Global MIT Founders' Skills Accelerator
Apply to be the only Canadian university student group in Summer 2014 at the MIT Global Founders Skills Accelerator!
You have the chance to go to MIT with select groups of MIT students and several foreign universities.
Stress, tu ne m'auras pas!
Avec son BAA en marketing de l鈥橴niversit茅 Concordia,听脠ve Laurier (EMBA'11)听a rapidement gravi les 茅chelons, jusqu鈥櫭� devenir vice-pr茅sidente aux relations strat茅giques pour le cabinet Richter. Ce qui ne l鈥檃 pas emp锚ch茅e de compl茅ter son EMBA 脿 HEC Montr茅al en 2012 et de donner naissance tout r茅cemment 脿 son premier enfant. Elle aurait pu profiter de ses acquis pour se reposer un peu, mais non : la voici qui vient de se lancer 脿 son compte !
Desautels MBA Win Company Prize at USC Marshall Global Consulting Challenge
MBA students Liam Sobey,听Nina Coutinho, Brigitte Crockford, Angel Bohorquez Colombo,听and Anais Xia won the Company Prize at the USC Marshall Global Consulting Challenge alongside other prestigious business schools from across the world.听
This global consulting challenge consists of three different presentations to three different panels on a common topic. This year's sponsor is Yahoo!.听
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5 Ideas for Crafting a Manager
The concept of leadership is always a big one in the nonprofit sector, and the facts of a looming retirement binge, as well as changes in the landscape, make the development of top-notch managers more important.
In his book 鈥淪imply Managing鈥� Henry Mintzberg writes about efforts to help in the development of management in a variety of setting. He offers a look at the ideas that lie behind these efforts.听
BCom Students' Strong Showing at Financial Open
The McGill delegation to the Financial Open Case Competition won a podium in four of the six disciplines, placing the school third overall.
Seeking Out the 鈥淗ot Cities鈥�
This Reading Week, a group of students from the faculties of Management, Arts, Education, and Engineering will travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Seoul, South Korea to experience business within rapidly emerging markets. Their journey, the sixth Hot Cities of the World Tour, will be led by Desautels Professor Karl Moore.
More Powers to Montreal Key in 10-step Plan to Revitalize Economy: Study
One of Montreal鈥檚 largest financial institutions says it has a plan to give the city鈥檚 lagging economy a boost, and it鈥檚 a plan Mayor Denis Coderre calls 鈥渋nspiring.鈥�
Talking Management with Karl Moore: What Canada Can Learn from China鈥檚 New Green Focus
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频 speaks to Chris Marquis, a professor from the Harvard Business School. Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, February 25, 2014听
Why Bitcoins Lack Currency to be 'Money'
Milton Friedman, in his book Money Mischief, reported the well-known story of the monetary system of a small island in Micronesia. At the end of the 19th century, the inhabitants used stone wheels as a medium of exchange and as a store of wealth. The colonial government imposed "fees" on disobedient district chiefs by painting black crosses on these stone wheels, thus "confiscating" them.
Canus se redresse et se (re)lance aux 脡tats-Unis
C鈥檈st connu, les plans d鈥檃ffaires se d茅roulent rarement comme pr茅vu. Les entrepreneurs qui s鈥檈n sortent sont capables de se r茅inventer. Parlez-en 脿 la direction de Canus qui, en 2004, avait un chiffre d鈥檃ffaires de 19 millions de dollars. Dix ans plus tard, il est de鈥� 15 M$. C鈥檈st ce qui est arriv茅 脿 Andr茅 Beauregard (EMBA'14), qui compte maintenant doubler ses ventes chez les d茅taillants am茅ricains.
Why We Need to Rescue Liberal Arts Education for Prosperity
The recent economic downturn, Wall Street debacle and string of ethical and moral scandal surrounding a number of prominent business leaders has led some observers to question the value and focus of vocationally oriented, pragmatic education programs such as business education and, particularly the MBA. The importance of a Liberal Education is once again gaining some attention.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Jennifer Heil Makes It a Perfect Day
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频 speaks to Canadian freestyle skier Jennifer Heil (BCom'13), one of Canada鈥檚 great Olympic athletes.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, February 18, 2014听
Advances in Sustainable Agriculture: Solar-powered Irrigation Systems in Pakistan
Usman W. Chohan is a consultant with the World Bank Institute in the field of Social Accountability, and is pursuing an MBA at Desautels with a concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He was invited to the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council site at Fatehjang to analyze their sustainability initiatives, including their highly promising Solar-powered Irrigation Systems.
Crunch Time for the Insect-Eating Entrepreneurs
The sight of bilios celebrities gagging on anything from witchetty grubs to cockroaches is a staple of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. But could edible insects offer a solution to world hunger? That is the million dollar award-winning business idea of a team of MBAs.听
The Business Case for Effective CSR in India
In April this year, mandatory CSR contributions will come into action as the Company Bill 2012 becomes law in India.
