Un atout pour se propulser dans le fauteuil de pdg
Les dirigeants québécois sont à la traîne par rapport à ceux des États-Unis en matière de formation supérieure. La situation est toutefois appelée à changer, puisque les entrepreneurs québécois cherchent à mieux s'outiller pour faire face aux nouveaux défis du monde des affaires.
Les programmes de formation se renouvellent
Dès septembre, les étudiants du MBA de l'Université pourront accéder à une spécialisation en analyse de données. Ils apprendront ainsi comment utiliser de façon optimale les données recueillies par les entreprises afin de mieux connaître leurs clients et d'améliorer leur prise de décisions stratégiques. «On remarque beaucoup d'intérêt de la part des étudiants pour ce thème. Pourtant, même les grandes entreprises débutent dans ce domaine.
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Le meilleur après le spécialiste du domaine
Jean-François Dufresne, 48 ans, est arrivé dans l'entreprise familiale, Preverco, sans l'avoir prévu. Son expérience de consultant en gestion pour de grandes entreprises et son MBA à l'Université l'ont aidé à effectuer ce virage au moment où la PME de Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, qui fabrique des planchers de bois, devait gérer une transition difficile.
Imaflex Inc. Announces Results for the Second Quarter of 2016
Imaflex announces the appointment of John Ripplinger as Vice President Corporate Affairs, effective September 6, 2016. “John is a highly qualified professional with extensive financial expertise and a track record of success working with industry-leading companies,” highlighted Mr.
A Knight is Reborn
Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: GUD) ("Knight"), a leading Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that Samira Sakhia, former CFO of Paladin Labs Inc. ("Paladin"), will be joining the Knight team as President and member of the Board of Directors. In her new role, beginning on August 31, 2016, Samira will report to Jonathan Ross Goodman, CEO of Knight.
Is My GMAT Score Good Enough?
As a numerical score, the GMAT hints at offering a solid ‘pass-rate’ for potential students to work towards.
If only it were so simple.
Business schools everywhere tend to publish an average score, rather than a minimum score, erring on the side of caution. Their reasoning is that a lower GMAT score combined with a number of other attributes could still mean success come admissions time.
Diary: Lessons from Chilecon Valley
EIGHT flights, two developing countries, five cities, 25 meetings with 25 different companies in 10 different industries. If I told you that you could do this in less than 10 days, you would probably think I was crazy. And then I would tell you about the Hot Cities of the World Tour at the University of ’s Desautels Faculty of Management, which has followed such a hectic schedule for the past eight years.
Rising price of textbooks reaches a tipping point
Jochen Wirtz is pleased to describe himself as a best-selling writer. He has co-authored a textbook on services marketing that he not only uses as professor at the National University of Singapore Business School, but which has sold more than 700,000 copies.
MBA in Canada: Class of 2015 Employment Reports
If you take an MBA in Canada where might you end up working? A quick glance at the employment reports of the aforementioned business schools in Canada shows that, on the whole, the majority stay on in the North American nation on graduation even though class proportions of international students tend to be substantial.
MBA students win MIT Sloan Sports Analytics First Pitch Case Competition
Desautels MBA students Jorge Tatto, Deepti Kaul, and Christian Mathews-Gagne triumphed over 43 other teams from around the world to win 1st place at the 2016 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference’s First Pitch Case Competition held on March 11 to 12. Taking second and third places were Cornell University and Old Dominion University, respectively.
Director of International Sales to Receive International Trade Award
Health Enterprises, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mr. Brooke Fishback, director of international sales, will receive the National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) “2016 Advancing International Trade Award” for the State of Massachusetts at its upcoming annual conference.
5 Compelling Reasons You Should Eat More Insects (Especially Crickets)
The very thought of eating insects grosses people out. The image of a creepy, crawly, bug working its way down your windpipe doesn’t exactly conjure up feelings of the contentment we feel with other foods.
Entomophagy: Can you swallow this food trend?
Would you rather miss a PB by a single second, or eat a grasshopper? Runners who are competitive enough would probably strongly consider the grasshopper in this moment… being grossed out is temporary, but pride is forever, right? Eating insects isn’t new. Including bugs are a main food ingredient (the technical term is entomophagy) is however becoming more trendy.
Poxel Appoints Janice Bourque and Pierre Legault to its Board of Directors
POXEL SA (Euronext – POXEL - FR0012432516), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative drugs to treat type 2 diabetes, today announced the addition of Janice Bourque, Managing Director of Hercules Technology Growth Capital, and Pierre Legault, President and CEO of Nephrogenex Inc, to its Board of Directors. Both appointments were approved by Poxel’s shareholders at the Annual Shareholder Meeting held in Paris last Friday, January 29, 2016.
2016, l'année où l'entrepreneuriat social se diversifie
La société Aspire, fondée en 2012 par 5 diplômés de , apparaît au classement de Forbes. Aspire, qui a remporté le prestigieux prix Hult en entrepreneuriat social, se spécialise en agriculture et en alimentation.
Lire l'article complet: Les Affaires, Janvier 5, 2016