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Short seller鈥檚 morning tweet seems to sink shares of two Canadian companies

After of a sell-off of shares in two Canadian companies was apparently triggered by a short seller鈥檚 morning tweet, Desautels professor Ken Lester derided the tweet, saying that 鈥淭here鈥檚 no recourse. People can just put out whatever they want on the Internet.鈥�

Desautels alumnus appointed Managing Partner at major law firm

Philippe Johnson (BCom'92) is a newly-minted Managing Partner at the Montreal offices of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg. But he could easily have gone down the business route.

In fact, he did: A love of finance first landed him at Desautels as an undergraduate, then moving on to work for HSBC in Vancouver.

So how did that turn into a law degree and a high-profile job at a key Canadian business law firm?

5th Empirical and Theoretical Symposium for Canadian Marketing Strategy

On May 25, 2017, more than 60 marketing academics in Canada gathered together for the 5th Empirical and Theoretical Symposium for Canadian Marketing Strategy at the Desautels Faculty of Management to present research ideas, provide feedback, and share commentaries.

Desautels student wins world championship in debating

A two-person team from Quebec has brought home first place at the annual Championnat de d茅bat francophone at the 脡cole Normale Superieure in Paris.

One of the team members is Desautels student Djavan Habel-Thurton (BCom'17), who was VP of the First Year Council 2014-2015, as well as President of the Jeux du Commerce 91黑料网 in 2016.

Getting the terminology right: Just what is a 鈥榮trategic plan,鈥� anyway?

In a recent blog post, Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry Executive Director Sid Peimer of South Africa asks just what a 鈥渟trategic plan鈥� is, pointing out that a strategy and a plan are two different things. Mr. Peimer contends that a strategy is what one needs in order to attain a goal, while a plan is the 鈥渉ow.鈥�

Desautels professor contributes to major paper by green energy group

Sustainable Canada Dialogues is a network of academics that was commissioned by Ottawa to come up with a green-energy transition plan for Canada.

The result is Re-energizing Canada: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Future. The report is product of efforts by 71 academics, including Desautels Professor Dror Etzion.

After a varied career, an EMBA alumna sets her sights on investment advising

Marie-Lou Dorval (EMBA鈥�15) has done almost everything: She鈥檚 been a filmmaker, she鈥檚 been the president of an agricultural business, and she鈥檚 run a restaurant.

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The changing face of feminine leadership

At the 7th Femmes Leaders conference on May 16th, women executives came together to discuss today鈥檚 constantly-changing business landscape and what it requires from them as leaders.

How theatre can inform entrepreneurs

In a recent piece for Forbes, Professor Karl Moore details three leadership lessons from the theatre world that entrepreneurs can take to heart.

Introverts, extroverts and game-face: how good leadership takes a mix of traits

Desautels Professor Karl Moore recently appeared on Global News to talk about the difference between introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts.

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