Delve: Are Consumers Spoiled For Choice or Too Overwhelmed to Choose?
Today鈥檚 consumers demand and expect a wealth of choices in everything from sneakers to potato chips, but while large product lines provide abundance and variety, they don鈥檛 always result in sales鈥攁nd can even take away from a company鈥檚 bottom line.
McGill Desautels places among top 50 in the UTD Top 100 Worldwide and North American Business School Rankings Based on Research Contributions
The McGill Desautels Faculty of Management has been ranked 37th in the UTD Top 100 North American Business School Rankings Based on Research Contributions 2017-2021, placing it 2nd in Canada. This positions Desautels 46th in the University of Texas-Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management鈥檚 Worldwide annual list, released March 14.
Desautels alumnus catalyzes crowdfunded bursaries for Lebanese students impacted by financial crisis
In the summer of 2020, the financial crisis in Lebanon deepened when a major explosion rocked the port of Beirut, causing extensive property damage and loss of life. By that time, Lebanese students studying at McGill were already in a bind 鈥� banking restrictions were limiting the ability of their families to access savings, and provide financial support. Jade Dagher (BSc鈥�89, DipManTour鈥�92, MBA鈥�98) wanted to do something to help.
To reach a diverse audience, you need a diverse team
Everybody buys stuff. And in order to reach us all, advertising agencies need to be able to speak effectively to people of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. To do that effectively, an agency must be diverse itself. Dentsu Canada views diversity as an ongoing process, writes Professor Karl Moore in Forbes.
Desautels alumnus named International Educator of the Year by the Academic of International Business
Resilience. Caring. Integrity. These are the habits that Arshad Ahmad (MBA鈥�81, PhD鈥�2000) seeks to instil in his students. They can make an immediate impact on students鈥� career 鈥� and a positive impact on the people in their lives. Ahmad has been named the International Educator of the year by Academy of International Business (AIB), an organization of international business and management.
In-store shopping technologies can replicate the ease of online shopping
Standing in a check-out line is the least pleasant part of the shopping experience 鈥� and it could become a thing of the past. New technology is allowing shoppers to make in-store purchases with their phones, and a variety of self-checkout pilot projects are already underway at stores in Montreal. Some are as simple as scanning a QR code, and confirming your credit card information.
Takeaways from Office Hour with Karolina Nanowski
DesautelsConnect welcomed聽Karolina Nanowski,聽Account Director at Good Apple, as host of the February Office Hour. Nanowski imparted advice to聽help Desautels students with their journey at McGill and beyond, citing her own聽her own mentors and experiences as stepping stones into the marketing world.聽Nanowski is also passionate about volunteering and helping her community, as such DesautelsConnect鈥檚聽opportunity was ideal.聽
Victor Luis shares success story in Retail Leaders Talk
Victor Luis, Chairman and CEO of Moose Knuckles, explains his unique view on success and how he rose through the corporate ladder during the Bensadoun School of Retail Management聽Retail Leaders Talk. Students in the Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) were given insights into how to view success and pave one's own way rather than following others.聽
The best leaders have traits of both introverts and extroverts
Leadership makes many different demands. Certain situations require the quiet contemplation of an introvert 鈥� like taking time to consider all implications before a decision is made. Other situations need an extrovert鈥檚 gregariousness, like taking the time to ensure that employees know their hard work is appreciated. The best leaders will do both, according to Karl Moore, a Professor at Desautels.
Award-winning spirit brand launched by a one-time Montreal janitor with a vision for better vodka
The purest water makes the best vodka, but despite having water in abundance, Quebec had no vodka makers until relatively recently. Nicolas Duvernois observed this disconnect, and, in 2010, he founded Duvernois Creative Spirits, writes Desautels Professor Karl Moore in Forbes.
The Russian economy has cratered 鈥� but most Canadian investors are unlikely to have much exposure to it
Russia produces about 10 per cent of the world鈥檚 oil, but the rest of its economy is more of a lightweight. Before it attacked Ukraine, and had its financial system crippled by severe sanctions, Russia accounted for about three per cent of global GDP. Because Russian stock markets were closed after the invasion, investors have been unable to sell their holdings.
Communities in the Global South found innovative ways to adapt technology during COVID
Access to technology is deeply uneven. Many of us take the internet for granted, but nearly 40 per cent of the world鈥檚 population has never even been online. When the pandemic closed schools, not everyone could just switch to online learning. But communities that lacked access to technology found other ways to stay connected. A new study co-authored by Desautels Dean and James McGill Professor Yolande E.
Online impulse buys have helped some cope with pandemic disruptions
During lockdowns, access to luxury services was severely limited. Fine dining establishments were reduced to haute cuisine in take-out containers, and spas forced to close altogether. But some shoppers have tried to fill that void with consumer goods.
Dean Yolande E. Chan in conversation with Isabelle Mass茅
Serving as the head of a major business school, there are a lot of moving parts and things to consider. Desautels Dean Yolande E. Chan joins Isabelle Mass茅 of La Presse to discuss what led her to Montreal, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace, how business schools play a role in preparing students to adapt to an ever-changing world, and the importance of entrepreneurship in business education curricula.
Delve: Using International Supply Chains For Peace in Times of War with Juan Camilo Serpa
Risk is a fact of life in business鈥攊t鈥檚 also an ever-present reality in times of war. Wars and armed conflicts embroil 60% of the developing world, and now Ukraine and Russia, posing a constant threat to commodity production, the flow of international supply chains, and the economic lifeblood of these nations.
