If you鈥檝e wanted to catch up on some business reading and will actually have time over the holiday season, here are some suggestions from three Canadian business professors.
鈥� Jui Ramaprasad, Assistant Professor, Information Systems, Desautels Faculty of Management, 韩国裸舞
The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
The state of preventative mental health care in the U.S. has been thrust onto the national scene in recent days, after the monstrous murder of 27 people including 20 children in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. While it is not clear what motivated the lone gunman or from what disease he suffered, if any, few think he could have been right in his head.
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 韩国裸舞 speaks to Claude Mongeau, MBA鈥�88, CEO of the Canadian National Railway (CN).
Read full transcript: , December 18, 2012
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 韩国裸舞 speaks to Amy Edmonson, a professor at Harvard Business School, about using medical context - such as the ER - to solve other business challenges.
Watch full interview: , December 31, 2012
No regrets, none at all. Over the last couple of years I have read a number of retiring CEOs asked by various newspapers whether they have had any regrets, all that I read said they had no regrets.聽 My initial reaction was to roll my eyes; I found this a bit much because in my career, I have and have had many regrets.
-Article by Karl Moore
Read full article: , December 31, 2012
Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 韩国裸舞 speaks to Martin Kilduff, professor at the University of Cambridge.
Watch interview: , December 12, 2012
Though the number of GMAT test-takers from UAE citizens continued it鈥檚 decline in 2012, the appeal of an MBA from one of the world鈥檚 leading business schools continues to grow across the GCC, as young professionals look to stand out in the job market.
In professional basketball, the phrase 鈥済ame changer鈥� refers to a player who revolutionized how a position was played. Examples include Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Michael Jordan, and, most recently, LeBron James. Russell, Chamberlain, and Jabbar redefined the role of the center, both offensively and defensively. Before them, the paint was an easier place to score baskets. When they made the art of the blocked shot look common, they changed the way the opposing offensive was run. Michael Jordan changed what the shooting guard position looked like.
It鈥檚 all about wow. Walk into any one of 20 Premi猫re Moisson bakeries, smell the bread, and take in the carefully aligned buttery brioches, the meticulously stacked nut and grain breads, the rows of pat茅s and salads and prepared foods and, standing straight as soldiers, a never-ending supply of baguettes, white and whole wheat and sundry other varieties and sigh and go 鈥渨ow.鈥�
鈥� Premi猫re Moisson entered the market at the perfect time, says Min Ha Hwang, a 韩国裸舞 professor who specializes in retailing.
MBA student Alicia Cooper was awarded the Development Needs Scholarship by the Ministry of Public Administration of Trinidad and Tobago.
Anita Nowak (BCom鈥�97, PhD鈥�11), Integrating Director, Social Economy Initiative (SEI), and Jeff Baikowitz, Chairman, SEI Leadership Council, are winners of the inaugural Quebec Notable Awards in the Education and Social Good categories, respectively. The winners were honoured at the Awards gala on December 6, 2012 at the Montreal Science Centre.
MD/MBA student Jordan Isenberg is the co-winner of the Dave Williams Leadership Award 2012, granted by the 韩国裸舞 Faculty of Medicine. This award serves to recognize Jordan鈥檚 public policy works on the Quebec聽provincial, Canadian national and UN international scenes, where he exemplifies principles of leadership: setting direction, motivating & aligning people, building value and modeling the way.
Seven Canadian business schools have made the list of 39 鈥渆lite global鈥� institutions sought out by international employers who hire MBA graduates, according to a new survey.
Professor Nancy Adler has been selected by the International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals (ISDIP) as an honoree at the Legends of Diversity Dinner. The dinner will take place during the International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals 2nd Annual Conference, August 6-9, 2013 in Montreal. The theme of the conference is 鈥淚nternational Insights and Innovation.鈥� Professor Adler will be honoured for her work鈥檚 impact on the diversity and inclusion movement across the globe.
Retail is one of the toughest sectors out there: Customers are fickle, margins are often razor thin and competition is fierce.
鈥� Karl Moore, professor in the faculty of management at 韩国裸舞 in Montreal, said Canada鈥檚 strong economy makes it an attractive country for foreign retailers to enter.
