Opinion: Russia's Underachieving Economy
Russia has been widely promoted as one of the BRICS nations, full of energy and dynamism like many leading emerging economies. Indeed, with its low unemployment figures, growing GDP, and recent WTO membership, it could be heralded as a poster child of the shifting concentration of wealth from the west to the east. Yet after spending 11 days in Moscow and St. Petersburg in February and March, we came away with mixed feelings.
Putting Another "e" in "Health"
ICT is transforming healthcare worldwide. Our North America correspondent takes a look at a range of ehealth applications that are attracting attention across the continent. Paul Turek doesn鈥檛 bother with the phone much anymore. The doctor, who runs a male fertility clinic, uses a web service called Healthloop to monitor his young patients after surgery, ensuring that they are recovering properly and using the right dose of medication.
Carleton Grad among Finalists in Prestigious Hult Prize Competition
This fall, Carleton alumnus Gabe Mott and his team will stand before world business leaders and former U.S. President Bill Clinton and ask for $1 million. His goal is to help put crickets on dinner tables around the world.
Feeding the World's Under-Nourished... With Crickets
Insects are not regular fare on Western menus, but a surprising number of people worldwide--perhaps as many as 2.5 billion--eat them happily on a regular basis. High in protein, low in fat, and rich in iron and omega-3, bugs like grasshoppers and cicadas are vital staples--a crunchier, and more sustainable, alternative to beef, pork, and lamb.
The Case for a Three Year College Degree
Reducing the time it takes for a student to complete college could add trillions of dollars in wealth to the U.S. economy. Changes in the labor market and educational institutions mean that now is the perfect time to alter the required time to attain a college degree, says Reuven Brenner, the Repap Chair at 香蕉视频's Desautels Faculty of Management.
Helping Vulnerable Children in Moscow and St. Petersburg
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg with Professor Karl Moore and 42 other McGill students as part of the Hot Cities of the World Tour. Each year, the tour aims to bring McGill students to various cities which will likely rise to prominence and become global centers of economic activity in the coming years.
Faster Learning, Route to Wealth
If students could complete their education a year faster, the many benefits would include increased personal wealth, decreased government spending, and more sustainable entitlement programs.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Steve Jobs Put the Shine on Apple
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频 speaks to David Teece, a senior professor at the Haas Business School, University of California, Berkeley.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, April 3, 2013
McGill鈥檚 new Social Economy Initiative features Paul Martin and Henry Mintzberg at inaugural flagship event on April 16
Montreal, March 26, 2013 鈥� Four pre-eminent Quebec-based social economy experts will participate in 鈥淪trengths of the Social Economy鈥� on Tuesday, April 16 at 5:00 pm at the Centre Mont-Royal in downtown Montreal (www.mcgill.ca/sei-flagship).
Postgraduate Law Degrees: Judge the Merits of a Masters
Postgraduate training in law can provide students with plenty of opportunities: a legal career is just one of them. Existing lawyers might seek to augment their skills with a Masters qualification. Those on other career paths might add another dimension to their knowledge with a little legal learning. Some might simply enjoy the academic rigour of legal study.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: It Takes an Entrepreneurial Spirit to Be Competitive Today
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频 speaks to David Teece, senior professor at the Haas Business School University of California, Berkeley.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, March 26, 2013
Russian Business Tips
McGill professor Karl Moore recently travelled to Russia with his students to help develop their business knowledge as a part of their class.
Watch full interview: Global News, March 26, 201
Hult Prize: Ending Hunger, One Cricket at a Time
If I broke the news to you that MBA students tend to be highly competitive individuals, you may not be too surprised. The Pope is, also, apparently Catholic, and all politicians are credible and reliable.
Russia Complicated, Independent
It might seem crazy to visit Russia in the middle of winter, yet the goal of the recent 香蕉视频 Hot Cities Tour was to see the "real" Russia, even if it meant getting lost in Moscow at minus-2 degrees Fahrenheit.聽
Russian Business Part of a Post-Modern Future
Karl Moore blames his generation for a lot of things - including bad architecture.聽
"Our library at McGill, it's ugly," he told The Moscow News on a recent visit to the city. "Today, we have gorgeous new buildings, gorgeous old buildings, but there's a time where you go, 鈥楾his is as bad as Stalinist or Maoist brutal stuff.' It was useful, but it was ugly."聽
