McGill Desautels Faculty of Management - MDIIM News

2024 IMSF Showcase Day highlights student impact

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:41:56 +0000

This April, McGill Desautels undergraduate students proudly showcased their contributions at the 2024 Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF) Showcase Day. Held at the McGill Faculty Club, the event highlighted the 2023-2024 cohort’s research and projects, all of which relate back to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

BCom alum’s paper on the financial literacy of immigrants an FCAC finalist

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:33:59 +0000

McGill Desautels graduate Avneet Bhabra (BCom’23)’s research paper “23% and Counting, but Not ‘One Size Fits All’: Helping Canada’s Immigrants Strengthen Their Financial Knowledge” has been published by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) on Canada.ca. Focusing on financial literacy amongst immigrants in Canada, the paper was selected as a finalist in the undergraduate category of the FCAC’s 2023 Building Better Financial Futures Challenge.

Delve: What Can Boomers Learn About Leadership from Millennials and Gen Z? with Karl Moore and Dax Dasilva

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 20:46:30 +0000

What can older generations learn from Millennials and Gen Z about leadership, strategy, and dealing with crisis? And how can these younger generations unlock their professional potential by engaging in meaningful work and taking larger roles in organizational strategy and change?

Delve: Are Digital Tech Workers Coding Themselves Out of Existence? with Emmanuelle Vaast and Alain Pinsonneault

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:28:02 +0000

What if just doing your job causes you to lose your job? New technologies have constantly replaced old technologies for hundreds of years, but new digital technologies, namely artificial intelligence and other data-driven technologies, are doing more than replacing old tech—they’re replacing the people who create those technologies in the first place.

Delve: How the Era of Energy Transition Is Changing Business Leadership

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:18:15 +0000

The global transition to net-zero requires significant changes in the way businesses operate and grow. How can business leaders successfully manage this energy transition? What are its opportunities and risks for businesses? And what role do corporate boards and investors play in overseeing and encouraging the transition?

Delve: Why Accounting Holds the Key to Successful Sustainability Initiatives, with Brian Wenzel

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:06:34 +0000

What does accounting have to do with sustainability? Essentially, everything. Just as research and regulations around sustainability have expanded in recent years, so has sustainability accounting, focusing on activities of an organization that have a direct impact on its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects.

Delve: Is Business Ethics an Oxymoron? with Jo-Ellen Pozner and Saku Mantere

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 31 May 2023 15:36:43 +0000

Craft business, such as microbreweries and ethical chocolate companies, has seen a rise in the past several years, with many claiming to put values over excessive profit. Meanwhile, larger, more economically driven businesses have imploded in the wake of questionable decision making. Are craft businesses somehow more ethical or moral than others? Or is business ethics an oxymoron? The answer depends on values.

Delve: Cashing in or Losing Big on Cryptocurrency Yield Farms?

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 17 May 2023 16:01:46 +0000

If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Add cryptocurrency yield farms to that list. A complex investment strategy in decentralized finance markets, yield farming advertises eye-popping passively earned returns. While some investors boast impressive returns, for others the risks are unclear or even undisclosed before they invest, and the advertised returns never materialize.

Delve: Why Employers Think Overqualified Job Applicants Lack Commitment, with Roman Galperin

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 12 May 2023 13:23:49 +0000

Why is being overqualified for a sought-after job at a desirable workplace seen as a drawback? Despite having prestigious educations and impressive work credentials, these candidates get turned down by hiring managers, often before they even get an interview.

IMSF empowers students impact in community

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:16:50 +0000

The Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF), offered by the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), is an experiential leadership development program that aims to bridge the gap between the classroom and the community. The program encourages multidisciplinary experiences and taking on initiatives that make a difference in the community.

Delve: AI-griculture, A High-Tech Approach to Decarbonizing Agricultural Food Supply Chains

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:21:59 +0000

One of the largest contributors to climate change worldwide, the agricultural food supply chain crosses international borders and reaches across industries and sectors. Reducing its environmental impact requires complex, high-tech solutions like artificial intelligence—and the people to implement them at the right time, in the right places.

Delve: Why Friendly AI Chatbots Don’t Always Deliver Five-Star Customer Service, with Elizabeth Han

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:16:28 +0000

Logically everyone knows that software doesn’t have feelings, but AI chatbots that express emotion—as well as other advanced artificial intelligence tools like

Delve Spring 2023 digital magazine

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:20:28 +0000

What will the firm of the future—and the future of work—look like? In the face of societal and generational change, will organizational hierarchies fall flat?

Experiential Learning: McGill Desautels gives rise to discovery

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:00:24 +0000

In 2021, thanks to the generosity of alumnus Don Lewtas, we saw the launch of the Lewtas Office of Experiential Learning. Since the office’s inception, the team at the Lewtas Office, led by Leigh Korey, PhD, has been hard at work creating powerful hands-on learning opportunities that play a vital role in the student journey.

Philanthropist and visionary Marcel Desautels passes away at age 88

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:18:25 +0000

Marcel Desautels, LLD’07 (CM, O Ont, OM) generously donated both his resources and his time to furthering business education at McGill. The business leader and philanthropist passed away on January 31 at the age of 88. Desautels invested over $38 million in students, programs, research and facilities at the Desautels Faculty of Management. “Marcel was deeply passionate about inspiring others to give and get involved,” says Dean Yolande Chan. “And because he believed in us, so many others did too.

Delve: How Digital Technologies Could Turn Crisis into an Opportunity for Societal Change, with Michael Barrett

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:45:13 +0000

How useful, overhyped, or even detrimental are digital technologies in a crisis? Zoom came in to save the day when work went remote during the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping and food delivery grew rapidly, even doctors’ appointments went online. What can be learned from experiences of crisis-driven technology use, both on an individual and organizational scale?

