Bringing home the Net Impact Sustainability trophy
Team gREen, comprised of MBA students Heena Chhatlani, Mehreen Haider and Fang Yang earned a first-place finish in the Net Impact Sustainability Challenge, coming in victorious over 12 teams from MBA programs across Canada and the US. Haider was further recognized with the Best Speaker Award.
Meet the women shaking up the startup scene
Hear from the women who have founded successful startups through the 91黑料网 Dobson Centre as they share their advice for navigating the heady world of entrepreneurship.
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Can AI improve depression treatments?
Montreal startup and 91黑料网 Dobson Cup winners, Aifred Health, has developed a system that uses artificial intelligence to help doctors treat their patients struggling with depression more effectively by developing personalized treatment plans for them.
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Girl power: Celebrating 91黑料网鈥檚 trailblazing women
The women of 91黑料网 are expanding the frontiers of knowledge, improving society and inspiring others. Included among them is Dean Isabelle Bajeux for her contributions at this year鈥檚 World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Must-have鈥檚 for your spring reading list
Professor Henry Mintzberg鈥檚 new book, Bedtime Stories for Managers, is included in a roundup by La Presse of new must-read books. Known for his iconoclastic take on widely-held management conceptions, his newest book is yet another example of what Professor Mintzberg does best.
Tricks of the trade: Unmasking insider trading tactics
A new paper co-authored by Professor Patrick Augustin spotlights some of the strategies that insider traders in the options market might use, as well as provides insight into where regulators might start to detect illegal trading activities 鈥� a daunting task given the magnitude of the stocks and bonds being traded.
BCom students take the competition by storm
Desautels BCom students Charlotte Gaillard, Monica Gudernatsch, and Anne Sophie Levee are the Canadian finalists in the 2019 L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm competition, coming in victorious over 125 participating teams.
Turbulent times for Liberal Government amid SNC-Lavalin controversy
Following revelatory testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould regarding the Liberal Government鈥檚 intercession on behalf of SNC-Lavalin, Professor Karl Moore comments on the ethical issues underpinning the case.
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Desautels students unite to reward sustainable business
Paulo Caputo (MBA - Global Strategy & Leadership), Sandra Chang (MBA - Finance, Global Strategy & Leadership), Aditya Chinnakonda (MBA - Business Analytics),聽Lo茂c Eloy (BCom - Managing for Sustainability), Maxime Lakat (BCom - Managing for Sustainability), Mari Claire Paoli (BCom - Economics), and Priscille Raynaud (B Arts - Political Science)
MBA alumnus on finding the FinTech wave
In conversation with Professor Karl Moore, Eytan Bensoussan (MBA鈥�09), Co-founder and CEO of NorthOne, reflects on the importance of investing in yourself and the journey of finding your true course.
鈥淵ou always want to be Michael Jordan on the basketball court, not Michael Jordan on the baseball field,鈥� he says.
Rethinking retail amid dizzying change
In an opinion piece for The Globe & Mail, Dean Isabelle Bajeux spotlights some of the innovative practices that retailers are using to remain relevant amid a shifting retail landscape.
If there is a common theme in all of this, for Dean Bajeux, it is the focus on improving the shopping experience.
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Grocery stores for a more ethical world
While most will agree with making ethical food choices in theory, it remains difficult to sway consumers to change their buying behaviors.
For Professor Saibal Ray, Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, the benefits must be apparent and immediate for the average shopper.
The key, he goes on to explain, is finding ways to save people time and money.
Sitting down with Mintzberg
Following the launch of his latest book, Bedtime Stories for Managers, Professor Henry Mintzberg dishes on his personal growth over the years and shares some of his favorite words of wisdom for managers.
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The traps of neglecting the soft side of business
Drawing from Professor Henry Mintzberg鈥檚 critique of MBA programs, an article in Financial Times sheds light on some of the outmoded concepts that are still relied upon heavily聽by business practitioners, arguing that perhaps it is time focus more on the 鈥渟ofter鈥� aspects of business, such as聽people.
Which local universities are attracting the very best?
As university admissions deadlines loom, La Presse looks at which programs attract the top student talent in Quebec, with 91黑料网鈥檚 Bachelor of Commerce having the highest entrance standards among undergraduate management programs.
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