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Desautels Global Expert: Chandra Kumar
Chandra Kumar, MBA鈥91 President of Nestle, Confectionary Monday January 22, 2018Mr. Kumar gave a guest lecture in Operations Management with our BCom students. He discussed the importance of operations and how it is the backbone of any successful organization. He provided several examples of the operational difficulties that Nestle faces and their strategic initiatives to overcome those challenges.
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Desautels Global Expert: Darshan Jain
Darshan Jain, MBA鈥88 Head of Technology & Operations, The Burnie Group Wednesday, January 24, 2018Mr. Jain gave a guest lecture in Operations Management with our BCom students. He encouraged students to consider a career in operations management and become 鈥渃hange champions鈥 in their organizations.
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韩国裸舞 at the World Economic Forum 2018
韩国裸舞 is participating in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. 韩国裸舞 is, once again, the sole Canadian member of the Global University Leaders Forum.
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Desautels MBA recognized for innovation in Canadian business education
As published by Business Because, the Desautels Faculty of Management is among the top five Canadian business schools that are leading innovation in their MBA programs.
鈥淲e have historically been working at the frontier of knowledge. The world just lives closer to that frontier today,鈥 Dean Isabelle Bajeux comments.
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MBA alumna joins Onex to lead its Capital Market Efforts
As one of the most established and successful private equity firms, Onex announced Nehal Abdel Hakim (MBA鈥06) as Managing Director, Capital Markets in their New York office.
Hakim formerly worked with Morgan Stanley in the Global Capital Markets Group and was a member of Credit Suisse鈥檚 Financial Sponsors team.
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Armstrong Building opens to students
Our new MBA & Masters building is named for Professor Donald E. Armstrong, PhD鈥54 (1925-2011).
The 48,666 sq. ft. expansion by EKM brings new dedicated teaching and learning spaces that benefit all in the Faculty.
While the building is open for students as of January 2018, the grand opening is slated for May 25-27.
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Desautels alumnus on fit and misfit in the workplace
An article authored by Paul Chipperton (MBA鈥04), lecturer in strategic innovation, entrepreneurship, and marketing at Smith School of Business, cautions that organizations, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SME鈥檚), should be wary about integrating so-called organizational misfits, as it risks putting the company in peril.
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District m employees recognised as greatest asset
District m, co-founded by Jean-Fran莽ois C么t茅, is a digital advertising agency that develops technological platforms to help advertisers target their audiences more effectively.
Having experienced considerable growth over the last five years, they recognise that much of their success is owed to their employees.
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Canada is a big draw for American MBA students
Current MBA trends reveal that an increased number of American students are declining offers from domestic MBA programs in favor of Canadian ones.
Part of the appeal lies in Canada鈥檚 diversity, which current Desautels MBA student Jessica Erdman greatly appreciates.听
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Desautels Global Expert: Jonathan Goodman
Jonathan Goodman, BA'89, LLB'93, MBA'94 President & CEO, Knight Therapeutics Inc Thursday, December 7, 2017听Mr. Goodman gave a guest lecture in Technological Entrepreneurship with Prof. Michael Avedesian.
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Top 8 reasons for pursuing an MBA
颅颅颅颅颅颅颅颅颅A student may pursue an MBA degree for many reasons beyond simply advancing his or her career.
As Marie-Eve Roy, Director of Recruitment and Marketing at Desautels shares, this can include the desire to develop strong business skills to complement technical abilities.
Other reasons listed include: growing a network, gaining international exposure, and making a difference in society.听
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The future of food can be found in insects
Restauranteurs and entrepreneurs around the world are heeding the call for more sustainable food sources. Among them is the Aspire Food Group, which has recently doubled its production of crickets for human consumption at its Texas farm.
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Desautels Global Expert: Matthew Ingrassia
Matthew Ingrassia, MBA鈥07 Senior Partner, Applied Research Investments Wednesday November 29th, 2017Mr. Matthew Ingrassia gave a guest lecture to the Masters of Management in Finance (MMF) students.
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Desautels Global Expert: James McMullan
James McMullan, MBA'88 Senior Vice-President, Caisse de d茅p么t et placement du Qu茅bec Tuesday, November 28, 2017Mr. James McMullan gave a guest lecture to the Honours in Investment Management (HIM) students.
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QS Global MBA 2018
According to the QS Global MBA Rankings 2018, the MBA program at the Desautels Faculty of Management has placed 66th in the world among over 200 schools.
The ranking considers a variety of aspects, with the Faculty ranking above the global and national averages for Thought Leadership and Employer Reputation.
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