Delve: How Organizations Can Increase Gender Diversity by Rethinking Job Recruitment, with Brian Rubineau

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:40:10 +0000

In the past few years of the Covid pandemic, many people have left or lost their jobs and sought out new ones. Who has succeeded and who hasn’t depends not only on merit and ability, but on who you know—word-of-mouth is one of the most common ways that people learn about and are encouraged to apply for jobs. And who you know typically reflects your gender, race, and other influential differences that in policy terms are markers of diversity. Examining the role gender plays in job recruitment and hiring can lead to a more diverse workforce that benefits both organizations and society.

Delve: How Banks and Institutional Investment Funds Are Driving the Road to Net-Zero

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 21:58:16 +0000

One of the biggest challenges today for financial institutions is how to meet net-zero climate targets while achieving high returns on investment and satisfying the needs of various stakeholders. What does the road to net-zero look like in the realm of long-term investment, who are the players, and how should the inevitable roadblocks be overcome?

Delve: Why Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Standards Need an Indigenous Perspective

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:21:13 +0000

In the high-stakes realm of finance and investment, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria play a larger role than ever in companies’ decision making and commitment to creating shared value. In this accelerated transition toward cross-sector economic change, whose interests are centred and whose concerns are left out of the sustainability conversation?

Delve: Why the Job You Apply For May Not Be the Job You Get

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 21:40:08 +0000

When most people apply for jobs, they expect the job description to match the job that will be filled. But between the interview and the actual hiring, job duties sometimes evolve. At a time when many people are making career changes and employers are facing uncertainties and struggling to find employees, understanding why jobs change is crucial.

Delve: Scale Deep Not Up for Sustainable Local Entrepreneurship, with Anna Kim and Suntae Kim

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 22:05:28 +0000

How would definitions of business growth and success change if entrepreneurship ventures decided that instead of scaling up, they would “scale deep”? While scaling up allows an organization to pursue fast expansion with goals of going national or global, scaling deep lets an organization pursue enduring growth and sustainability anchored to its original location.

Delve: Remix or Reinvent? How Deviance Can Drive Careers in the Creative Community of EDM, with Amandine Ody-Brasier

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:40:26 +0000

When does deviance from the norm propel a career or stop it in its tracks? Call it law-breaking or call it creative license, in creative industries and occupations, intellectual property concerns can make or break reputations, careers, and companies. Ask the creators themselves whether something is deviant, illegal, or illegitimate and the answers aren’t simply yes or no, they’re varying shades of grey. In the electronic dance music community, for one, the enforcement of certain norms and legalities around intellectual property isn’t always up to the law—it’s up to the community.

MIPC wraps up with MDIIM Symposium and Grand Finale

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:47:57 +0000

The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management Symposium on The Road to Net Zero took place on November 2, marking the opening ceremony of the sixth edition of the McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC). Thank you to our panelists, Fanny Doucet, CFA, Managing Director & Head, Sustainable Finance at Scotiabank and Lori Kerr, CEO of FinDev Canada for participating in what was an ins

Delve: Why digital currencies could change the future of central banking

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:41:35 +0000

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) represent a possible next step in the technological evolution of banking and the financial intermediation sector, with advances in privacy, fraud protection, and efficiency—but their roles and risks on the high-tech path forward are only now becoming clear.

Delve: Where Artificial Intelligence Meets Management Insights and Solutions

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:14:34 +0000

How can Artificial Intelligence augment and even improve management of and within organizations? In the interdisciplinary arena of management, AI is being applied to big-picture issues of organizational strategy and supply chain operations, as well as the ethical details of human resources and the many moving parts of the retail industry.

Delve: How Barriers to Foreign Investments Affect Risk-Taking in International Markets, with Francesca Carrieri

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:52:52 +0000

What regulations are at play when financial institutions, hedge funds, mutual fund managers, and others invest in stocks and businesses in another country—and who do those regulations ultimately benefit? Despite protecting both foreign investors and countries’ domestic markets, regulatory constraints still present certain barriers to foreign investment, especially in times of market stress, inflation, and increased interest rates. What level of risk will foreign investors take today in the name of diversification of their portfolios?

Delve: How FinTech Lending to Small Businesses Opens the Door to Bank Loans, with Paul Beaumont

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:34:51 +0000

Bank loans are the typical first step for most small and medium-sized businesses, but another form of business lending has emerged: FinTech companies that use algorithms to determine whether a business is worth the risk.

Delve: How Cities Can Make Ride-Hailing Services Environmentally Sustainable, with Animesh Animesh

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:20:44 +0000

What if using a ride-hailing app like Uber or Lyft could help decrease a city’s carbon emissions? Combined with public transit use and municipal policy changes, that’s beginning to happen. However, the bigger, less understood question is what motivates people to choose their cars over the bus, or Uber over walking to work. New data-driven research from Desautels Professor Animesh Animesh shows the environmental impact of ride-hailing and how comprehensive urban planning policies could make the skies a lot clearer.

Delve: Lessons on Economic Growth from the Informal Economy, with Robert Nason

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:31:38 +0000

What does the word “entrepreneurship” immediately bring to mind? Risk and reward, innovation and hard work, funding and financial growth, filling gaps in the market? In truth, that answer looks different around the world, in both formal and informal economies, depending on how the local, state, and national economies function and on how the culture views business ownership.

Delve: Striking a New Balance in Management and Society, with Henry Mintzberg and Saku Mantere

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:53:26 +0000

How has management thinking changed in the past 50 years and where might management be headed today? In his research and writing, Desautels Faculty of Management Professor Henry Mintzberg covers not only the past 50 years but looks toward the future of managing organizations, developing managers, and rebalancing society, from business to politics to higher education.

Delve: How Collaborative, Open-Minded Management Could Heal Healthcare

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:53:58 +0000

Walk into any hospital and you’ll witness a complex, multi-level system of personnel in action, interacting with each other, with patients, and with high-tech equipment around the clock. Healthcare systems naturally face management challenges—the COVID-19 pandemic amplified those and introduced new ones. How can management insights gleaned from the pandemic help healthcare move forward into sustainable systems that prioritize the well-being of both practitioners and patients?

