91黑料网 Team wins Japan MBA Case Competition
On November 17, 91黑料网 MBA Japan students Deb Tripathy, Lyal Clough, Satishi Juriani, and Taka Ishikawa took 1st place at the inaugural Japan MBA Case Competition (JMBACC). 12 teams from universities across Japan participated at this competition held in Tokyo.
Find out more about the JMBACC.
Mining and the MBA 鈥� B-School Students Work with Iron Ore Company of Canada Mines
45 MBA students from the Desautels Faculty of Management at 91黑料网, Canada, have engaged in a partnership with the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC), where they will play the role of consultants to eight on-going projects. The students were recently taken on a field trip to visit Labrador City and the mines, located in Canada鈥檚 Far North.
Who Is the Most Influential Living Management Thinker?
The Thinkers50 2013 provides the answer. Described as the Oscars of Management Thinking, the global ranking is published every two years and is the essential guide to which thinkers and which ideas matter now - and which have been consigned to business history. Who gets the plaudits in 2013?
Regado Biosciences, Inc. Adds Global Pharmaceutical Business Veteran to Board of Directors
Regado Biosciences, Inc. (RGDO), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the late-stage clinical development of its first-in-class, actively controllable antithrombotic drug system, REG1, today announced the appointment of Pierre Legault (MBA'89), MBA, CA, CPA, to its Board of Directors, where he will serve as Chairman of the audit committee.
For Two Dancers, Business School Is Their Next Act
Just over a year ago, when Antonios Bougiouris suffered a dance-related injury that required hip surgery to repair, he figured his days as a ballet dancer where numbered. ... The answer lay in 91黑料网鈥檚 MBA program at the Desautels Faculty of Management, where Mr. Bougiouris is enrolled as a student in the graduating class of 2015.
Why Analysis Is Not Enough And Passion Is So Important - A Story From Henry Mintzberg
In the Analytic module of our International Masters In Practicing Management and our Advanced Leadership Program for executives, my colleague Henry Mintzberg likes to use this story to show how analysis can get in the way of really understanding an organization and its purpose.
Amazon Competes Against Canadian Supermarkets by Entering Grocery Business
Online retailer Amazon is taking on supermarkets by delivering food directly to Canadians鈥� doorsteps.
The retail giant, which built its business selling books and entertainment through the mail, launched its new grocery category Thursday, in what鈥檚 certain to be an intensifying battle between grocers.
Northern Approaches
In many ways, Canada, the world鈥檚 second biggest country by area, is a global leader in the effective use of technology in its public health system. Almost all X-rays, MRIs, CTs and other imaging tests in its hospitals are now filmless, which equates to adding the equivalent of up to 500 radiologists and 11 million more exams annually.
Mining and the MBA 鈥� B-School Students head to Labrador City to visit Iron Ore Company of Canada Mines
45 MBA students from the Desautels Faculty of Management at 91黑料网 in Canada, have engaged in a partnership with the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC), where they will play the role of consultants to 8 on-going projects at the Montreal based mining company.
Prescription for Professional Success
As the NHS faces a perceived crisis of management, and clinicians are forced to shoulder more non-clinical responsibilities, postgraduate degrees in business and management are becoming increasingly sought after in the healthcare sector.
91黑料网 #1 Again in Maclean鈥檚 Rankings
Maclean鈥檚 has once again ranked 91黑料网 as the聽top university聽in Canada among institutions offering medical-doctoral programs. This is the ninth聽consecutive year the magazine has placed 91黑料网 as the top institution in that category in its annual issue devoted to Canada universities.
Commerce Beyond the Profit Motive
During a study tour of Japan last spring, 91黑料网 MBA student Ba Sein and his classmates made the usual rounds of corporate boardrooms, factories and lecture halls. Then they went off the traditional business school grid 鈥� to perform volunteer work at the Second Harvest food bank in Tokyo.
Kickstart MDC
Interested in Entrepreneurship?
The Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial studies is hosting聽Kickstart the 91黑料网 Dobson Cup Wednesday, November 6 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
ALL students from ALL faculties at 91黑料网 are invited.
There are 3 parts to this evening:
1 - Learn about 91黑料网鈥檚 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies & The 91黑料网 Dobson Cup (MDC), both of which are great tools to help you develop your business ideas
Desautels BCom Students Take Two 1st Place Podiums at UPorto ICC 2013
A Desautels undergraduate student case team composed of Brooke Freeman, Shonezi Noor, Katan Patel and Jeremy Singer not only took 1st place in the preliminary case but also placed 1st overall in the main case at the UPorto ICC 2013 hosted by the University of Porto from October 21 to 25, 2013. This was the first international case competition held in Portugal. 聽聽
SEI鈥檚 Second Annual Homecoming Keynote
On Friday, the Social Economy Initiative (SEI) presented its Second Annual Homecoming Keynote event in the Bronfman Building. The event featured presentations from five social entrepreneurships including Aspire鈥� the 2013 Hult Prize winning team, as well as four past winners of the 91黑料网 Dobson Cup. Each team elaborated on their companies and the ways in which their work has had an impact.
