Simple Copper Device Could Save Millions of Lives
A simple copper device based on an ancient method for storing water may save the lives of millions of children around the world, experts say. The device, now undergoing year-long tests in Kenya and India, is a coil of electric copper cables that is suspended in water. It has been proven in the laboratory to kill the pathogens.
㽶Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management joins the Latin American MBA Alumni Network
We are pleased to announce that the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill has agreed to be a business school partner with the Latin American MBA Alumni Network (LAMBA). LAMBA is a professional association that connects Latin American MBA graduates with one another and with corporations in Canada.
New Internet Start-Up Hypejar Uses Social Media to Accurately Forecast Demand for Future Products
An online social platform that accurately forecasts future sales of new products has won first place at the Desautels Faculty of Management’s entrepreneurial competition, the Dobson Cup.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: Leadership Lessons from Canada's Most Senior Female General
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ speaks to General Chris Whitecross, Canada's most senior female general.
Dr. Joanne Liu Elected President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
Dr. Joanne Liu (IMHL Module 4 participant) has been elected President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International, effective October 1, 2013.
Gardez vos liquidités encore quelques mois
Chaque samedi, un financier répond à nos questions. Il donne sa lecture des marchés, offre son point de vue sur la Bourse et lance quelques conseils d'investissement. Cette semaine, Ken Lester, de Gestion d'actifs Lester à Montréal.
Entrevue - Le «secteur pluriel», solution à l’impasse de la polarisation
Il est plus que temps de se libérer de l’opposition stérile entre gouvernements et entreprises privées et du dogme du « tout au marché » pour enfin revenir à une approche plus équilibrée qui ferait une place à part entière à une troisième sorte d’acteurs issus de la société, estime le célèbre expert en gestion montréalais Henry Mintzberg.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How to Create a Global Culture in Your Company
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ speaks to Joe Andrew, Global Chair of Dentons, one of the top 10 largest law firms in the world. Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, July 3, 2013
Class Collaboration Aiming to Save Lives
A group of students from Desautels Faculty of Management, 㽶Ƶ, Montreal recently won a $100,000 grant from Grand Challenges Canada to field test an ingenious and low-cost water purification device that could potentially save millions of lives in developing countries.
Harvard's Michael Porter Strategy During a Recession
Harvard’s Michael Porter Strategy during a Recession interviewed by McGill’s Karl Moore.
Watch full interview: Supply Chain Today, June 30, 2013
Call for Proposals: IPLAI Fall 2013 Independent Reading Groups
The Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas (IPLAI) invites proposals for informal reading groups in the interdisciplinary humanities. IPLAI will provide space for approved seminars, and help with organization and advertising.
Groups will:
Mobile Electrical Storage Device - Half Size, Water and Dust Proof
The hybrid car battery evaluation device company, Myway Plus Co. Ltd (Yokohama-shi, Osamu Hoshino (MBA Japan'12), President), together with IHI and Alps Electric, have developed a mobile electrical storage system. The product is half the size compared to conventional products, and it is also the world’s first water and dust proof mobile electrical energy storage system.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: Why Leaders are Only as Good as Their Networks
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ speaks to Charles Galunic, a professor at INSEAD in France. Read full article: The Globe and Mail, June 25, 2013
How Did Black Sabbath Get Their First Number One Album in 46 Years? By Reclaiming Their Original Blueprint
Ozzy Osbourne sold 100 million albums worldwide as a solo artist and as a founding member of Black Sabbath. He was a television star and sat comfortably on the throne of his (and his wife Sharon’s) own making. Yet he still dreamed of a greater feat. “I suppose the one ambition I have left,” he wrote in his bestselling 2009 memoir, I Am Ozzy, “is to get a number one album in America.”
Desautels Faculty of Management receives EQUIS accreditation
We are pleased to announce that 㽶Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management has been granted the prestigious European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation for a five-year period by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).