The EMBA McGill-HEC Montreal presents two $40,000 scholarships to two outstanding managers: Louise Richer and Manon Jeannotte
Montreal, August 12, 2014 – Louis Hébert and Alain Pinsonneault, co-directors of the McGill HEC Montréal EMBA are pleased to present this year’s two $40,000 scholarship winners.
Prominent Banker and Bill Gates Foundation Award Winner Luce Veilleux Joins the LocoMobi Board of Advisors
LocoMobi are pleased to announce Luce Veilleux has joined the LocoMobi Board of Advisors.
The worth of academic research for business
The value of research is best realised when academics are prepared to descend from their rarefied elevations and recognise that practitioners have an important role to play in knowledge production.
New ‘WellWiki’ to Provide Info on Every Oil and Gas Well in Canada
Finding information about oil and gas wells is about to become easier thanks to a new website that aims to provide data on all the wells drilled in Canada and the United States since 1859.
7 Reasons The World Isn't Totally Screwed Right Now
If you've turned on the news lately, you may have gotten the sense that the world is falling apart. From rising body counts in Gaza and Israelٴa plane getting shot down in Ukraine to increasing violence in NigeriaԻSyria, it can often seem like a never-ending stream of grim realities.
Customer Centric Metrics rescue retailer from Strategic Eccentrics: Customers take care of The Profits
Tom Peters has long argued the case for Customer Centricity. At the 2011 Progress Conference he said; “The magic formula that business has revealed is to treat their customers like guests and their employees like people.” So what is his 2013 take on strategy and leadership? Think of this as “Tom Peter’s Balanced Scorecard”.
Littérature : entre livres et porte-jarretelles, il faut choisir…
Nouvelle « choc », en quelque sorte, dans le monde de la littérature à Montréal. Non, Michel Tremblay n’écrit pas un nouveau roman. Dany Laferrière n’a pas renoncé à son fauteuil à l’Académie française.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: The socially responsible corporation? It’s a myth
This is Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ, talking management for The Globe and Mail. Today, I am delighted to speak to Timothy Devinney, Leadership Chair in International Business at Leeds University.
Cricket bruschetta, chocolate mealworm cookies... coming to a supermarket near eww! Inside North America's first industrial-scale farm where bugs are hatched, gassed and cooked to meet a soaring demand - for HUMAN consumption
'Minus one!' There's a familiar scrunching noise as an escapee is stepped on. Then I accidentally step on one too.
The 'non-state' solution
US Secretary of State John Kerry and his predecessor, Hillary Clinton, stick to their firm belief that a two-state solution is the only way to end the long-running Middle East conflict involving Israel and Palestine They are mistaken.
Insect burgers could be the future
Palm weevils. To look at, these tiny bugs are relatively unassuming, perhaps even slightly creepy to the insect-adverse. To Mohammed Ashour, however, they are the solution to many of the ills facing the developing world. The humble palm weevil could potentially eradicate world hunger and malnutrition, it could lift whole communities out of poverty, and bring down global C02 levels.
Ascent: A Practising Manager's Growth Mantra
Amit Chatterjee is the Managing Director of the Sartorius India group of companies since2002. He has been with the company since 1993. Sartorius AG (www.sartorius.com), is a 140-year-old German technology major listed on the German and French stock exchanges. A post graduate in Chemistry, Amit has a diploma in Practising Management from INSEAD, France and a Master of Management from 㽶Ƶ, Canada.
La semaine de trois jours prônée par Carlos Slim
La proposition de Carlos Slim d’une semaine de travail de trois jours semble folle. Mais beaucoup, en 1922, pensaient Henry Ford fou quand il a annoncé que son personnel travaillerait cinq jours par semaine.
Chapters downtown bookstore to close; Victoria's Secret to replace it
The Chapters bookstore at Stanley and Ste. Catherine will be closed and transformed into a Victoria’s Secret lingerie store.
... Despite the upgrades, bookstores are on their way out, said McGill business and technology professor Jui Ramaprasad.Read full article: CTV News Montreal
Airspace Safety
Guest host David Common spoke with Karl Moore. He is an associate professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ, and worked in the airline industry for twenty years.ٱ:CBC