The EMBA 91黑料网 HEC Montreal Creates a New Scholarship for Indigenous People
The EMBA 91黑料网 - HEC Montreal is launching a scholarship program aimed at Canada鈥檚 Indigenous population.聽 Each year, a manager of Indigenous origin will be chosen to receive a $40,000 scholarship. The selection will be based on merit.
Want to Charge More? Then Explain What You Do More Clearly
What happens when people don鈥檛 understand the work you do? Worse still, what happens when your job relies on the input (financial and otherwise) of the public and clients who incorrectly think they understand the nature of your work?
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Ahead of the Curve: Recent International Focus in Business Schools Allows Grads to Tackle CETA Head On
This time, they鈥檙e ahead of the curve.
When major events rock the business world, business schools often review their curriculum to see how, if at all, they can adapt to the changes taking place in the private sector.
Sobeys Sees Future Benefits in Quebec Gas Station Deal
A swap of several gas station and corner store locations between Sobeys Quebec and CST Brands will help both companies grow their respective brands in la belle province, the dealmakers said.
... For Martin Qiu, an assistant professor of marketing with the Desautels Faculty of Management at 91黑料网, the CST-Sobeys swap is a reflection of a growing gas-groceries-convenience trend that is already well underway south of the border.
Turning a 鈥楤lack Soul鈥� Green: How CSR Became a Mainstay of Business Education
鈥淚 left Wall Street in 2004 when I decided I had a black soul,鈥� says Stephanie Berger (MBA'06), a 91黑料网 Desautels Faculty of Management MBA alumna who is now the senior manager for corporate responsibility and environment at Bell Canada. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know much about sustainability back then, but I knew Wall Street wasn鈥檛 doing it right.鈥�
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Diversity Can Deflate Bubbles
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 91黑料网 speaks to Columbia University professor Sheen S. Levine.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, November 26, 2013
Forget Pacquiao In Macau, It's Time For Floyd Mayweather To Leave Las Vegas
Last night鈥檚 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios interested me from a boxing perspective but its real intrigue was what it suggests might be possible for another man 鈥� Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Target 3Q Income Down by Half; Stung by Costs of Canada Expansion
Target's stock dropped 3.46 percent today after the retailer reported third-quarter net income dropped by nearly half.
... "The retail price in Canada is much higher, compared to the retail price in the U.S.," said Minha Hwang, a management professor at 91黑料网 in Montreal. "The Canadian price is about 20 percent higher compared to the U.S. price."
CHQR NEWS TALK 770
Professor Vedat Verter was interviewed by Angela Kokott, host of Calgary Today 鈥� CHQR NEWS TALK 770 radio. The interview focused on the protective directive issued by Transport Minister Lisa Raitt requiring rail companies to inform municipalities about the volume and type of hazardous materials being shipped through their jurisdiction.
Paying Attention to Small Decisions Pays Off?
In continuing my coverage of the ideas of Jeroen De Flander in The Execution Shortcut, let me first introduce the problem of missing prioritization information. It describes a situation in which those responsible for implementing a strategy have to balance two contradictory strategy elements and still make the right decision. In reality, there are many such situations and each gets in the way of successful strategy execution.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How GE Management Practices Have Changed
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 91黑料网 speaks to Tom Gentile, CEO of GE Healthcare Systems.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, November 19, 2013
Premium Drives Dating, Music Engagement, Revs
At the Mapping Mobile Conference at New York University鈥檚 Stern School of Business last week, panelists spoke about everything from consumer research to dating sites. One dominant takeaway is that people who are willing to pay for service to reduce advertising will generate a bigger pool of people willing to pay premium. The other grab: more and more subscribing, talking and listening is happening on mobile.
Success Is What You Make It
What is success and how do you measure it? The experiences of a diversegroup of workers show how 鈥� and how much 鈥� they managed to balance career success with family responsibilities. Those who managed to strike the balance defined success on their own terms, had a strong sense of self and wereprepared to make trade-offs.
Montreal Case Competition Teaches Chemistry & MBA Students Sustainability for the Real World
Last Fall, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) and the 91黑料网 Department of Chemistry in Montreal collaborated to offer MBA and Chemistry Students the opportunity to participate in a unique two-day event. The case competition created opportunities to build a network of potential collaborators in business and chemistry.聽