Delve: Managing Ourselves Out of Climate Change

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:13:58 +0000

As heatwaves increase around the world and weather patterns become even more unpredictable, top researchers at McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management are finding novel solutions to the climate crisis—solutions that link multiple industries, regulatory bodies, leaders, entrepreneurs, workers, and consumers. Because the only way forward is together.

Delve podcast: New Normal: Can Global Financial Transparency Deter Corporate Tax Avoidance? with Preetika Joshi

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:18:59 +0000

While tax policies are complicated and often seem unfair, new global solutions can both simplify how corporations pay their taxes and make payment more equitable for countries owed their share of tax revenue.

Delve: Can Loyalty in Investor Relationships Calm the Competitive Disruption of ETFs?

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:45:46 +0000

On the surface, the Exchange Traded Fund or ETF is a relatively straightforward concept, but it has become a major disruptor in the sphere of money management. In the past few years, mutual fund managers started to also manage ETFs for their clients—a way to potentially alleviate competition, maintain client loyalty, and keep institutional money within a growing family of funds.

Delve: An Ethical, Human-Centred Approach to AI in Human Resources, with Matissa Hollister

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 21:05:02 +0000

Could Artificial Intelligence tools decide who gets hired or fired, who gets a raise, or who’s ready to be a mentor? Some already are, to varying levels of success, and it’s often difficult to discern their use value, let alone how to use them effectively and ethically, an arguable essential in HR.

Delve: How Predictive Data Analysis Illuminates the Future of Retail, with Maxime Cohen

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 27 May 2022 17:06:27 +0000

Artificial Intelligence innovation thrives in an environment where business arenas, fundamental research, and thought leadership overlap. As seen in recent AI initiatives in Montreal, determining the capacities of AI and related data analytics applications is essential to understanding how they will play out in the wider world, whether analyzing healthcare data or implementing predictive analytics in retail.

Delve: Could New Algorithms Ensure Everyone Pays Fair Prices Online?

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 19 May 2022 19:33:23 +0000

Dynamic pricing algorithms set the prices we pay online—and few rules govern how they work. Even if an algorithm doesn’t ostensibly consider race at all, research shows that it can be biased and discriminatory on the basis of race, as well as gender, economic level, and other personal information openly gathered from consumers.

Delve podcast: How Information Technology Can Drive Efficiency and Spark Creativity, with Alain Pinsonneault

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 12 May 2022 18:27:14 +0000

What do Cirque du Soleil, American Airlines, and Canadian Tire have in common? They’ve all shifted their perspective on the value of Information Technology. On the Delve podcast, Desautels Faculty of Management Professor Alain Pinsonneault discusses how the overall mindset towards Information Technology’s value is changing, especially in times of broader turbulence like the COVID pandemic.

International Management Student Fellows present creative solutions to societal challenges

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 11 May 2022 17:35:04 +0000

Bread and grain waste is a leading cause of food waste in Canada, and but this can be reduced by transforming spent brewing yeast and stale bread into flour that can be sold to businesses or directly to the consumers. It's just one of the pressing problems that Desautels undergraduate students are addressing through the Integrated Management Student Fellowships (IMSF) program, a two-semester, six credit experiential leadership development initiative that is designed to help BCom students prepare for impactful and fulfilling careers.

Delve podcast: New Normal: How Fast Fashion Can Slow Down and Go Green, with Javad Nasiry

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 05 May 2022 14:50:21 +0000

Fast fashion is a rapidly expanding subsection of an already environmentally problematic industry. What does a truly sustainable fashion industry model look like—and will customers buy it?

Integrated Student Management Fellowships apply academic learning to real-world challenges

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 02 May 2022 18:18:47 +0000

The Graphix Project is creating an intellectual history of human rights in graphic novel form – over 3,000 years of conflict and social movements. Third-year student Nada Al Mgharbel has been contributing research to the initiative, which is a collaboration between McGill and Yale University, and will be the centrepiece of a human-rights education program.

Delve podcast: New Normal: How Healthcare Systems Impact Practitioner Distress, with Dr. Martin A. Koyle

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:38:40 +0000

What can be done when healthcare leaders say that they simply can't work anymore? On Delve’s The "New Normal" podcast, Dr. Martin A.

Delve: Why Organizations Need Authentic People and Inclusive Policies, with Patricia Hewlin

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:50:07 +0000

The complex issue of authenticity at work isn’t only about people within an organization—it’s connected to the organization’s own integrity, including policies on equity, diversity, and inclusion. The value of authenticity for employees, customers and clients, and management is linked to a diversity of people and innovative ideas suited to today’s world.

Delve: Are Consumers Spoiled For Choice or Too Overwhelmed to Choose?

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:56:20 +0000

Today’s 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’t always result in sales—and can even take away from a company’s bottom line. In new marketing research, Desautels Professor Demetrios Vakratsas explores breadth and depth in product lines to determine their role in consumer choice-making today.

Delve: Using International Supply Chains For Peace in Times of War with Juan Camilo Serpa

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:35:00 +0000

Risk is a fact of life in business—it’s 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.

Delve: Constructing Narratives and the International Monetary Fund with Lindsay Holmgren

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Narrative theory is about looking at worlds, from their construction and governance to the real people living within them. This perspective is useful for understanding the complexities of not only literature, but the mechanisms of medicine, law, management, and economics. In the process, questions arise around established paradigms—the answers have the potential to bring about concrete disciplinary, practical, and policy-oriented outcomes.

Delve podcast: New Normal: How Flexible Healthcare Leadership Eases Crisis with Dr. Lynn Mikula

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:32:24 +0000

How have some healthcare organizations maintained stability and trust during the COVID-19 pandemic? On Delve’s The "New Normal" podcast series, Dr. Lynn Mikula (IMHL'21), the Vice President, Chief of Staff, and Chief Medical Executive of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre and a graduate of Desautels Faculty of Management International Masters for Health Leadership discusses lessons learned from the pandemic and the importance of embracing flexible social structures and psychological safety in the face of wide-scale change.

