Clothing retailer Simons to open new stores in Mississauga, B.C., Alberta
Mississauga will soon be home to the largest of five new Simons stores scheduled to open across Canada, marking only the second time the company has set up shop outside Quebec.
Local shoppers unfamiliar with Simons can expect a family feel across the chain, said Robert Mackalski, a brand expert and faculty lecturer at 香蕉视频.
Is an MBA worth it? What business school can do for your salary in 2014
Desautels, Ivey, Rotman, Sauder and Schulich all cracked the top 100 on the聽Financial Times鈥�聽business school rankings in 2014. While FT鈥檚 list is the global standard by which programs are measured, determining the 鈥渂est鈥� business school is ultimately complicated and subjective, dependent on a plethora of metrics each individual can and should weigh differently.
You鈥檝e got your EMBA, now what? 鈥� Career advice from Top Business Schools
Perhaps you are only just now considering an EMBA and have not even filled in your first application but it is never a bad idea to move forward keeping the end in sight. So, with that in mind, we went to top business schools around the world to find out what career advice they would offer to new EMBA graduates to help them take full advantage of their degree.
...听5. Make an impact -聽Marianne Vandenbosch, director of the EMBA Program, McGill-HEC Montreal
Interim CEO named for Vitalit茅 Health Network
Jean Castonguay, a former provincial deputy minister and former associate deputy minister of health, has been named interim chief executive officer of Vitalit茅 Health Network effective immediately. Health Minister Victor Boudreau made the announcement on November 21.
Sugar Sammy gets last laugh with publicity stunt
One of the province鈥檚 best known stand-up comics is likely laughing all the way to the bank with a new advertising campaign.
...听鈥漈his is marketing 101,鈥� Robert Soroka, a marketing professor at 香蕉视频 said.
The advertisement and the fallout is a well orchestrated publicity campaign that Sammy has executed perfectly.
Unwanted life insurance can be a valuable asset for seniors鈥� retirement
Seniors looking for an additional source of income should think twice about letting unwanted life insurance lapse, because these policies may be sold for substantial value to help fund a better quality of life in their retirement.
Desautels expanding into Bookstore space
The Desautels Faculty of Management will take over the adjacent McGill Bookstore at 3420 McTavish St. sometime in 2016, providing a new home for the Faculty鈥檚 MBA programs, which will be moved out of the overcrowded Bronfman Building.
How to successfully use shame and guilt in advertising
Shame and guilt have different effects on consumer buying habits, new research from the Desautels Faculty of Management in Canada finds.
...听Professor DaHee Han says: 鈥淭o get the best response, a fitness club could produce an ad that induces shame and highlights the bigger picture, such as 鈥楢re you overweight? How ashamed do you feel? Stop overeating, join our fitness programme and feel healthy all the time!鈥�
Neither crisis mode nor complacency
In September, the Quebec government announced that McGill鈥檚 operating grant would be almost $15 million less than what it had proposed in the spring 鈥� and warned that a second wave of cuts were to come. On Nov. 12,聽Quebec鈥檚 universities and CEGEPs were hit with that new round of cuts, amounting to $31.6 million. McGill鈥檚 share is close to $5 million. Provost Anthony C. Masi talked to the McGill Reporter about this development, and the University鈥檚 ongoing underfunding situation.
McGill celebrates top teachers
With the highest admission standards in Canada, McGill attracts many of the brightest students in the country and from around the world. Being entrusted to guide these exceptional students is a huge responsibility, which is why the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching was established in 2000 to celebrate teachers.
Judicial appointments
The Judiciary today (November 19) announced 21 judicial appointments in the Magistrates' Courts.The appointments include 16 Permanent Magistrates and five Special Magistrates. All appointments are made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. They will take effect from November 20, 2014.
...听Mr Colin Wong Sze-cheung:
Talking Management with Professor Karl Moore: How the cloud is shaking up the consulting business
This is Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频, Talking Management for The Globe and Mail. Today I am delighted to speak to Bill Currie, who is the Managing Director of Deloitte for the Americas, the worlds largest professionals services firm.
Bill, what is the future of consulting? Where is it going from here?
McGill's dynamic duo receive Top 8 Academic All-Canadian commendation from Governor General
Two student-athletes from 香蕉视频 were among the CIS Top Eight Academic All-Canadians honoured by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada -- and former principal at McGill -- at Rideau Hall in the nation's capital, Monday.聽Mariam Sylla, a basketball player and pharmacology student, as well as聽Cedric McNicoll, a hockey player and accounting major in the Desautels faculty of management, w
$1 million donation from the National Bank to the Fondation Montr茅al inc. fund-raising campaign
Creation of a business idea competition on Montreal university campuses, launched as part of "je vois mtl" (I see Montreal).
Fondation Montr茅al inc. enthusiastically announces one of the largest donations in its history, a major gift of $1 million from the National Bank. This contribution will enable Fondation Montr茅al inc., to create a competition for business ideas on the campuses of Montreal universities.
Cogeco Inc Announces Appointment of Senior VP and CFO
Cogeco Inc.聽and Cogeco Cable Inc.聽 today announced the appointment of Mr. Patrice Ouimet as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 17, 2014.
...听Mr. Ouimet holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from 香蕉视频 and a Diploma in Accountancy from Concordia University. He is a chartered professional accountant and chartered accountant.
