A combination of approaches results in better decisions
Navigating decision-making complexities is no easy feat, but Henry Mintzberg, John Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ, and Frances Westley, J.W. McConnell Chair in social innovation at the University of Waterloo, have crafted insightful methods to ease this process.
Gender homophily: In-group citation preferences and the gender disadvantage
Authors: Sifan Zhou, Sen Chai and Richard B. Freeman
Publication: Research Policy Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2024, 104895
Airbus Canada welcomes McGill students to Mirabel
Last month, over 70 McGill students from different academic disciplines took part in a tour of Airbus Canada’s headquarters in Mirabel, Airbus’ most important headquarters outside of Europe. Students had the unique opportunity to hear from Airbus Canada CEO Benoît Schultz and nearly 20 other company officials, including McGill alumni.
Research challenging a startup orthodoxy wins multiple Academy of Management awards
Rapid scaling funded through venture capital is the holy grail of Silicon Valley startups—and has been hailed as a way to encourage economic growth in impoverished places. Yet, slower growth could yield greater benefits for local economies, according to Anna Kim, Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization at McGill Desautels.
The Five Mindsets of a Manager continues to influence management practices twenty years after its original publication
Today’s leaders don’t only face managerial and business challenges. There are geopolitical, social, and environmental obstacles too. The way they respond will define their organization’s success. In 2003, Prof. Henry Mintzberg provided a framework for leadership in the modern global economy when he published “The Five Mindsets of a Manager” in the Harvard Business Review.
Samer Faraj, Professor of Strategy & Organization, named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Samer Faraj has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada’s Academy of Social Sciences. This honour is conferred upon Professor Faraj in recognition of his outstanding research and scholarly achievement.
New book by Prof. Henry Mintzberg brings together decades of observation and analysis
Prof. Henry Mintzberg has been observing, advising and researching organizations since the early 1970s, and has had a profound influence on their study. The most recent book from the John Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies is Understanding Organizations…Finally! Structure in Sevens, and it synthesizes decades of analysis to understand the forces that shape organizations.
Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels
Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.
Ph.D. Jack Sadek and Prof. Robert Nason's paper receives OMT Division Best Paper Award
Ph.D. Student in Strategy & Organization Jack Sadek and Associate Professor in Strategy & Organization Robert Nason’s co-authored paper titled “Too Legit to Quit: Discursive Strategies in Cryptocurrency’s Categorical Emergence” has been selected the winner of the 2023 Academy of Management (AOM) Organization & Management Theory (OMT) Division Best Paper Award (A Division of the Academy of Management).
Fady Dagher plans to flatten the hierarchy of Montreal police force
As chief of the Service de police de l’Agglomération de Longueuil (SPAL), Fady Dagher (EMBA’12) carried out a real revolution in the force, and he has now taken the reins of the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) as its new chief, writes McGill Alumni News. In Longueil, Dagher took the concept of “community policing” one step further by creating a “partnership police force” that works hand-in-hand with social services. Dagher credits McGill Desautels Prof.
PIVOT platform is helping small businesses tackle climate change
Climate anxiety is real, and sometimes it can feel overwhelming, but the key to addressing it is to stop dwelling and start doing. Business owners can do more than most. The McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative wants to help them do exactly that, writes Prof. Karl Moore for Forbes.com. Called PIVOT for short, the program is led by Prof.
Delve Spring 2023 digital magazine
What will the firm of the future—and the future of work—look like? In the face of societal and generational change, will organizational hierarchies fall flat?
Research.com recognizes Henry Mintzberg as Canada’s most influential business and management researcher
The Best Scientist for 2023 rankings are in, and Desautels Prof. Henry Mintzberg was ranked among the top academics in the world. Research.com ranked Mintzberg as the top Business and Management academic in Canada – and #47 worldwide. The rankings are based on the D-index metric, which measures the cumulative impact of a scholar’s work through its influence within a discipline’s peer-reviewed journals.
To be maximally effective, managers should consider Mintzberg’s organizational structure types
According to Professor Henry Mintzberg, there are four types of organizations: autocracy, meritocracy, bureaucracy, and adhocracy. Each type has its own strengths and weaknesses. Many small businesses are autocracies and revolve around the vision of their founder. This gives them a limited management hierarchy and can help enable dynamism.
Corporate gender dynamics are an important factor in women’s job-seekers decision-making
Male-dominated startups have more difficulty hiring female talent, and their company’s gender dynamics play a role. An article in Forbes.com cites research from Desautels Prof. Elena Obukhova, which has shown that female job-seekers give consideration to how women are treated in their prospective workplaces.
