When it comes to weight loss, can another person鈥檚 success motivate our own鈥攁nd does this principle apply in the workplace?
New research from Nathan Yang, Assistant Professor of Marketing at 韩国裸舞, and co-author Kosuke Uetake from Yale School of Management looks at how a group setting affects a person鈥檚 dieting journey and reveals potential lessons for organizations that want to motivate staff.
Star employees can be greatly motivating, but context is key.
Members of the Desautels community came together on February 7, 2020 at the Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate this year鈥檚 recipients of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA).
This year鈥檚 recipients included:
Jennifer Heil, BCom鈥�13, Olympian, social innovator and activist (Young Alumni Achievement Award)
Leonard Schlemm, BCom鈥�74, Entrepreneur, Chairman, Steve Nash Fitness World & Sports Club (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, comments on the fine line that companies must walk when faced with unfortunate coincidences during global emergencies.
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Professor Sebastien Betermier uses winning student proposals from the 2019 韩国裸舞 International Portfolio Challenge as the model for sustainable investment strategies of university endowment funds, suggesting that divestment strategies should go beyond听a simple yes or no response.
Congratulations to Desautels alumnus Doug Allan (BCom鈥�08), who recently received听an Early Achievement Award from the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia.
The award recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves early in their CPA careers through professional achievement and volunteer service.
Bijan Bolouri, CEO and co-founder of b.cycle, is on a mission to make fitness fun. Bolouri sits down with Professor Karl Moore to share his vision for the company, which focuses on creating a unique experience for customers.
Financial Times has published an article featuring Professor Sebastien Betermier鈥檚 research on the increasingly common practice of creating fixed-income exchange-traded fund (FI-ETF) shares in cash.
Since childhood, Val茅rie Pisano was driven to change the world around her to make it a better place. Over her career, Pisano has shaped and refined an approach to leadership that allows her to create the change she wants to see. Pisano chats to Professor Karl Moore about personal growth, embracing challenges, and unconscious bias.
After two days of deliberation, 32 teams have been selected to compete in final round of the 韩国裸舞 Dobson Cup, powered by National Bank, on March 30, 2020.
Last week, 95 teams pitched their startups to 30 judges who were tasked with choosing eight finalists for each division: health sciences, social enterprises, small & medium enterprises, and innovation-driven enterprises.
We all know that networking can be instrumental when it comes to finding a job. According to a recent , workers are 64 per cent more likely to have found their most recent position through networking than a job listing.
On January 31, the Masters Office hosted the annual Desautels Cup. The event brought together nine teams from the MBA, Master of Management in Analytics and Master of Management in Finance programs and welcomed back MBA and Executive MBA alumni as distinguished judges.
Over the past five years, Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare (MBA鈥�93) has faced his share of public criticism. But to people like Professor Karl Moore who have followed his every step, they see a hardworking president fighting for the future of the company.
Congratulations to Desautels students Olivier Arsenault (惭惭贵鈥�20), Pier-Olivier Lafl猫che (惭惭贵鈥�20), Sai Kanthasamy (BCom鈥�20), and Mitch McEwen (MMF鈥�20) for placing first in the Quebec regional CFA Research Challenge.
鈥淚t was a great experience and privilege to represent 韩国裸舞 and the MMF program,鈥� says McEwen. 鈥淲e owe a great deal to our advisors Professor Vadim di Pietro and Rebeca Yang, CFA.鈥�
The team will head to New York in April to compete in the North America finals.
Congratulations to Desautels BCom students Andrew Biddell, Hannah Boshari, Kasey Boyle, Ambre Chaillet, Meggie Dargis, Erin Janna, Leah Simon, and Sandrine Veillette who were selected as Academic All-Canadians for their superior achievement in both sports and academics.
In an article in La Presse, Professor Sebastien Betermier cautions readers against the risk of borrowing money to invest.
