On November 15, the popular multi-player computer game, Fortnite, indefinitely closed its Chinese servers. In pulling out of China, Fortnite creator Epic Games follows the lead of Microsoft, which pulled LinkedIn out of China last October, and Google, which has been absent from the country for over a decade.
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Published on: 1 Dec 2021
In a recent Master of Management in Retailing Retail Leaders Talk event, guest speaker Michael Ward, CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer of IKEA Canada, shared his insights on business from a digital and global perspective. Following the discussion, students had the chance to ask questions, allowing them to engage with the material further and gain a deeper understanding.
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Published on: 1 Dec 2021
Get to know Associate Professor David Schumacher, who teaches in the 91黑料网 Desautels Master of Management in Finance, in a new Q&A. He discusses his research on institutional investment, his teaching style, his love of road biking and more!
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Published on: 1 Dec 2021
Juan Camilo Serpa, Associate Professor of Operations Management, was recently recognized with the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching for an approach that engages students by asking them to use data analytics to see familiar data in novel ways.
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Published on: 1 Dec 2021
With online shopping more convenient than ever, Anwar White, Program Director of the Master of Management in Retailing, discusses how retailers have adapted their strategy around Black Friday to drive innovation, offering lessons for future leaders in retail.
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Published on: 1 Dec 2021
A dedicated group of 91黑料网 students successfully planned the first hybrid iteration of the annual 91黑料网 International Portfolio Challenge.
This year, 91黑料网 invited 114 teams from 26 countries to tackle the challenge of designing sustainable retirement system plans in light of Dutch pension reforms.
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Published on: 30 Nov 2021
A new school for First Nations leaders was launched on Nov. 25, ahead of the Grand Economic Circle of Indigenous People and Quebec, which took place this past Nov. 25 and 26. Initiated by First Nations, this new school is propelled by Executive Education H脡C Montr茅al and will welcome its first cohort starting December 9, 2021.
Published on: 29 Nov 2021
Anticipating supply shortages, consumers began shopping for holiday gifts as early as September, says Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management. Looking ahead to Black Friday, he predicts huge crowds and empty shelves amid surging demand.
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Published on: 26 Nov 2021
Retirement systems around the world, from public pension plans to private funds, are weathering a storm of ultra-low bond yields that threaten not only adequate returns for pensioners but the sustainability of the systems themselves. Designing retirement systems that are resilient to low yields requires balancing risk with resilience and innovative approaches.
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Published on: 26 Nov 2021
First awarded in 2007 and generously supported by Paul Desmarais, Jr., the听Desmarais Faculty Scholar Awards are given in three year cycles to leading听Desautels finance researchers.
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Published on: 22 Nov 2021
In a recent conversation with Professor Karl Moore, Canadian investor Mitch Garber (BA鈥�86) shares his best tips for success. In addition to well-honed networking skills and a healthy appetite for risk, Garber emphasizes the importance of increasing representation of leaders from historically marginalized communities as a tool for collective growth.
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Published on: 22 Nov 2021
Maxime Lakat (BCom鈥�21) is the executive director of the Canadian Business Youth Council for Sustainable Development. Together with peers from 91黑料网 and other universities, Lakat is spearheading a campaign for Canadian business schools to increase student representation on governance boards and actively integrate sustainability and climate change into their course curricula.
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Published on: 22 Nov 2021
Jaquelynn Mateluna (MBA'21) is leveraging her background in biology, plant sciences, and business to help her clients develop environmentally, financially, and socially sustainable production practices in the food, agriculture and energy industries. As she builds her career as a strategy consultant at EY Parthenon, she expresses gratitude for the ongoing support she receives from her professors and former classmates at the Desautels Faculty of Management.
Published on: 22 Nov 2021
According to Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt, making the switch to a four-day work week will require significant shifts in social and economic rhythms at a personal and professional level. Fortunately, the change could naturally carve out more time for leisure by boosting productivity during more limited work hours.
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Published on: 22 Nov 2021
As the French stock market wobbles and the value of the Euro continues to decline, manufacturing company Alstom and its new subsidiary, Bombardier Transportation, are fighting to maintain financial health. But Professor Karl Moore remains hopeful for Alstom鈥檚 future growth.
The acquisition of Bombardier may present multi-billion-dollar losses in the short term, he says, but the long-term stock returns will make those losses worthwhile.
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Published on: 22 Nov 2021
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