Pendant deux ans, Stéphanie Hamelin, 41 ans, a mené de front son rôle de mère de deux jeunes enfants, son emploi de directrice stratégie et développement des affaires au Mouvement Desjardins à Lévis et ses études de MBA, qu'elle a obtenu en juillet dernier à l'Université Laval.

Classified as: EMBA
Published on: 28 Jan 2013

Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management, , speaks with Brian Fetherstonhaugh (BCom’79), Chairman & CEO, OgilvyOne Worldwide.

Watch interview: , January 24, 2013

Classified as: Talking Management, Karl Moore, BCom Alumni, Desautels Global Experts, Brian Fetherstonhaugh
Published on: 28 Jan 2013

Despite uncertain economic times, the latest MBA graduates from business schools in Canada and around the world are landing jobs (and good salaries) at a speedy pace unparalleled in a decade, according to a new survey.

… The survey results “send a very strong message” about the value of an MBA, says Tamer Boyaci, associate dean of masters programs at ’s Desautels Faculty of Management. “It means the investment the students are making is paying off.”

Classified as: Masters in Business Administration (MBA), MBA Program
Published on: 28 Jan 2013

Although John Law's name is now associated with the 18th century South Sea Bubble, the problem he wanted to solve was the same that central banks are struggling with today: "How much money and credit can be created without bringing about inflation, destabilizing the economy, or destabilizing the international financial system?" Law's proposal then was that a "land-collateralized" note issue would be the solution.

-Article by Reuven Brenner

Classified as: Reuven Brenner
Published on: 28 Jan 2013

Careers are a lot longer than people think. Most of my undergrad and MBA students are in a great rush to get on with it. And they should but they need to take the long view. I recently interviewed OgilvyOne’s CEO Brian Fetherstonhaugh (BCom’79) who is one of the smartest people I know. Brian separates a career into three sections, allowing for some perspective and an eye on the future.

-Article by Karl Moore

Classified as: Karl Moore, BCom Alumni, Desautels Global Experts, Brian Fetherstonhaugh
Published on: 28 Jan 2013

One look at Anita Nowak's advice to other young professionals and you'll see exactly what makes her notable. As the founding Integrating Director for the Social Economy Initiative (SEI) at ’s Desautels Faculty of Management, here's how she's looking to make a difference in today's world...

Elevator Pitch: Describe your job in a nutshell.

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, MDIIM, SEI, Social Economy Initiative
Published on: 15 Jan 2013

A $90,000 area rug, a pair of guest chairs that cost almost as much, a $35,000 toilet and a $1,400 trash can—these are just a few of the expenses from a remodeling of John Thain's office when he took over as Merrill Lynch's chief executive officer in December 2007. The total bill came to an astonishing $1.2 million—about the price of five average single-family homes.

Classified as: Henry Mintzberg
Published on: 11 Jan 2013

Desautels BCom students took three top 3 podiums at the25th edition of the Jeux du Commerce, hosted by HEC Montreal from January 4 to 6, 2013.

Over 1,200 students from 13 Eastern-Canadian universities attended this inter-university competition. In addition to competitions that applied academic knowledge to real-life situations, there were opportunities to network with students from different universities, and connect with members of the business community. Sports and social competitions were also part of the event.

First Place:

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Student Awards, Case Competitions and Challenges
Published on: 11 Jan 2013

A Desautels BCom team composed of Jacqueline Crapper and Wenxi (Kathy) Kang placed 1st in the Human Resources case competition at the 35th annual Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) hosted by Queen’s University from January 3 to 5, 2013.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Student Awards, Case Competitions and Challenges
Published on: 11 Jan 2013

Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at talks to five senior women leaders about the nature of leadership today.

Read full transcript: , January 8, 2013

Classified as: Talking Management, Karl Moore
Published on: 10 Jan 2013

The Opéra de Montréal is set to stage Die Fledermaus on Jan. 26, but the singer the company bills as "the prince of Quebec tenors," Marc Hervieux, is refusing to sing during rehearsals, which began this week.

Hervieux says he is on a "vocal cord strike," upset with the posters advertising Johann Strauss II's Viennese operetta, known in French as La Chauve-Souris and in English as The Bat.

Classified as: Karl Moore
Published on: 10 Jan 2013

Billionaire press baron Mortimer Zuckerman (LLD’11), the Montreal-born former rival of Conrad Black, says he is being encouraged to run for New York mayor — by the man who holds the title.

“I would love to be in that job,” said Mr. Zuckerman in a New York Times article Monday hinting that current Mayor Michael Bloomberg — a fellow billionaire media magnate — was considering the 75-year-old as a potential successor.

Published on: 9 Jan 2013

Selon le site Bestmasters.com, les HEC et viennent au premier rang en Amérique du Nord pour leur programme conjoint EMBA.

Ils ont devancé nul autre que l’Université de Californie à Berkeley et l’Université Northwestern, en banlieue de Chicago.

La Faculté Desautels en management de l’Université se classe pour sa part au troisième rang en Amérique du Nord dans la catégorie des programmes de MBA réguliers derrière l’Université Harvard, à Boston, et le MIT Sloan School of Management, également à Boston.

Classified as: EMBA
Published on: 9 Jan 2013

As one of the fastest growing major economies in the world, and with a shortage of internationally trained managerial talent, Brazil should have been a priority market forNorth American and European business schools in the past fifteen years. But many of those schools have mainly looked to the east rather than the south, focusing on the likes of China, India and Singapore for their MBA recruitment, joint programs, and even campus development.

Published on: 4 Jan 2013

Christmas is around the corner and many of us will be thinking of what to buy our loved ones (or ourselves) this festive holiday.

But what is the psychology behind gift-giving?

Early results from research led by Dr Aiden Gregg from the University of Southampton, have shown that people with narcissistic tendencies want to purchase products, both for others and for themselves, that positively distinguish them -- that is, that make them stand out from the crowd.

Classified as: Research, PhD Students
Published on: 2 Jan 2013

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