Delve podcast: New Normal: How AI Is Reshaping Post-Pandemic Retail with Warut Khern-am-nuai

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:47:51 +0000

On Delve’s The "New Normal" podcast series, Professor Warut Khern-am-nuai from the Desautels Faculty of Management at �㽶��Ƶ joins journalist Dave Kaufman to discuss the data behind pandemic buying and how retailers can use an Artificial Intelligence framework to react in real time to unexpected fluctuations in consumer purchasing.

Delve podcast: New Normal: Ideal Workers, Gender Equality, and COVID-19 with Alyson Gounden Rock

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:33:36 +0000

What do “ideal workers” look like today? New research explores the history of gender differences in work and points to a more equal—and genuinely ideal—future of work for all.

Delve: What Robotic Surgery Reveals About Organizational Change

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 20:30:25 +0000

At first the operating room appears to be missing its surgeon—in the surgeon’s place, a robot, surgical tools at the ready, towers over the patient. Surgical robotic technology is specialized in design and purpose, yet in practice it illuminates more universal insights into how the introduction of new technologies spurs changes to people’s embodied actions, causing both intended and unexpected impacts.

Delve: Can Wikipedia Fix Its Information Inequality Problem?

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:11:09 +0000

Wikipedia has revolutionized the way that knowledge is produced and dramatically increased access to information. A closer look at the 300,000 active editors who contribute to Wikipedia’s millions of articles shows that they play a powerful role in shaping the world-wide information ecosystem, generating positive feedback loops that leave other topics in the dust, under-researched and unread. Their impact on the most visited educational resource on the planet affects us all.

Delve podcast: New Normal: How the Pandemic Changed Shopping Forever with Mehmet Gumus

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:51:12 +0000

How we shop today certainly isn’t the same as it was before March 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic launched a swift if unsteady shift in shopping habits—and retailers quickly learned that adaptation was essential to survival. Today, a hybrid retail approach is leading the way to increased sales.

New scholarship honours Devon Haye

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:46:21 +0000

A new scholarship has been launched in honour of Devon Haye (BCom’20), who passed away after a long and courageous battle with lymphatic cancer.

Delve podcast: New Normal: Climate Change and the Supply Chain with Sanjith Gopalakrishnan

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 22:17:25 +0000

Carbon emissions from a typical company’s supply chain are on average 5.5 times that of direct emissions, including from facilities and company vehicles. In certain sectors such as retail and food & beverage, that ratio goes up to 10 or 20 times. Reducing the environmental impact of supply chain emissions depends on both public pressure and government regulation.

Delve: Why Ultra-Low Yields Don’t Mean the End of Sustainable Pension Funds

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:30:10 +0000

Retirement systems around the world, from public pension plans to private funds, are weathering a storm of ultra-low bond yields that threaten not only adequate returns for pensioners but the sustainability of the systems themselves. Designing retirement systems that are resilient to low yields requires balancing risk with resilience and innovative approaches.

Delve podcast: Closing the Inventor Gender Gap with John-Paul Ferguson, Lucy Gilbert, and Negin Ashouri

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:27:04 +0000

Social inequalities are responsible for the loss of millions of ideas and inventions over hundreds of years. This loss over time is measurable today in a decline in innovation, slowing economic growth, and repercussions on all sectors, from technology to health care. The gender gap among inventors affects what gets invented—and consequently who benefits from innovation.

Risk and return at the fifth annual MIPC

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:35:19 +0000

To kick off the fifth edition of the McGill International Portfolio Challenge, Professor Sebastien Betermier moderated a Delve Integrated Management symposium powered by Global Risk Institute in Financial Services (GRI) entitled “Designing Sustainable Retirement Systems in the Current Environment of Ultra-Low Yields.” The event invited University Pension Plan Ontario’s Barbara Zvan and PSP Investment’s Eduard van Gelderen, leading experts in pension management, to share their perspective on designing

Delve podcast: Navigating Digital Ecosystems & Transforming Strategy with Yolande Chan

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:16:12 +0000

Digital technologies today are highly generic and highly specific at the same time – even a mobile phone is also a translator, a map and an entertainment system – complicating the design of organizational strategy. In the latest episode of the Delve podcast, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management and James McGill Professor Yolande Chan discusses a “digital ecodynamics” approach to organizational strategy, where technology is at the core of strategy from the start.

Delve: A Digital Currency for the Public by the Public

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:10:32 +0000

Could a Central Bank Digital Currency ensure privacy and transparency for every transaction? A new model of digital currency by Desautels Professor Katrin Tinn proposes a secure yet anonymous “asymmetric privacy” alternative to cash, traditional bank transactions, and cryptocurrency. “A public institution is in a better position to design a digital currency that has the correct incentives,” says Tinn.

Delve podcast: New Normal: The Pivot to Climate Sustainability for SMEs with Dror Etzion

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:31:39 +0000

Small and medium-sized enterprises account for as much environmental impact as the entire Canadian transportation industry—yet solving their climate impact requires a unique approach. In the "New Normal" Delve podcast series, Desautels Professor Dror Etzion discusses the role of SMEs in the global fight for climate sustainability. Etzion illustrates the power of a “peer-to-peer inspiration model of change” and how the McGill-founded PIVOT project is encouraging SMEs to take action.

Delve: Crafting Local Terroir & Putting Quebec Cheese on the Map with Robert David

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:09:33 +0000

Terroir conjures European flavours and landscapes, flora and fauna, champagne and Parmigiano-Reggiano, but Quebec terroir has become a player in the terroir game. On the Delve podcast, Desautels Professor Robert David discusses the lucrative realm of Quebec terroir and how it has flourished not only for its flavours but as an identity crafted by social and cultural factors

Delve: Occupational Evolution or Extinction?

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:24:01 +0000

Despite being essential in organizations across sectors, data scientists wrestle with the implications of writing the code that will replace their own jobs. New research by Desautels Professors Emmanuelle Vaast & Alain Pinsonneault analyzes six years of what data scientists have been saying about their occupational identity and its interlinked evolution to new digital technologies.

