Central Banks and Illusions of Independence
While much attention is now paid to personalities of incoming central bankers, far less attention is paid to debating central banks' mandates in light of the unusual fiscal and financial intermediary roles they have been fulfilling since 2008.
Making Innovation Simply Part of Your Firm - Embedding Innovation Into The DNA Of Your Workplace
According to every company I talk to, innovation is one of the keys to success moving forward. Without exception鈥�. let me know if you can think of an exception. In most great businesses today, the executives need their people to bring outstanding, new ideas to life. However, the key question remains: how?
Building Bridges Across the Pacific
A C$6.6 million gift from the Li Ka Shing (Canada) Foundation creates new student and faculty exchangesbetween McGill and Shantou University in China
Last year, more than 800 Chinese students crossed the Pacific to attend McGill, making China the third largest source of international students for the University, behind only the United States and France.聽 And that number is growing every year; in fact, it has more than doubled since 2007.
The Latest, Quick Motor Evaluation
Myway Plus Corporation (Yokohama-shi, President Osamu Hoshino, MBA Japan'12), an expert in eco-car performance evaluation, has developed a quick test/evaluation equipment for highly efficient hybrid car (HV) motor. The equipment is targeted at Switch Reluctance (SR) motor testing and evaluation, which gives a reduction of 80% testing time. Many leading Japanese automobile companies have decided on this equipment.
As English Football Season Starts, Burma鈥檚 Gamblers Play the Odds
On a TV above the blue neon-lit bar in Rangoon鈥檚 Tamwe Township, the hapless-looking Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger grimaced, sputtering an indiscernible obscenity, his hands resting forlornly on his hips.
Top 50 Twitter Profs Include These Canadian B-School Teachers
The top 50 professors on Twitter 鈥� so ranked this month by online think tank LDRLB for their 140-character commentaries on research on leadership, innovation and strategy 鈥� include six from Canadian business schools.
Hult Prize Accelerator Preps Competitors for $1m
The problem: finding a high-quality source of protein for hundreds of millions of people that can be raised quickly, without consuming a lot of land, water, and other resources. ... Gabe Mott, an MBA student at 香蕉视频 in Montreal, said he and his teammates, the winners of the Boston regional competition, hadn鈥檛 expected to get into social entrepreneurship, but the Hult Prize opened opportunities.
A Quick Glance at My MBA Internship
My name is Mo Sedki and I鈥檓 an MBA Management Consulting intern with Accenture, based in the Calgary office.
When I started the MBA program at McGill鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, I knew that I wanted to kick off my career in Management Consulting. I, however, had never worked as a consultant and had no prior experience working for a global company. So, when I was offered the opportunity to join Accenture in Calgary for 12 weeks, I was more than stoked!
Crude Oil Shipments from the US to Canada
Professor Vedat Verter talks to CHQR News Talk 770 Radio about crude oil shipments from the US to Canada.
Listen to full interview (select August 12, 2013 - 10:00 am, scroll to minute 35:00): CHQR News Talk 770 Radio, August 12, 2013
The Paradox of Patent Assertion Entities
In March 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released The Evolving IP Marketplace: Aligning Patent Notice and Remedies with Competition, its antitrust policy review of the patent marketplace in which it unveiled the term 鈥減atent assertion entities鈥� (PAEs) as a substitute for the derisive term 鈥減atent trolls.鈥�
Transport des marchandises dangereuses - Le silence radioactif d'Ottawa
La catastrophe de Lac-M茅gantic a raviv茅 les inqui茅tudes li茅es au projet canado-am茅ricain de transport d'uranium sous forme liquide. Devant les craintes soulev茅es, le gouvernement Harper r茅plique que l'entente vise 脿 " r茅duire la menace que pose le terrorisme international". Mais il ne dit mot des cons茅quences possibles, un silence radioactif qui ne rassure pas les experts, 茅tant donn茅 les carences de Transports Canada en mati猫re de transport des marchandises dangereuses.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: Leaders Need to Set a Clear Direction, says CN鈥檚 Mongeau
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频 speaks to Claude Mongeau (MBA'88), CEO of CN.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, August 13, 2013
Run For The Hills: They Want To Send You On A Management Training Course!
Phil and I remember being younger managers in large multinationals (IBM for me) back in the 90鈥瞫, and in my case, the 80鈥瞫. We were sent to a variety of short training courses, and we honestly can鈥檛 say that we remember anything they tried to teach us. Except for one lesson. In fact, it was so powerful that we never forgot it.
Newsmaker: Attention for Designers
Professor Elliot Lifson talks to CTV about Montreal's surprisingly vibrant fashion and design sector.
Watch full interview: CTV News, August 1, 2013
Talking Management with Karl Moore: Like People, Organizations Have Emotional Ups and Downs
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频 speaks to Neal Ashkanasy, a professor from Australia鈥檚 University of Queensland.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, July 31, 2013
