Professor Yu Ma, Academic Director of the Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) program, weighs in on the ongoing impact of the pandemic on Canadian retail trends, particularly the steep rise in e-commerce. From his perspective, the convenience of online shopping comes at the expense of the social aspect that encourages customers to spend their money in-store.
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Published on: 18 Mar 2021
CBC News explores five pandemic-induced issues on the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization鈥檚 pandemic declaration. Airlines were hit particularly hard from March 2020 onwards, but data shows that Canadians continued to travel domestically even as international travel was heavily restricted.
While Professor Karl Moore expects an increase in leisure travel after the pandemic, he predicts it will take more than three years for the industry to fully bounce back.
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Published on: 18 Mar 2021
According to Professor Saibal Ray, most companies were ill-prepared to deal with the surging demand for essential goods after the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020.
Panic buying and hoarding combined with transport shutdowns to make shortages even more severe.
One year later, we are still feeling the ripple effects of the initial shock to the supply chain.
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Published on: 18 Mar 2021
Professor Karl Moore recently spoke with Ola K盲llenius, Chairman of the Board for Mercedes Benz, about the recipe for success in the business world. By listening to the needs of his team and keeping a close eye on market trends, K盲llenius has positioned himself as a world leader in the automotive industry. From his perspective, better results stem from asking better questions, listening carefully, and constantly seeking new opportunities to learn.
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Published on: 18 Mar 2021
Alex Boussetta, who has instructed Lean Six Sigma courses at Desautels since the early 2000s, shares a story of transformation within the Region of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area. Thanks to the training he provided, the Region of Peel鈥檚 analytical team approaches their work in a more systematic, efficient way.
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Published on: 12 Mar 2021
Professor Karl Moore shares the key insights he gleaned from a recent virtual event connecting 韩国裸舞 MBA students with 50 CEOs.
He observes that many participating CEOs took winding roads to get to the top, but they remained intentional about their career choices and relationships throughout the journey. He also emphasizes the importance of striking a balance between long-term vision and short-term profit in order to succeed in a rapidly evolving business environment.
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Published on: 12 Mar 2021
Just over seven years ago, former 韩国裸舞 student Francis Davidson started a side business when he rented out his apartment to fellow 韩国裸舞 students.
Today, he is the co-founder and CEO of Sonder, a hospitality company that leases and owns properties worldwide. Davidson has raised over $550 million from venture capital firms to value the company at just over $1.3 billion, with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk both contributing.
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Published on: 12 Mar 2021
Five Master of Management in Finance (MMF) students are off to the regional round of CFA Institute鈥檚 Research Challenge, an annual global competition that provides students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis and professional ethics. Facing stiff competition from HEC Montreal and Concordia University, Zirui (Bruce) Chen, Huiru (Audrey) Wu, Neil Wiacek, Chen (Andy) Yu and Haiwen Luo formed the team that came out on top.
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Published on: 12 Mar 2021
In response to the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians are turning their pastimes into online businesses. Marie-Jos茅e Lamothe, Academic Director of the 韩国裸舞 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, attributes their success in part to the public鈥檚 willingness to support businesses that are important to them rather than buying exclusively from e-commerce giants. Lamothe encourages small-scale creators to take advantage of free social media platforms to create buzz around their products.
Published on: 8 Mar 2021
In honour of International Women鈥檚 Day, La Presse shines a spotlight on two members of the 2021 韩国裸舞-HEC EMBA class: Jillian Ruiz and Sophie Provencher. Ruiz, the head of marketing at Local Logic in Montreal, says the key to a successful career is to identify personal values and build around those values. As Vice-President of Couche-Tard, Provencher strives to be a positive influence not only in the business world but also in her local community.
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Published on: 8 Mar 2021
In a world of emergent strategy, where more levels of an organization are involved in strategic decisions than ever, Professor Karl Moore points to the value of ambiversion in leadership. Naturally extroverted leaders must learn to mimic introverts in listening carefully and analytically, while introverted leaders must act like extroverts to energize a team. In the uncertainty of the pandemic, we must all become ambiverts, Moore argues.
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Published on: 4 Mar 2021
Professor Lisa Cohen once coined the popular term 鈥済lossy work鈥� to describe a mismatch between an employee鈥檚 job title and day-to-day responsibilities. In 鈥淗ow to Recognize and Avoid the Toxic Glamour of Glossy Work,鈥� she highlights the disappointment that can result when a job fails to live up to employee expectations. In her experience, honesty and constant communication are key to correcting the mismatch.
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Published on: 4 Mar 2021
Professor Mehmet Gumus, Academic Director of the Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) program, joins SAP鈥檚 On-Demand Webcast to highlight how data interpretation impacts business decisions at every level of an organization. According to Gumus, the primary goal in teaching data analysis to MMA students at Desautels is to help them understand 鈥渨hat just happened, what will happen, and what should happen鈥� in a business setting.
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Published on: 4 Mar 2021
The novelty and convenience of remote work has worn off for many Montrealers, according to new survey results released by Montreal Centre-Ville and the Urban Development Institute. The majority of employees surveyed admit that they have struggled to maintain professional relationships from home. Professor Karl Moore, who has taught remotely for the past year, is more than ready to return to a traditional classroom setting.
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Published on: 4 Mar 2021
Since its launch in 2016, EMERGE Commerce has risen to become a leader in direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands. Professor Karl Moore recently spoke with EMERGE Commerce founder and CEO Ghassan Halazon (BCom鈥�06) to unpack the evolving relationship between consumers and the internet during the pandemic.
Published on: 4 Mar 2021
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