Delve podcast: New Normal: COVID-19 and the Leadership Crisis with Jean-Nicolas Reyt

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 22:38:08 +0000

Launching the second season of Delve’s The "New Normal" podcast series, Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt discusses why businesses should embrace a hybrid work method, why the future of workspaces needs to change from the status quo, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has forced management to change in order to adapt to a new reality – plus the one thing companies can do for remote workers to make sure they’ve got their backs.

Delve podcast: Gourmet Food Trucks and the Authenticity Recipe with Daphne Demetry

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:20:11 +0000

An entrepreneurship venture high in creativity, culture, and community and low in risk, gourmet food trucks illuminate how authenticity and associated identities—like the “cultural omnivore”—are constructed by business owners and consumers alike. On Delve's podcast, Desautels Faculty of Management Professor Daphne Demetry discusses the drive for authenticity and the gourmet food truck trend that shows no sign of slowing down.

Delve - "New Normal" podcast: A Shock to the System with Saku Mantere

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:40:48 +0000

In episode 5 of The ‘New Normal’ hosted by Dave Kaufman, Delve Editor-in-Chief Professor Saku Mantere discusses how organizations have responded and adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic: whether universities, governments, or businesses, many responded to the crisis by adapting quickly and performing beyond expectations. Why are some organizations at their best when facing a problem, while others flag?

Delve - "New Normal" podcast: Life’s Good on Top, But For Everyone Else? with Samer Faraj

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:13:28 +0000

In episode 5 of The ‘New Normal’ hosted by Dave Kaufman, Professor Samer Faraj speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has created an over reliance on corporate technological behemoths. Faraj breaks down the ever-growing role of digitization in our society and examines who benefits from the UBER-ization of our daily lives: all who take part in the gig economy or only to those who are “on top”?

Delve - "New Normal" podcast: COVID-19, Ethics, and Stock Tips with Patrick Augustin

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:48:50 +0000

In episode 4 of The ‘New Normal’ hosted by Dave Kaufman, Professor Patrick Augustin from The Desautels Faculty of Management at �㽶��Ƶ examines the allegations of insider trading levied against former Georgia Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler at the dawn of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Should politicians be held to a higher ethical standard when lives are at stake?

Desautels thought leadership publication Delve launches delve.mcgill.ca and new podcast episodes

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 31 May 2021 13:03:00 +0000

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Delve, the thought leadership publication of McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management, has examined how organizations grapple with a rapidly changing world. In the spirit of embracing transformation and leveraging insight from the latest management research, Delve launches into uncharted post-pandemic directions with a new website and “New Normal” podcast episodes, aiming to inspire conversation and shift perspectives on some of the most consequential economic, social, and ecological topics of our time.

Delve - The "New Normal" podcast: Black Swan Event with Saibal Ray

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 21 May 2021 20:36:07 +0000

In episode 1 of The ‘New Normal’ hosted by Dave Kaufman, Professor Saibal Ray highlights the successes and failures of the COVID-19 vaccine procurement and global distribution, compares Israel's effort to Canada's, and questions if Canada will want to do all that’s necessary to be prepared should similar incidents arise in the future.

Delve - "New Normal" podcast: Grocery Shopping Anxiety with Yu Ma

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 21 May 2021 20:42:18 +0000

In episode 3 of The ‘New Normal’ hosted by Dave Kaufman, Professor Yu Ma discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected our relation to grocery stores, how shopping has changed in the last year, and what can be done from a technological perspective to improve the shopping experience and perhaps even help the consumer make more informed and healthier choices at the store.

Delve - "New Normal" podcast: Working from Home, Living at Work with Lisa Cohen

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 21 May 2021 20:39:34 +0000

In episode 2 of The ‘New Normal’ hosted by Dave Kaufman, Professor Lisa Cohen discusses how the shift to working from home that has been hastened by the Covid-19 pandemic, how the work from home phenomenon has been more disadvantageous to some members of society than others, and ways in which working at home has given us all more time to think about how to make our world a more equitable place.

Delve: How to Recognize and Avoid the Toxic Glamour of Glossy Work

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:25:41 +0000

A new study by Lisa Cohen, an associate professor of organizational behaviour at �㽶��Ƶ, and Sandy Spataro, a professor of management at Northern Kentucky University, explores how people cope with complex and conflicting perceptions of their job, and what HR managers can do to keep good people in a difficult role.

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Delve: The Divided State of American Public Health

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 21:33:33 +0000

Even as the pandemic radically reshaped American life, the federal government failed to provide strong and consistent guidance about how best to manage this public health crisis. Not surprisingly, individual states diverged in what they chose to do, and when they chose to do it

Delve: It’s Difficult to Breathe Behind a Facade, but Psychological Safety is the Antidote

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 23:34:47 +0000

According to �㽶��Ƶ’s Professor Patricia Faison Hewlin, today’s socio-political climate has placed diversity and inclusion at the forefront, revealing the depth to which psychological safety has been absent in many workplaces. As a result, many employees, especially those from traditionally marginalized groups, are experiencing the adverse effects of repressing their authentic selves at work on a regular basis.

Marcel Desautels: 15 years of support broadens horizons in business education

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:37:52 +0000

The impact of Marcel Desautels’ giving is dramatic, both on individual students who receive his awards, as well as on the Faculty’s programs. Two previous scholarship recipients and the Director of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management comment on how Marcel’s generosity has benefitted them.

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Desautels celebrates 15th anniversary of historic $22-million gift

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:07:20 +0000

In 2005, Dr. Marcel Desautels made the largest donation to a Canadian business or management faculty in history. His game-changing $22-million gift to name the Desautels Faculty of Management has equipped the Faculty to breathe new life into its world-class programs, talent, and facilities.

