91�� News - BCom

Hi-Rise Capital Announces Appointment of Michael Kraft as Chief Executive Officer

webfull — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:51:18 +0000

Hi-Rise Capital Ltd. (“Hi-Rise” or the “Company”), a mortgage broker and administrator focused on funding high quality real estate development projects in the Greater Toronto Area, is pleased to announce today that it has appointed Michael Kraft as Chief Executive Officer.

...Mr. Kraft holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from 91�� and a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, graduating in both instances with academic distinction.

Published: 12 January 2017

91�� holds sustainability forums

webfull — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:12:34 +0000

Friday, September 23, marked the first of three open forum meetings that invited members of the 91�� community to discuss sustainability at 91��.

Published: 4 October 2016

Le succès de Juliette, la femme derrière le chocolat

webfull — Thu, 05 May 2016 15:25:29 +0000

Un moment en compagnie de Juliette Brun — la fameuse Juliette derrière Juliette et Chocolat — suffit à tout comprendre; le succès amplement mérité, le travail acharné, la passion, la gourmandise (pour le chocolat et pour la vie en générale), l'optimisme, la joie de vivre et la vision. Tel son produit fétiche qu'elle affectionne tant, la femme d'affaires se veut solide, douce, originale et réconfortante.

Published: 5 May 2016

Desautels BCom students make finals at CBS CC 2016

webfull — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:33:20 +0000

A Desautels undergraduate student case team composed of Jordan Bonneville, Wendelina Lai, Joshua Phoon and Luohan Wei made the finals at the 15th annual Copenhagen Business School Case Competition (CBS CC) held on February 29 to March 5, 2016.

Published: 11 March 2016

B2ten foundation is Olympic champion Jenn Heil's legacy

webfull — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:54:25 +0000

Ten years ago Thursday, a pint-sized Jenn Heil stood atop the mogul field in Sauze d’Oulx, Italy, with no regrets — regardless of what might have happened over the course of the next 26 seconds.

The 22-year-old 91�� commerce student had a note from her psychologist tucked in her pocket that read: “I’m ready. I know it’s going to be great.”

And great she was, exploding out of the gate and landing two monster jumps to win Canada’s first medal at the 2006 Olympics.

Published: 11 February 2016

BCom Students Take 1st Place at 2016 University of Auckland's Champions' Trophy

webfull — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:27:53 +0000

A Desautels BCom student case team composed of Rachel Burk, Maripaz Fernandez, Michael Fishman and Deven Sanon took 1st place at the 9th annual University of Auckland’s Champions Trophy held January 23 to 30, 2016.

Published: 4 February 2016

Desautels' New Programming in Managing for Sustainability Wins Page Prize Award

webfull — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:13:07 +0000

We are pleased to announce that the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) and Desautels faculty members were recently named recipients of the 2014 Dr. Alfred N.

Published: 9 June 2015

Desautels team wins Montreal Regional Risk Management Challenge

webfull — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 22:02:51 +0000

Desautels BCom students Hasan Nizami, Ishani Majumdar, Fiona Xu and Sunaina Roy Chaudhuri (coached by Professor Sebastien Betermier) won the Montreal regional PRMIA Risk Management Challenge on January 22. The team will proceed to the International PRMIA Risk Management Challenge to be held in Minneaopolis, Minnesota on March 6th, 2015.

Published: 30 January 2015

Talking Management with Professor Karl Moore: Big doesn’t mean you aren’t nimble in business

webfull — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:46:29 +0000

This is Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 91�� with Talking Management for The Globe and Mail. Today I am delighted to speak to Michael Jacobites from the London Business School.

Michael, tell us about value migration.

Read full article: The Globe and Mail, December 2, 2014

Published: 4 December 2014

Shameful advertising

webfull — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:43:47 +0000

Shame and guilt have different effects on consumer buying habits, new research from the Desautels Faculty of Management in Canada finds.

... Professor DaHee Han says:

“To get the best response, a fitness club could produce an ad that induces shame and highlights the bigger picture, such as ‘Are you overweight? How ashamed do you feel? Stop overeating, join our fitness programme and feel healthy all the time’.