An Air Traffic Management article states that French airport operator Groupe ADP and DSNA Services are working together on a system designed to detect drones in areas where they shouldn鈥檛 be. The Hologarde system uses radio frequency, radar and high-definition video to detect drones within a distance of five kilometres.
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Published on: 27 Jul 2017
By all accounts, the Internet of Things (IoT) is going to be the next major paradigm shift in online technology. Rather than being about information transfer between humans, the IoT is all about contact between smart devices, a sensor in a field speaking to an irrigation system without human intervention, for example. X-Telia is a Quebec company that is rolling out a new network specifically aimed at connecting those devices.
Published on: 27 Jul 2017
Though today鈥檚 female comics are making breakthroughs, stand-up is still very much a men鈥檚 game. In a recent Le Devoir article, Louise Richer (EMBA鈥�16), Director General of Quebec鈥檚 脡cole nationale de l鈥檋umour, points out that humour is seen by many women as an attractive feature in a man, but that the reverse is not often true.
She also mentions how female comics often hear the old clich茅 鈥淵ou鈥檙e good for a girl,鈥� which is a sign that there is still work to be done.
Published on: 27 Jul 2017
A study partly authored by Desautels professor Laura Doering explores the broader issue of gender and jobs. The authors studied microfinance loan managers as a profession that hasn鈥檛 yet become gender stereotyped.
As managers moved among clients, repayment rates varied according to their assumed authority, with male managers enjoying more clout.
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Published on: 26 Jul 2017
According to a Financial Post article by Desautels professor Karl Moore and BCom undergrad Sara Avramovic, New York Times journalist Adam Bryant has spent the past eight years interviewing some of the world鈥檚 biggest-name CEOs for his column, Corner Office.
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Published on: 26 Jul 2017
The Ordre des comptables professionels agr茅茅s du Qu茅bec is the province鈥檚 third-largest professional order, and covers accounting services across the public, business, education and non-profit sectors.
Through the Fondation CPA, the organization offers scholarships and awards at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The graduate awards have just been announced, and six of the 30-plus award recipients are students in the Desautels GCPA program.
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Published on: 26 Jul 2017
Wireless broadband solutions specialist Cambium Networks has named Munich-based Tabatha von K枚lichen (MBA鈥�91) as the new Regional Sales Director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, known collectively as the DACH region. She will be responsible for management solutions, Wi-Fi and Industrial Internet of Things activities, as well as for expanding the company鈥檚 network of resellers throughout the region. Ms. von K枚lichen will answer to senior Europe Sales Director Allesio Murroni.
Published on: 25 Jul 2017
George Drummond Birks (BCom鈥�40) was practically destined to go into the jewellery business. Born into a family of silversmiths, he eschewed an apprenticeship in favour of a 91黑料网 Commerce degree and a stint in the Black Watch Regiment during World War II, where he served well enough to get a citation for bravery. After the war ended, he joined the family business and was running it a decade later. He was a director at Standard Life and a freeman of the City of London who kept up a lifelong association with the Black Watch.
Published on: 25 Jul 2017
The Quebec Press Council has elected Caroline Locher (BCom鈥�01) to the position of Secretary General, effective September 5th. Prior to her election, Ms. Locher was Executive Director of the F茅d茅ration professionelle des journalistes du Qu茅bec. A journalist by trade, she worked as a CBC Radio One producer, and as a bilingual reporter on the international stage at BBC World Service, France24 and Radio-Canada. Ms. Locher says she will continue to 鈥渄efend press freedom and the public鈥檚 right to information,鈥� and to promote the value of journalistic integrity.
Published on: 25 Jul 2017
Desautels professor Karl Moore and actor-cum-management consultant Kat Garcia (BCom'16) recently appeared on ABC Radio in Australia to talk about skills that CEOs can borrow from actors to improve their own performance.
Published on: 25 Jul 2017
eFinancialCareers.com has published a list of eight young London-based investment analysts to watch, all of whom started at their respective companies in June. The high-octane London banking scene is highly competitive, but these newly-minted pros have what it takes to make a real impact.
Published on: 24 Jul 2017
The Sustainability Literacy Test (aka 鈥淪ulitest鈥�) is both a non-profit and a method for verifying sustainability know-how across the globe. It is the work of an international cadre of academics and business professionals alike, mandated by the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012.
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Published on: 20 Jul 2017
Chief Investment Officer鈥檚 Class of 2017 Forty Under Forty list is out. It鈥檚 a roundup and Q&A with forty up-and-coming investment leaders from across the globe, selected by anonymous nomination.
Published on: 19 Jul 2017
Deepak Chopra and Desautels alumnus Anoop Kumar, MD (IMHL鈥�16) write for The Huffington Post about a perceived split in reality, and how to address it. Specifically, they talk about the dichotomy between objective and subjective reality; how outside forces cause subjective experience.
Published on: 19 Jul 2017
The dissertation of Desautels PhD alumna Natalia Aguilar Delgado was selected as finalist for the Emerald Best International Dissertation Award of the Academy of Management 2017. 聽
Professor Paola Perez-Aleman was the supervisor of her research.
Natalia graduated in June 2017 and is currently an Assistant Professor of International Business at HEC Montreal.聽
Published on: 18 Jul 2017
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