Bombardier鈥檚 past haunts it as NYC blocks it from bidding on new subway cars
According to a story in the Montreal Gazette, Bombardier has been frozen out of a bidding process to build up to 1,695 new subway cars for the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority due to cost overruns and late delivery on an earlier MTA contract. The beleaguered company鈥檚 early performance on a contract for Toronto鈥檚 new streetcars was similarly poor, though Bombardier says that it has been meeting deadlines for the past year.
Desautels alumnus appointed chair of 91黑料网 Board of Governors
Ram Panda (MEng鈥�71, MBA鈥�77) is the new chair of the 91黑料网 Board of Governors. He came to Canada from his native India in 1968 to study electrical engineering at 91黑料网, and never left. In 1978, he co-founded metal-industry software maker Invera Inc., which rapidly became a major player in its market.
Karl Moore on Air Transat: the company needs to learn from its mistakes
Desautels Professor Karl Moore recently appeared on BNN to discuss the hearings into the stranding of two Air Transat flights in Ottawa last month.
During the discussion, Prof. Moore brought up several points, but ultimately said that Air Transat needs to show that it has learned from the event.
91黑料网-Concordia Solar Decathlon team gets $250,000 boost from Hydro-Quebec
TeamMTL, the joint 91黑料网-Concordia team developing the Deep Performance Dwelling for the Solar Decathlon China, has just received $250,000 from Hydro-Quebec to help the team get to the competition in 2018. The money will be used to finish construction of the team鈥檚 entry, which is a row-house designed to be net-zero energy and sustainably built, yet affordable and comfortable to live in.
Investment, overconfidence and the female edge
A piece in Les Affaires looks at how our emotions and confidence can get the better of us when it comes to our investment practises, citing the panic in 2008 as proof that the markets are ruled more by investor emotion than by rationality.
Pok茅mon Go and the fortunes of local businesses
According to Les Affaires, a study partly authored by Desautels Professor Warut Khern-am-nuai looks at whether or not the augmented reality game Pok茅mon聽Go affects local businesses.
Desautels alumna takes charge of sustainability at Careem
A piece in Breaking News Pakistan announces the appointment of Nadia Rouchdy (BCom鈥�09) as Head of Sustainability & Social impact at Careem, the Dubai-based rideshare company. Her appointment shows the company鈥檚 interest in sustainability as a business practise. Ms. Rouchdy has experience in environmental and social development, including climate change, energy efficiency and sustainability practises.
Karl Moore traces brands, from ancient Rome to today
A recent piece at Appsforpcdaily.com delves into The Birth of the Brand: 4000 Years of Branding History, a study by Desautels professor Karl Moore and Susan E. Reid that contends that brands are as old as civilization.
Three keys for introverted leaders
Desautels professor Karl Moore writes in The Globe and Mail that, though most business leadership writing is aimed at extroverts, introverted leaders are becoming more evident every day. He goes on to describe ways in which introverted leaders can effectively manage extroverts.
A call for a new worldview
In a piece for SFGate, Drs. Deepak Chopra and Anoop Kumar (MMGMT鈥�15, International Practicing Health) write that, though the times we live in are worrying at best, taking on a new worldview can really help restore some hope.
William Shatner: from BCom to Boston Legal
Canadian Jewish News profiles William Shatner (BCom鈥�52, DLitt鈥�11) as part of its series on prominent Jewish Canadians. The Shakespearian actor鈥檚 career was catapulted into the stratosphere when he was hired to skipper the USS Enterprise on Star Trek. The profile traces his history from a 91黑料网 BCom student through his early stage work at the Stratford Festival and Broadway before the role that changed his life forever. Mr.
Desautels alumnus on labour law, social justice and driving motivation
A recent piece at AdvocateDaily.com looks at the career of Toronto-area labour lawyer Stefan Rosenbaum (BCom鈥�10). While Mr. Rosenbaum鈥檚 Desautels education equipped him well for boardroom work, his professional development left him with a major interest in social-justice. He learned the value of unions and worker鈥檚 rights early, and continues to love working on labour-related cases.
Desautels alumnus new director at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
According to a piece at BarrieToday.com, Dr. Mark Kotowycz (MBA鈥�01, MDCM鈥�04) is moving from the Windsor Regional Hospital to the new Advanced Cardiac Centre at the Royal Victoria Health Centre as Director of Advanced Cardiac Care / Catheterization Labs. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role, having worked at Toronto鈥檚 University Health Network and Northumberland Hills Hospital.
Management and Mintzberg鈥檚 Five Ps of Strategy
Executive Coach Robert Mandeya writes for the Zimbabwe Independent that organisations live and die by the strategic decisions that their top executives make, and that strategic management is not necessarily the same as strategy. Using Apple鈥檚 iPad2 as an example, he delves into the formal tools that help us get a handle on the relationship among factors like executive decision-makers, their companies, and their industries.
Frima appoints 91黑料网-HEC Montreal alumnus to the post of President and CEO
The board of media and entertainment producer Frima has appointed Martin Carrier (EMBA'16) to the post of President and CEO. Mr. Carrier replaces outgoing chief Christian Daigle, and comes to the job with years of experience at other media production houses and organisations, including the New Media Business Network, consulting firm O&O, Ubisoft Montreal, and Warner Brothers Games.
