MBA alumnus appointed to Board of Vitalhub
Vitalhub Corp. has announced the appointment of Mohan Plakkot (MBA'09), Partner and Chief Strategist at Valsef Capital, to its Board of Directors.
In this role, Plakkot will use his 鈥渆xtensive experience and analytical skills鈥� to further the strategic plans of the Toronto-based organization.
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Desautels MBA alumna takes the helm at CCA
Mary Van Buren (MBA'88)聽has been appointed president of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), bringing years of experience to the role.
Van Buren has worked in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors and has held executive roles at leading organizations, including the Canadian Medical Association's subsidiary, MD Financial Management, and Export Development Canada.
Insights into premium app subscriptions
By popular demand, storytelling app Wattpad has introduced an ad-free option, but it comes with a cost of $5.99/month for users.
Desautels professor Jui Ramaprasad shares her expertise on paid premium versions of online platforms and in what contexts they work.
Desautels alumna to teach the ins and outs of wine business
Plumpton College in East Sussex, UK has strengthened its wine business and production teaching team with the appointment of Lindsay Holas (BCom'12)聽as wine business lecturer.
To this new role, Holas will bring extensive international marketing experience from her time working for Jascots Wine Merchant (UK), Domaine Select Wine Estates (USA), and Wine Intelligence (UK).聽
Diversity of thought is an asset for companies
Research by Desautels professor Patricia Hewlin finds that employees often feel pressured to conform to company values to succeed at work, which, ultimately, compromises company performance and employee well-being.
This is especially the case when managers act with a strong sense of integrity. Prof. Hewlin鈥檚 research suggests that companies must instead encourage employees to voice their opinions without fear of repercussion.
How management can function amid unpredictability
In an article that explores how managers can adapt under circumstances that defy predictability or norms, the author cites Professor Henry Mintzberg鈥檚 discussion of Honda鈥檚 entrance into the North American market as an example of unpredictability in business.
Indeed, Honda鈥檚 success in North America was a phenomenon that resulted from forces that could not be ascertained or mastered a priori.
The world is consciousness according to IMHL alumnus
According to a piece co-authored by Anoop Kumar (IMHL鈥�15), the matter that comprises the world around us can be boiled down to our consciousness manifest.
More than an amalgamation of atoms or particles, the authors maintain that our experience of the world is actually an experience of consciousness, and that our education system has the responsibility to address these concepts in the classroom.
Airbus and Bombardier鈥檚 CSeries: a perfect pairing
With the recent announcement of Airbus as a major partner behind Bombardier鈥檚 CSeries planes, experts, such as Desautels professor Karl Moore, agree unanimously that this is a step in the right direction for Bombardier.
According to Prof. Moore, through the backing of Airbus, the world鈥檚 second largest airplane producer, the CSeries project takes on greater viability and holds even more promise for economic success.
Desautels MBA program ranks among Top 10 for sustainability
Corporate Knights has released its 2017 Top 40 Better World MBA ranking, and the Desautels Faculty of Management has placed 9th among top business schools who put issues of sustainability at the core of business education.
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Executive education for a global mindset
A piece for Financial Times explores the value that EMBA programs bring to seasoned leaders looking to break out of their comfort zone.
One such leader is Isabelle Graveline (IMPM'17), who shares how the International Masters Program for Managers鈥� partnership with schools across the globe helped broaden her perspective on management.
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New Marketing Campaign: Who's behind Desautels?
Desautels professors are behind some of the most unique research projects in the worldThis week, we replaced the exterior billboards along the Bronfman building fa莽ade. Our new bilingual campaign showcases a diverse selection of change-making students, professors, alumni and 91黑料网 Dobson Cup participants.
EMBA students take to radio to talk about community involvement
EMBA participant Leanne Bayer is the executive director of West Island Community Shares (WICS), a non-profit based in the West Island that fundraises to support smaller non-profits.
Boeing is on a mission to quell backlash
Following the imposition of heavy duties on Bombardier products by the U.S. Government, the Canadian Government has responded with a pledge to cancel an order of fighter jets from Boeing.
In the hopes of mending ruptured ties, Boeing has launched a PR campaign that Desautels professor Karl Moore critiques as a misuse of funds that would have been better allocated toward making superior aircrafts.
Announcement of Knight Therapeutics CFO resignation
Knight Therapeutics has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer, as the company鈥檚 president and Desautels International Faculty Advisory Board member, Samira Sakhia (BCom鈥�90, DPA鈥�94, MBA鈥�01), takes on the additional responsibility of CFO.
In doing so, Sakhia will leverage her 14 years of prior experience as CFO for Paladin Labs Inc.
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Moving away from sports analogies in business
A piece for Forbes.com argues that good management is not akin to a competitive sport, and that managing a company as if it were can yield disastrous results. The sports analogy often used in business promotes the extreme use of resources to create rapid growth, which seems to invariably lead to collapse.
