Pushing back against fast fashion
The past five years have seen a rise in privately owned apparel resale companies, bucking previous trends toward fast fashion. Between ongoing clothing supply shortages and growing concern about sustainability, younger Millennials and Gen Zers are turning to curated vintage retailers to stock their wardrobes, explains Anwar White, Program Director of the Master of Management in Retailing.
McGill professor at the forefront of environmental change
Since its publication in 2014, Professor Henry Mintzberg鈥檚 book, Rebalancing Society, has been heralded as a handbook for environment and social sustainability by the United Nations and hundreds of universities and organizations across the globe.
Airline industry loses altitude
Airlines have experienced a hit to their reputation as well as their bottom line as Omicron leads to thousands of cancelled flights and stranded passengers. These disruptions may signal distress in the industry, according to Professor Karl Moore, but many airlines are already doing everything in their power to balance budget, safety, and customer needs.
Bridging generational gaps through pension reform
In light of ongoing Dutch pension reforms, Professor Sebastien Betermier underscores the need for successful pension funds to balance individual and collective responsibility for risk-taking. From his perspective, a hybrid plan is crucial to meet stakeholder needs across generational lines.
Retailers are hoping for better days ahead after Omicron
In recent weeks, the highly transmissible Omicron variant has dampened once-sunny retail forecasts for 2022. But according to Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, Canadian retailers may experience a sizable increase in sales after emerging from the latest round of lockdowns.
The impact of AI on human resources
In 2019, Professor Matissa Hollister began a Resident Fellowship at the World Economic Forum鈥檚 The Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in San Francisco.
Q&A with Professor Katrin Tinn
Get to know Assistant Professor聽Katrin Tinn,聽who teaches in the聽Finance area, in a new Q&A. She discusses her research on digital currencies and stock trading, her teaching style -聽including how she integrates her research - and her interest in art.
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Building AI Leadership in Canada
Artificial intelligence has taken over the world, and Canada is quickly emerging as the leader of the pack. Learn how a Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) can help you excel in this fast-paced, innovative field from leaders at top investors in AI like Microsoft, Google and IBM.
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MIPC winners prepare to present ideas to Dutch pension funds
Students from the Copenhagen Business School took home the $25,000 first prize of the fifth annual McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC) this November.
A call to revamp disaster response
As the CEO and President of Canadian Red Cross, Conrad Sauve (IMHL鈥�14) has a front-row seat to how climate change continues to wreak havoc through massive floods and extreme droughts. In a new episode of 鈥淭he Current鈥� podcast, Sauve advocates for a greater emphasis on disaster recovery in addition to emergency responses.
Shedding light on liquor shortages
Amid supply chain bottlenecks overseas, Canada is facing a significant shortage of imported liquor, leading provincial liquor authorities to encourage early, local shopping for holiday favourites. According to Professor Saibal Ray, Academic Director聽of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, the ongoing scarcity of transportation resources is only making the shortage more acute.
Holiday shopping will take creativity and patience this year
Between historically high levels of demand and ongoing supply shortages, holiday shoppers will have to get creative with their gift-giving this year, says Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management. As delayed shipments and back orders become the new normal, consumers may have to wait until February or March 200 for heavily discounted wish list items to finally hit the shelves.
Delve podcast: New Normal: How the Pandemic Changed Shopping Forever with Mehmet Gumus
How we shop today certainly isn鈥檛 the same as it was before March 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic launched a swift if unsteady shift in shopping habits鈥攁nd retailers quickly learned that adaptation was essential to survival. Today, a hybrid retail approach is leading the way to increased sales.
MMA alumni praise Desautels鈥� emphasis on applied learning
Four Masters of Management in Analytics (MMA) graduates share how their time at Desautels enabled them to achieve new levels of personal and professional growth. As they navigate leadership roles in industries ranging from technology and sports to data analysis and engineering, the alumni credit the program鈥檚 ample experiential learning opportunities with equipping them with the technical and networking skills needed to drive corporate and community impact.
The key to successful management
According to Professor Henry Mintzberg, the greatest quality a manager can embody is empathy. As liaisons between executive leadership and employee teams, managers must be able to build trust and respect in order to accomplish company goals across a large network of stakeholders.