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Delve: Canada’s Pension Plan Is the Envy of the World, and Now We Know Why

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 20:23:47 +0000

A new study by Prof Sebastien Betermier is the first to use real data to do a quantitative analysis of asset allocation strategies and cost structures for hundreds of pension, endowment, and sovereign wealth funds across 11 countries. The results hold valuable lessons not only for financial planners, but also working Canadians dreaming of retirement.

Delve: How Will Tariff Uncertainty Affect Financial Markets?

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:17:31 +0000

Against the backdrop of tariff wars and a pandemic, one question that investors are asking is whether they can trust financial analysts’ earnings projections for their investment decisions. On the one hand, financial analysts are professional earnings forecasters whose livelihood depends on the accuracy of their work. On the other hand, trade uncertainty might be severe enough to undermine the credibility and accuracy of analysts’ forecasts.

Delve: Leading Global Health Sustainably—Now and Beyond COVID-19

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:13:20 +0000

While the five-phase project management cycle developed by Duncan is, for many, the gold standard, the long-term commitment among recipient populations, health care professionals, and/or governing bodies is not specifically addressed. Thus, Nathalie Duchesne, MD and Eliane Ubalijoro, PhD propose a management and leadership framework that ensures sustainability through the three overarching themes: appreciative inquiry, trust, and culture.

Delve: Here’s How to Check in on Your AI System, as COVID-19 Plays Havoc

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:04:01 +0000

A number of AI systems are breaking down in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, spotlighting a well-known limitation of AI systems: they do not handle novel situations well. Professor Matissa Hollister of �㽶��Ƶ provides guidance on how to adapt your AI systems in the wake of disruption.

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Delve: Adapting our Global Supply Chains During a Historic Pandemic

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 19:55:36 +0000

For the last several decades we have been conditioned to assume that necessities like food items and cleaning supplies will be readily available whenever we require them. But the COVID-19 pandemic has upended those supply chains, as well as those for other necessities, such as medical devices (e.g. respirators) and personal protective equipment (e.g. masks, gloves). In this context, �㽶��Ƶ’s Saibal Ray explores how Canada can best adapt its global supply chains and the lessons to be learned.

Delve: The Retailer’s Post-Pandemic Playbook

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 14:06:46 +0000

Even if the spread of COVID-19 shows signs of slowing down and retail stores begin to reopen, the economic recovery from the shutdown will be long and convincing people to visit brick-and-mortar stores will be a challenge. Professors Maxime Cohen and Saibal Ray of �㽶��Ƶ’s Bensadoun School of Retail Management share two retail strategies that will be useful moving forward.

Delve: Consumer Behaviour in the Post-Pandemic Retail Landscape

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 21:30:04 +0000

As the world rallies to contain the spread of COVID-19, consumers continue to adapt to the new normal, characterized by stringent physical distancing and self-quarantining measures. In such a context, few aspects of consumer behaviour will be left unchanged over the long term. Professors Maxime Cohen and Saibal Ray of �㽶��Ƶ’s Bensadoun School of Retail Management outline four shifts that we can expect to see.

Delve: Six Ways Introverts and Extroverts Can Make the Most of Working in Isolation

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:53:58 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic has upset both introvert and extrovert habits, but these six tips from �㽶��Ƶ’s Professor Karl Moore may be useful as we continue to practice physical distancing.

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Delve: The Epidemic of Managing without Soul

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 22:18:58 +0000

Managing without soul has become an epidemic in society, according to �㽶��Ƶ’s Professor Henry Mintzberg. Many managers these days seem to specialize in killing cultures, at the expense of human engagement. Why do we tolerate this?

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Delve: Searching for the Pandemic’s Silver Lining? Look Online.

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 26 May 2020 02:00:08 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic and the requirements of physical distancing have created a sense of crisis that transcends most boundaries. While the imposed trauma is immense, the sharing of personal pandemic experiences online has been encouraging. As �㽶��Ƶ’s Professor Emmanuelle Vaast explains, people around the world are rediscovering the brighter side of social media, as these technologies take on renewed relevance and importance in times of crisis.

Delve: Insider Trading by Congress? It's Time to Fix the Law

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 14 May 2020 22:52:15 +0000

The “coronavirus trades” made by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and his wife just prior to the March ’20 market crash raise these questions and signal the need for changes to the law. Some proposals go as far as banning stock trading by members of congress outright. The other extreme is to allow full discretion. The right solution, according to �㽶��Ƶ’s Patrick Augustin and co-authors, is in between: Only allowing public officials to trade securities based on broad market indices.

Delve: The Internet Effect in the Time of Coronavirus

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:14:30 +0000

It is difficult to imagine remaining at home for days without the Internet, particularly during physical distancing. According to Professor Ashesh Mukherjee, although the Internet is a boon in many ways, it might also have hidden dangers that require vigilance, especially now that we are spending more of our time online.

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Delve: COVID-19 as an Organizational Learning Opportunity

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:16:45 +0000

Organizations learn constantly. They would not survive in the face of competition if they didn’t. Yet this learning is often gruesomely slow. Organizational practices and routines tend to stick and organizational structures tend to persist. But all this seems to change when there is a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic—and herein lies a possibility for organization learning, according to Professor Saku Mantere of �㽶��Ƶ.

Delve: The Coronavirus is Changing How We Work — Possibly Permanently

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:17:49 +0000

Job loss is only one of the many effects of COVID-19 on work and workers. These effects cascade beyond accelerating the ongoing work-from-home movement and could persist well beyond the pandemic itself, according to Professor Lisa Cohen of �㽶��Ƶ.

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Delve: Pandemic Bonds: The Financial Cure We Need for COVID-19?

