What do shareholders 鈥榦wn鈥�?
During a recent roundtable, I was startled when a participant brought me a recent聽Financial Times (Nov. 10, 2015) article, titled 鈥淪hareholders think they own the company 鈥� they are wrong,鈥� subtitle elaborating 鈥淪o whose is the business? No one鈥檚, just like the river Thames.鈥� Eh?
Lowe's Pitch to Acquire Rona Seen Succeeding This Time Around
Second time will likely be a charm for Lowe鈥檚Cos. in its attempt to acquire Quebec鈥檚 Rona Inc.
The fact both boards agreed to the C$3.2 billion ($2.3 billion) offer, along with Lowe鈥檚 commitment to preserve head-office jobs and maintain supply agreements, will likely seal the deal. Political conditions in Canada鈥檚 second-most populous province also favor the acquisition after helping to scupper a hostile offer in 2012.
BCom Student Case Competition Team Advance to International PRMIA Risk Management Challenge
A BCom student case competition team 聽won the Montreal PRMIA Risk Management challenge for the second consecutive year. The roster of the 91黑料网-Desautels team includes Simon Altman, Evan Coulter, Liam Maclure, and Valentyn Litvin. They are coached by Professor Sebastien Betermier.
18 University Students selected to be CEO for a day
Some of the most recognized national and international companies are opening their doors to give third and fourth year university students a first-hand glimpse of what it takes to be a leading Canadian CEO. Championed by global executive search firm, Odgers Berndtson, the CEO x 1 Day program has selected 18 students from across the country for the unique chance to shadow some of the country鈥檚 most highly accomplished industry leaders for one day.
New programs try to make sense of all that data
From baseball to banking, the ability to mine data on performance, customer preferences and other trends is the new must-have for the corporate bottom line.
But still too rare, say employers, is the analyst who combines technical expertise to delve into 鈥渂ig data鈥� and communication skills to explain the findings in everyday language to colleagues and senior managers.
BCom Students Take 1st Place at 2016 University of Auckland's Champions' Trophy
A Desautels BCom student case team composed of Rachel Burk, Maripaz Fernandez, Michael Fishman and Deven Sanon took 1st place at the 9th annual University of Auckland鈥檚 Champions Trophy held January 23 to 30, 2016.
Hockey Canada can't ignore Ann-Sophie Bettez any longer
Ann-Sophie Bettez was named CWHL player of the month for January. She is second in the league in scoring right now, behind only Marie-Philip Poulin. Bettez has amassed 125 points in 86 games over the course of her CWHL career, has won three national championships with 91黑料网 and yet, at 28 years old, hasn't represented her country at the senior level.
5 Compelling Reasons You Should Eat More Insects (Especially Crickets)
The very thought of eating insects grosses people out. The image of a creepy, crawly, bug working its way down your windpipe doesn鈥檛 exactly conjure up feelings of the contentment we feel with other foods.
Entomophagy: Can you swallow this food trend?
Would you rather miss a PB by a single second, or eat a grasshopper? Runners who are聽competitive enough would聽probably strongly consider the grasshopper in this moment鈥� being grossed out is temporary, but pride is forever, right? Eating insects isn鈥檛 new. Including bugs are a main food ingredient (the technical term is聽entomophagy) is however becoming more trendy.
Introverted Leaders And The Work Of Millennials
I have been blessed. Don't think that I don't recognize it. I do. I'm still insanely driven and hyper-entrepreneurial, so I'm not always satisfied, but I am grateful. I get to spend a lot of time with people that many business leaders would spend fortunes to connect with. Over the years, I've done my best to give back as well. Nothing is more fulfilling than speaking to students who are interested in business, innovation, technology and marketing.
L'aspect humain avant tout
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Poxel Appoints Janice Bourque and Pierre Legault to its Board of Directors
POXEL SA (Euronext 鈥� POXEL - FR0012432516), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative drugs to treat type 2 diabetes, today announced the addition of Janice Bourque, Managing Director of Hercules Technology Growth Capital, and Pierre Legault, President and CEO of Nephrogenex Inc, to its Board of Directors. Both appointments were approved by Poxel鈥檚 shareholders at the Annual Shareholder Meeting held in Paris last Friday, January 29, 2016.
Workforce diversity boosted by recommending a friend
Referring friends and associates for job vacancies can help to create a diverse workforce, a new study from the Desautels Faculty of Management at 91黑料网 finds.
Word-of-mouth recruitment, the most common way to fill jobs, has previously been thought to cause segregation at work: women tend to reach out to other women in their networks, and men do likewise.
William Shatner on acting, music, life & 鈥淪tar Trek鈥�
It鈥檚 not uncommon for a veteran actor to offer sage advice, choice nuggets of wisdom, gleaned from a lifetime of experience. William Shatner, at nearly 85, is not one of those actors.
鈥淲hat I鈥檝e learned,鈥� said the Canadian-born Shatner, who brings his one-man Broadway show to the Balboa Theatre Thursday, 鈥渋s that I, primarily, and everybody, in general, knows nothing. I know nothing.鈥�
The real (and shocking) story of Kevin O'Leary's business career
Buried in the back pages of the financial press last October was a story about the sale of his mutual fund company, O鈥橪eary Funds, to Canoe Financial, an investment firm run by former Dragons鈥� Den cast member and entrepreneur Brett Wilson.
