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Guy Vidal (BA鈥87, MBA鈥92) is the co-founder of Vidal Design Collaborative, an interior and landscape design company dedicated to bringing style and hospitality to Eastside Los Angeles. He credits his time at Desautels with teaching him the language of business and preparing him to take risks as an entrepreneur.

Classified as: alumni, MBA Alumni, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Published on: 5 Nov 2021

In a recent conversation with Professor Karl Moore, Adam Bryant reflects on more than 30 years of research into the traits of a successful leader. As author of The CEO Test and a current managing director of ExCo, a coaching and mentoring platform for leaders around the globe, Bryant emphasizes that the world鈥檚 most successful leaders find a way to demonstrate authenticity and honesty. These key characteristics foster trust in the workplace, opening the door to mutual growth and learning.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy and Organization (C)
Published on: 5 Nov 2021

Digital technologies today are highly generic and highly specific at the same time 鈥 even a mobile phone is also a translator, a map and an entertainment system 鈥 complicating the design of organizational strategy. In the latest episode of the Delve podcast, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management and James 91黑料网 Professor Yolande Chan discusses a 鈥渄igital ecodynamics鈥 approach to organizational strategy, where technology is at the core of strategy from the start.

Classified as: delve, Thought Leadership, Yolande E. Chan, Research EDI Delve, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Published on: 4 Nov 2021

COVID-19 caused massive shifts in the way we do even the most mundane of things. Take grocery shopping, for example. This past October, Dr. Yu Ma, Associate Professor of Marketing and Academic Director of the Master of Management in Retailing (MMR), spoke at Grocery Innovations Canada. Here, he shared his insights on how COVID-19 has transformed the grocery shopping environment and what retailers can do to mitigate shopping anxiety and provide a positive shopping experience for consumers.

Classified as: covid-19, Marketing (T), Master of Management in Retailing (MMR), Bensadoun School of Retail Management, Yu Ma
Published on: 2 Nov 2021

One of the things we pride ourselves on at the 91黑料网 Desautels Faculty of Management is offering a well-rounded learning experience, emphasizing not only what is taught in the classroom but also what can be gained through real-world experience.

Through partnerships with corporate enterprises and public entities, our Master of Management in Analytics students have the opportunity to get hands on and solve real and pressing issues using data analytics.

Take Euler Hermes, an Allianz brand, for example!

Classified as: Master of Management in Analytics (MMA), MMA Career and Industry
Published on: 2 Nov 2021

Could a Central Bank Digital Currency ensure privacy and transparency for every transaction? A new model of digital currency by Desautels Professor Katrin Tinn proposes a secure yet anonymous 鈥渁symmetric privacy鈥 alternative to cash, traditional bank transactions, and cryptocurrency. 鈥淎 public institution is in a better position to design a digital currency that has the correct incentives,鈥 says Tinn.听

Classified as: delve, Thought Leadership, Katrin Tinn, Finance (T)
Published on: 1 Nov 2021

In a conversation with Professor Karl Moore, Pham Cao Phong, the Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada, highlights how international diplomacy has shifted throughout the pandemic. Despite travel limitations and the stress that comes with crisis, Phong says his highest priority is to recognize the humanity in fellow leaders and work to build relationships that pave the way to effective collaboration.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy and Organization (C)
Published on: 29 Oct 2021

With e-commerce here to stay, dynamic pricing algorithms are adjusting what individual consumers pay for their items online using a complex system of price comparisons and purchase histories. In a new episode of the podcast "In Machines We Trust,鈥 produced by MIT Technology Review, Professor Maxime Cohen recommends clearer regulations for data collection to better protect the privacy and fair pricing experience of consumers.

Classified as: Maxime Cohen, Operations Management (T), Bensadoun School of Retail Management
Published on: 29 Oct 2021

Professor Karl Moore sits down with 脡ric Lachance to discuss how companies around the world can improve environmental sustainability. As the CEO of 脡nergir, a top natural gas distributor in Quebec, Lachance says it is imperative for companies to draw from multiple renewable energy sources rather than monopolizing fossil fuels. To generate a smaller carbon footprint on the production side of energy use, 脡nergir is currently focused on developing solar, wind, and hydroelectric power.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy and Organization (C), Sustainability
Published on: 29 Oct 2021

According to Professor Henry Mintzberg, only 10% of organizational changes are successfully implemented in the workplace. In Lucy Kueng鈥檚 book, 鈥淗earts and Minds: Harnessing Leadership, Culture and Talent to Really Go Digital,鈥 Professor Mintzberg joins more than 100 experts across a vast array of disciplines to deliver recommendations for successful leadership, such as remaining grounded in humility and building teams with diverse backgrounds and skillsets.

Classified as: Henry Mintzberg, Strategy and Organization (T)
Published on: 29 Oct 2021

Small and medium-sized enterprises account for as much environmental impact as the entire Canadian transportation industry鈥攜et solving their climate impact requires a unique approach. In the "New Normal" Delve podcast series, Desautels Professor Dror Etzion discusses the role of SMEs in the global fight for climate sustainability. Etzion illustrates the power of a 鈥減eer-to-peer inspiration model of change鈥 and how the 91黑料网-founded PIVOT project is encouraging SMEs to take action.

Classified as: delve, Thought Leadership, Sustainability, Dror Etzion, Strategy and Organization (T)
Published on: 28 Oct 2021

October 10-16, 91黑料网 Desautels fielded a team at the Lazaridis International Case Competition hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University. The event involved 16 teams from around the world, with Professor Melissa Marginson leading the Desautels team to first place in their room in the short case preliminary round. Congratulations to Prof. Marginson, Pragna Patel, Fr茅d茅rique Boucher-Alain, Zeitha Biney and Louis Roncador on a stellar performance!

Classified as: Case Competitions and Challenges
Published on: 28 Oct 2021

Mr. Paolo Vincenzo Leone, a doctoral student at 91黑料网 in the area of Strategy & Organization will be presenting his research proposal entitled:

Altering How We Know What We Know: the Case of Open Science

Please note that the presentation will be conducted via Zoom and only the student and committee members may participate.

Student Committee Chairs: Professor Samer Faraj and Professor Saku Mantere

Classified as: Research Events, PhD Program in Management
Published on: 25 Oct 2021

Professor Karl Moore sits down with Bobbie Racette to hear about how her Indigenous values inform her work as an entrepreneur. As the founder of Virtual Gurus, an online platform that helps connect businesses with freelance creators, consultants, and other collaborators, Racette plays an active role in breaking down stereotypes about Indigenous women and inspiring new generations to pursue their dreams in the face of adversity.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy and Organization (C), Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Sustainability
Published on: 25 Oct 2021

Terroir conjures European flavours and landscapes, flora and fauna, champagne and Parmigiano-Reggiano, but Quebec terroir has become a player in the terroir game. On the Delve podcast, Desautels Professor Robert David discusses the lucrative realm of Quebec terroir and how it has flourished not only for its flavours but as an identity crafted by social and cultural factors

Classified as: delve, Thought Leadership, Robert David
Published on: 25 Oct 2021

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