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 19:08:56 +0000

Countries around the world are taking unprecedented action to stem the financial collapse due to COVID-19, at times requiring a degree of innovation. Like other financial players that have embraced innovation in recent years, insurers too have developed novel tools and products. One such innovation is catastrophe bonds. Professor Dror Etzion of �㽶��Ƶ explains whether and how “cat bonds” can be leveraged to respond to the global disruption engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delve: A Call for Social Reinvention (While Keeping our Distance)

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:08:31 +0000

Social distancing is on everyone’s lips and is well on its way to becoming the phrase of the year. The practices recommended under the social distancing banner offer our best chance to slow the progress of the COVID-19 virus and reduce the impact of this pandemic. However, the term itself, “social distancing,” is the wrong one and sends the wrong message. �㽶��Ƶ’s Professor Matissa Hollister explains why spatial distancing does not necessarily entail social distancing.

Delve: Converting Commuters into Carpoolers

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:29:10 +0000

Congestion pricing policies, carpool lanes, and new light rail train or subway infrastructure are all expensive, long-term ways for governments to battle traffic. A simpler solution, focused on human behaviour more than infrastructure, is convincing people to carpool.

Delve: Want to Motivate Your Employees? Learn from Weight-loss Superstars

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 19:52:46 +0000

When it comes to weight loss, can another person’s success motivate our own—and does this principle apply in the workplace?

New research from Nathan Yang, Assistant Professor of Marketing at �㽶��Ƶ, and co-author Kosuke Uetake from Yale School of Management looks at how a group setting affects a person’s dieting journey and reveals potential lessons for organizations that want to motivate staff.

Star employees can be greatly motivating, but context is key.

Delve: Optimizing Oversight for Improved Project Delivery

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:31:01 +0000

Holding someone accountable is no simple undertaking. Oversight is a necessary part of doing business but it’s cumbersome, requires resources, and is riddled with paperwork.

While there may not be a single, all-encompassing technique to make scrutiny less cumbersome, �㽶��Ƶ’s Juan Serpa and co-authors find that companies and government agencies can make simple adjustments to improve the efficiency of their checks and balances. The key is to be flexible and open to innovation.

Delve: When Meritocracy Blinds us to Gender Discrimination

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 16:55:59 +0000

Meritocracies are predicated on the belief that only the best are chosen and that hard work and talent are always rewarded. If we presume that talent and hard work are not gender specific, then why is it that assumed meritocracies show extraordinary imbalances between men and women? Surprisingly, part of the answer is the assumption itself: Assuming a setting is a meritocracy can blind even those experiencing discrimination to its actual inequalities.

Delve: Romancing the User: Three Business Lessons from Digital Daters

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:37:30 +0000

New research from Prof Jui Ramaprasad explores how gender, comfort, and impulsivity are key for that perfect chemistry.

Delve: When a Good Boss is Bad for Workers

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 21:09:59 +0000

New research from Prof Patricia Hewlin explores how a boss’s integrity affects whether an employee is being true to her/his own identity, even when there’s a disconnect with the group’s values. If there were a boss who demonstrated integrity—who was consistent, trustworthy, and fair—would employees feel more comfortable being their authentic selves?

Delve partners with World Economic Forum

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 19:35:43 +0000

Delve articles, videos, and podcasts now appear on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Strategic Intelligence Platform thanks to an agreement between the WEF and �㽶��Ƶ.

With over 250,000 subscribers so far, the Strategic Intelligence Platform consolidates ideas from leading universities and think tanks worldwide, and organizes them along 150 themes, making the connections between diverse topics clearer for decision-makers.

Delve: Pension Plans for an Evolving World

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:03:41 +0000

Prof Sebastien Betermier explores the ways we can evolve from the old system of defined benefits pensions that will no longer meet the needs of tomorrow’s retirees.

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Delve: How to Bring Planning to Your Startup Hiring Practice

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:38:52 +0000

Prof Lisa Cohen on how startups can approach hiring to ensure long-term success.

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Delve: Walking Away Rather Than Blowing the Whistle

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 14:17:22 +0000

Prof Desmond Tsang finds that higher turnover rates among boards of directors points to the possibility of corporate fraud.

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Delve: Can Club Stores Help Consumers Make Healthier Choices?

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:28:43 +0000

New research from Prof Yu Ma suggests there are opportunities for marketers to encourage healthier shopping among warehouse store customers.

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Delve: How to Keep Suppliers Honest—Instead of Allowing them Every Opportunity not to Be

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:37:33 +0000

New research from Prof Mehmet Gumus explores the challenges that companies face when monitoring product quality in distant factories, and how choosing the right contract structure can incentivize suppliers to deliver higher quality products.

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Delve: Securing Good Development Outcomes Podcast

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:12:57 +0000

David Malpass gives his first major address as President of the World Bank Group ahead of the World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meeting in October 2019. Hear more about what his organization is doing on the ground to reduce extreme poverty.

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Delve: Finding the Silver Lining of Workplace Interruptions

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:48:27 +0000

Can e-mail interruptions actually boost your productivity at work? New research from Prof Alain Pinsonneault says yes; the key is to be mindful and determine task relevance.

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Delve: What the Future of Work Holds in the Age of the Learning Algorithm

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:41:03 +0000

What will your workplace be like in the age of the learning algorithm? New research from Professor Samer Faraj explains why the current technological revolution is unlike any other we’ve seen and how we can adapt.

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Delve: Disruption in the Workplace Podcast

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:33:53 +0000

Yann LeCun, Director of AI at Facebook and 2018 Turing Award recipient, and Desautels Professor of Organizational Behaviour Matissa Hollister answer the burning question: Is AI coming for your job?

Access management insights with Delve

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:08:13 +0000

Bringing Insight to the Surface

The official thought leadership publication of �㽶��Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management, Delve offers the latest in management thinking to inform and inspire decision-makers across sectors.

Under the direction of Professor Saku Mantere, inaugural Editor-in-Chief, Delve features the latest in management thinking that stretches perspectives, sparks new ideas, and brings clarity to decision-makers at all levels and across sectors.

McGill named among greenest employers

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 15:59:52 +0000

McGill has been named to the Canada's Greenest Employers list, a competition organized by the Canada's Top 100 Employers project.

In many ways, sustainability is embedded within McGill’s DNA through program offerings like the Bachelor in Commerce in Managing for Sustainability.

