MBA Primer
MBA programs are now a dime a dozen. B-schools are expanding at a dizzying rate and doubling their enrolments by packing their classrooms full of more and more students. This has prompted worries about a gradual dilution in the quality of the student body as well as meaningful networking opportunities. "An MBA is still valued, but a lot of people have it," says Jay Mintz, a second-year MBA student at 91黑料网's Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal.
"You've Invested Real Money. You Haven't Just Run a Virtual Portfolio"
Along Highway 401 and over the Ontario border, Tyler Maxey and some of his MBA classmates at 91黑料网's Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal are also learning by doing. Their modus operandi: investing other people's money. Since 2008, students have been running a registered fund management firm called Desautels Capital Management that has about $3 million in assets.
An Idea that Will Change the World
How a team of 91黑料网 MBA students beat thousands of competitors to win $1 million for the not-so-crazy idea of farming edible insects. 听 On Sept.Making It to the Top
Lisa Cohen, Assistant professor, Desautels Faculty of Management, 91黑料网, Canada, reveals the difficulty women encounter in being hired for higher level roles.听
When Mary Barra became the first female chief executive of General Motors, we celebrated a woman reaching the height of her profession.听
Market May Reward 'Greenwashing' Over Green Results
A growing number of people are interested in investing in companies that perform well environmentally as well as economically. Unfortunately, measuring environmental performance is not as straightforward as calculating a simple financial return on investment.
91黑料网 'Hot Cities' Business/Field Trip Expands Horizons
A 91黑料网 management professor is leading students on a business field trip that will give them global experience. Called the 鈥楬ot Cities鈥� tour, professor听Karl Moore听is taking students to emerging and developing countries to more about other economies.
... 鈥淚've never been to Asia and I've always wanted to explore Asia,鈥� said student听Joseph Polossifakis. 鈥淚 know it鈥檚 an up-and-coming region.鈥�
L'avocate tricolore
Apr猫s avoir vendu - deux fois - le Canadien de Montr茅al,听France Margaret B茅langer听est la nouvelle responsable des affaires juridiques de l'茅quipe. 脌 41 ans, elle est l'une des rares 脿 d茅tenir un poste juridique aussi prestigieux dans la LNH. Et la premi猫re femme 脿 faire partie du comit茅 de direction du Canadien de Montr茅al en 104 ans d'histoire.
Mattel to Buy Mega Bloks
Mattel has made a friendly takeover offer for Montreal-based toy maker Mega Brands Inc., which has the world鈥檚 No. 2 line of construction sets after Lego. Desautels Executive in Residence听Melissa Sonberg听comments on the takeover. 听
Watch full interview:听Global Montreal, February 28, 2014听
Henry Mintzberg鈥檚 Un-MBA Management Program
Lili Hall (IMPM'13) came across the International Masters Program in Practicing Management (IMPM) by chance. She had considered MBA programs before, but the standard options seemed too formulaic. 鈥淓very time I looked at the curriculum, I鈥檇 get sad,鈥� she says. As the founder and CEO of KNOCK, inc., a creative agency, Hall had already enjoyed a lot of professional success. She wasn鈥檛 looking to switch industries or climb the corporate ladder.
World's Top 30 Leadership Professionals for 2014
Professor Nancy J. Adler has been selected as one of the world's top 30 leadership professionals for 2014 by Global Gurus International.听
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Global MIT Founders' Skills Accelerator
Apply to be the only Canadian university student group in Summer 2014 at the MIT Global Founders Skills Accelerator!
You have the chance to go to MIT with select groups of MIT students and several foreign universities.
Desautels MBA Win Company Prize at USC Marshall Global Consulting Challenge
MBA students Liam Sobey,听Nina Coutinho, Brigitte Crockford, Angel Bohorquez Colombo,听and Anais Xia won the Company Prize at the USC Marshall Global Consulting Challenge alongside other prestigious business schools from across the world.听
This global consulting challenge consists of three different presentations to three different panels on a common topic. This year's sponsor is Yahoo!.听
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Stress, tu ne m'auras pas!
Avec son BAA en marketing de l鈥橴niversit茅 Concordia,听脠ve Laurier (EMBA'11)听a rapidement gravi les 茅chelons, jusqu鈥櫭� devenir vice-pr茅sidente aux relations strat茅giques pour le cabinet Richter. Ce qui ne l鈥檃 pas emp锚ch茅e de compl茅ter son EMBA 脿 HEC Montr茅al en 2012 et de donner naissance tout r茅cemment 脿 son premier enfant. Elle aurait pu profiter de ses acquis pour se reposer un peu, mais non : la voici qui vient de se lancer 脿 son compte !
5 Ideas for Crafting a Manager
The concept of leadership is always a big one in the nonprofit sector, and the facts of a looming retirement binge, as well as changes in the landscape, make the development of top-notch managers more important.
In his book 鈥淪imply Managing鈥� Henry Mintzberg writes about efforts to help in the development of management in a variety of setting. He offers a look at the ideas that lie behind these efforts.听
BCom Students' Strong Showing at Financial Open
The 91黑料网 delegation to the Financial Open Case Competition won a podium in four of the six disciplines, placing the school third overall.
