Hope for business air travel despite falling demand
With the business travel sector continuing to struggle in light of teleconferencing and work-from-home options, Professor Karl Moore believes the new reality is an opportunity for airlines to start offering more competitive pricing to business professionals on domestic flights.
Developing breakthrough patient care solutions
The pandemic prompted hospitals across Canada to implement new technologies that minimized human-to-human contact, such as a text messaging service provided by the University of Montreal Health Centre that updates family members on changes to a patient鈥檚 condition throughout their surgery or other extended treatment.
McGill鈥檚 Retail Innovation Lab can help solve labor shortage in Quebec
Eric Bosco, the head of business development and partnerships at MITACS, provides recommendations for solving the current labour shortage in Quebec. He cites the Bensadoun School of Retail Management鈥檚 new Retail Innovation Laboratory as an essential partner in encouraging and supporting innovation within local companies.
The decline of the movie theatre
Associate Professor (Teaching) Louis Gialloreto weighs in on the shifting market for movie viewing in Canada. Although movie theatres are open to the public once again, a significant portion of the public moved on to streaming platforms and other affordable entertainment options during the pandemic. Gialloreto anticipates this trend will continue beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Uptick in back-to-school spending
Across Canada and the U.S., schools are opening their doors for in-person learning, causing a spike in back-to-school revenues that retailers haven鈥檛 seen since before the pandemic. Anwar White, Program Director of the Master of Management in Retailing, predicts that parents will spend more money than usual on supplies in their eagerness to give their children a normal back-to-school experience.
Normalizing flexible communication
Professor Karl Moore sits down with Kira Newman, editor-in-chief of Greater Good Magazine at University of California, Berkeley鈥檚 Happiness Research Center, to hear her thoughts about the impact of remote work on face-to-face interaction. From Newman鈥檚 perspective, flexible communication should become the norm for both remote and in-person work.
How to create a successful hybrid workplace
Although remote employees have more flexibility to establish a work/life balance that suits their needs, there are several downsides to the arrangement, says Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt. Remote workers often report feeling isolated from the team, and they may feel pressure to work longer hours, leading to burnout.
Going green in the concrete jungle
Professor Sebastien Betermier and his co-researchers published a paper on financial and environmental solutions for sustainable urban development. Canadian pension funds are doing something right, and they outline strategies for other funds and investors to follow suit.
Supporting Desautels student leadership aspirations
While leading a pharmaceutical company, Samira Sakhia (BCom鈥�90, DPA鈥�94, MBA鈥�01) is also volunteering her expertise in the broader McGill community and supporting students in realizing their leadership potential through the Samira Sakhia MBA Leadership Award.
McGill alumna appointed president of Groupe CH
After eight years of climbing the ladder at Groupe CH, Quebec鈥檚 premier sports and entertainment organization, France Margaret B茅langer (EMBA鈥�14) has reached new heights. In her new role as president of sports and entertainment, she will oversee team partnerships, event promotion, and other collaborative initiatives geared toward building community among fans.
Desautels alumnus makes list of 鈥淏est and Brightest EMBAs鈥�
Congratulations to Ian Picard (EMBA鈥�21) for being named to Poets & Quants鈥� 2021 鈥淏est and Brightest EMBAs鈥� list. A prominent member of the Huron-Wendat First Nation, Picard serves as Deputy Manager of Development and Asset Management for RBA Financial Group, an organization dedicated to providing financial planning assistance and pension funds to First Nations communities across Canada.
A Conversation with Yolande E. Chan, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Dr. Yolande E. Chan has spent the past 30 years in Kingston, Ontario, where until recently, she served as Associate Dean of Research, PhD and MSc Programs, and the E. Marie Shantz Chair of Digital Technology at Smith School of Business at Queen鈥檚 University.
Persevering through high-pressure situations
Professor Karl Moore sits down with Mark de Rond, a professor of organizational ethnography at the University of Cambridge, to discuss how humans physically and emotionally respond to extreme adversity. In Professor Moore鈥檚 experience, the perseverance of individual leaders in the face of stress is critical to team success when encountering unexpected challenges.
In-store technology is transforming retail spaces
Throughout the pandemic, in-store technologies like price-check kiosks and self-checkout have created a more convenient shopping experience for consumers and provided retailers with greater access to valuable data on shopping habits. But consumers are concerned about privacy, and retailers may not have the necessary resources to purchase and upkeep in-store tech.
How to reform tax opportunity zones
Professor Maxime Cohen joins Boston College鈥檚 Dmitry Mitrofanov to weigh in on tax opportunity zones in the U.S. Designed to generate cash flow in lower-income areas, opportunity zone programs have proven useful for both residential and corporate real estate developers. On the other hand, these programs would benefit from clearer metrics and more adaptable protocols for identifying communities in which to invest.
