Bombardier job cuts: Tough but predicted
Bombardier鈥檚 plan to reduce the number of workers at its rail car plant in Thunder Bay comes as no surprise to industry watchers, such as Professor Karl Moore who cites low Canadian demand as a contributor.
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Meet the latest tech unicorn
Hailed as the hot alternative to Airbnb, McGill Dobson Cup participant Sonder (previously Flatbook) has recently secured $225-million in financing, bumping their valuation up to $1-billion.
With news of their latest financial backing, Sonder is looking to set up a second headquarter, this time in Canada.
An inside look at Quebec鈥檚 premier boutique hotel
Marie Pier Germain (EMBA鈥�16) and family dish on the attention to detail and endless hours of work that go into their thriving hotel business that spans generations.
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Bombardier layoffs at Thunder Bay
As news breaks that Bombardier plans to cut hundreds of jobs at its Thunder Bay plant, Professor Karl Moore comments on the company鈥檚 strategic decision.
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MBA alumna pursues love of bread
Dara Gallinger (MBA鈥�15), CEO & Co-founder of Brodflour, dishes on the inspiration behind launching a one-stop organic flour mill and bakery in a bustling Canadian city.
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A secret antidote to managerial favoritism
A recent blog post by Steven Kramer (BCom鈥�97), CEO at WorkJam, explores how technology can be leveraged to avoid the pitfalls of managerial favoritism in the workplace. The benefits of doing so would be manifold, including聽improved employee engagement and retention, according to Kramer.
Pondering skills development in a globalised world
Watch as Dean Isabelle Bajeux joins Les Rencontres 茅conomiques d'Aix-en-Provence as a panelist commenting on the globalisation of skills and the role of education to prepare the next generation of talent.
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The business of mail
Sitting down with Professor Karl Moore, former President and CEO of the Royal Mail and Executive Director of Canada Post, Moya Greene dishes on the evolving future of mail and聽her career path, which she described as serendipitous.
Books to dive into this summer
As the temperature climbs and vacations kickoff, be sure to check out The McGill Reporter summer book list to see what members of Desautels and the wider McGill community are reading.
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Welcoming new Desautels Global Experts
The Desautels Faculty of Management is delighted to welcome three accomplished business leaders who will join its Desautels Global Experts group: Ken Brooks, Senior Vice President (Partner) Transaction Advisory Services 鈥� Lead Advisory (M&A) at EY; Jason Chrein, Managing Director, Cr茅dit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Paul Sturgess, Vice President, Strategy & Business Architecture at the Royal Bank of Canada.
Business schools: Staying relevant amid seismic change
In a piece for BizEd that looks at the history and future directions of business schools around the world, the Desautels Faculty of Management is featured as one with its sights set on the next frontier of management education.
鈥淎t Desautels, traditions have never been an impairment to innovations,鈥� says Dean Bajeux. 鈥淥ur tradition of research translates into innovation and entrepreneurship.鈥�
Accounting scholarship recipients
Congratulations to Kiwon Choi (BCom鈥�19), Hugo Ouimet (BCom鈥�19 鈥� currently in GCPA program) and Christopher Wolf (BCom鈥�20), undergraduate scholarship recipients from the Ordre des comptables professionnels agr茅茅s du Qu茅bec.
Unleashing the potential of MSMEs
Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou joined a UN congregation to explore the powerful role of education in improving the impact of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Watch her remarks online.
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Meet the EMBA cream of the crop
EMBA participants Isabel Dansereau and Jason Taylor have been named to the Poets & Quants list of best and brightest EMBAs worldwide. Learn more about their life and career paths.
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Lessons from a $1-billion startup
Desautels Management Achievement Award recipient Daniel Saks, who is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of AppDirect, dishes on his journey of innovation and perseverance to build a startup legacy.
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