA, MD-MBA, Jui Ramaprasad
Published on: 22 Sep 2014

Sean Murray Smith's name has never been mentioned in discussions about Montreal's greatest chefs. He has never appeared on a television cooking show or been profiled in a newspaper or on the radio.

Classified as: Montreal, Jui Ramaprasad, Assistant Professor, montreal gazette, consumer reviews, Sean Murray Smith
Published on: 22 Sep 2014

La carte d’affaires de la Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins se lit comme suit : principale institution financière consacrée à l’économie sociale et à l’investissement socialement responsable (ISR) au Québec. Elle soutient financièrement près de 3000 coopératives, organismes à but non lucratif, syndicats et entreprises socialement engagées. Au 31 décembre 2013, son chiffre d’affaires dépassait les 1,4 milliard de dollars et son actif tournait autour de 738 millions.

Classified as: Henry Mintzberg, Professor, le devoir, cleghorn professor
Published on: 22 Sep 2014

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