TeamMTL: A winning standout at Solar Decathlon China competition

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 19:17:04 +0000

TeamMTL, a collaboration between students and faculty from �㽶��Ƶ and Concordia University, competed against 22 international teams to construct the best solar-powered house.

Setting a winning record, the team won first prize in three categories, including Market Appeal, to which Roman Celac (BCom ’18) and Jiawei Lin (MBA ’18) were instrumental.

MBA Next 50 Celebration

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:17:50 +0000

The Desautels community has come together for an amazing achievement.

Thanks to incredible donor support, Desautels has a new home for our Masters programs - and extra space for our BCom students.

Donors also created 34 new MBA awards for the #1 MBA Program in Canada and named more than 140 MBA Lockers.

Desautels and FAES interdisciplinary research with McGill food startup and Montreal community organization highlighted at the 2018 Montreal Summit on Innovation (MSI)

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:10:35 +0000

Joëlle Rondeau, Research Assistant, McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE)

As part of C2 Montreal, the 2018 Montreal Summit on Innovation (MSI) showcased the social impacts of 10 collaborative research projects through an interactive circuit on May 23.

Announcing the 2018 SEI Impact Internship Cohort

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 04 May 2018 14:52:32 +0000

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Engaging Students with Food Industry and Community Stakeholders to Explore Innovation that Addresses Food Insecurity

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:22:34 +0000

By Nii Addy and Joëlle Rondeau

The McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE) and Impact Hub Montreal (IHM) supported Enactus McGill to organize the first Food Convergent Innovation Forum on November 30, 2017.

Applications now open for 2018 SEI Impact Internship Program

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:31:55 +0000

Applications are now open for the 2018 SEI Impact Internship Program!

Desautels BCom students and Montreal-based social-purpose organizations are invited to apply to the 2018 Impact Internship Program.

Call for Integrated Management Student Fellows

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:44:50 +0000

Are you a Desautels student who would like to gain experience addressing organizational and societal challenges?

The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) will appoint its first cohort of Integrated Management Student Fellows in the winter 2018 term. The program provides an opportunity to hone practical skills through paid experiential learning.

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Desautels joins UN’s PRME initiative

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 20:35:44 +0000

The Desautels Faculty of Management has become a member of the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative. The faculty joins leading business and management schools from across the globe in working towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

The Principles for Responsible Management Education is the largest organized relationship between the United Nations and business schools, and is housed in the UN Global Compact Office.

Announcing the 2017 SEI Impact Internship Cohort

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:38:38 +0000

Desautels brings sustainability to the fore

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:22:38 +0000

An interdisciplinary specialization offered by the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), in conjunction with the McGill School of Environment and the Department of Geography, is giving business students a head start in the increasingly sustainability-concerned business world.

Shaun Donovan on leadership during economic crisis

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:42:35 +0000

The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) recently hosted Shaun Donovan, former Director of the Office of Management and Budget of the United States Government under President Obama, as its latest Integrated Management Symposium speaker.

Desautels recognized for innovative business education project

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:45:53 +0000

�㽶��Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management is one of three Canadian institutions honoured by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in its 2017 Innovations That Inspire list. All together, the accreditation body recognized 35 schools worldwide across three categories: Engagement Across Disciplines, Engagement with Business and Engaging a Diverse community.

MDIIM recognized by AACSB International for Driving Innovation in Business Education Worldwide

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:26:30 +0000

The second annual Innovations That Inspire initiative recognizes institutions serving as champions of change in the business education landscape. Of the 315 applications received across 33 countries, 35 innovations were selected and highlighted on February 6th at the 2017 AACSB Deans Conference in New Orleans, USA.

Two McGill Professors Participate in Prestigious Workshop on Green Chemistry

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 19:11:17 +0000

On May 24-25, 2016, experts from the field of green (sustainable) chemistry gathered in Washington, DC, for a workshop on Sustainable Chemistry Technologies. The event was organized by the National Academy of Science’s Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology at the request of the United States General Accountability Office.

MDIIM Student Associates applications now open!

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:25:26 +0000

2016-17 Student Associates applications now open!

Are you a full-time Desautels student looking to participate in high-profile events, interact with special guests, and engage with students around integrated management? Then we invite you to apply to the MDIIM Student Associates Program!

Applications are now open for the 2016-17 MDIIM Student Associates Program and are due on Monday, September 26. Click here to download the application form.

Sin to sustainability in Las Vegas

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:01:55 +0000

Yalmaz Siddiqui, BCom’92, has made a name for himself by championing responsible corporate behaviour. And now he finds himself in Las Vegas, the fabled “Sin City,” a place not exactly renowned for showcasing responsible behaviour of any sort.

Finding inspiration in the EMBA Sustainability Module and turning a final paper into a business

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:02:58 +0000

From EMBA McGill-HEC Montréal, July 26, 2016:

"Last week, Clément Joubert, pianist, former director of the McGill Conservatory and a 2015 McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA graduate, launched Men’s Seasons, a new range of skincare products designed for men, which meets the seasonally specific needs of the skin. The products are made in Quebec and sold online.

Sustainability Innovations in Business Programs

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 19:49:42 +0000

Launched in fall of 2014, Desautels’ new programming in Managing for Sustainability was designed for students who wish to combine managerial and business knowledge with a solid understanding of the interlinked economic, social, and ecological challenges of achieving sustainability. It integrates management studies with fundamentals of environmental science and sustainability and is offered in collaboration with its co-designers, the McGill School of Environment and the Department of Geography.

Official Launch of the Social Innovators' Integration Lab (SIIL)

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 31 May 2016 15:53:21 +0000

On May 30, 2016, members of the McGill and Montreal community gathered for the launch of the Social Innovators' Integration Lab (SIIL). The SIIL research project, located at Le Salon 1861 in the heart of Montreal's Quartier de l’Innovation, is dedicated to develop scientific and practical knowledge around the social economy, social entrepreneurship and social innovation in urban environments.

Desautels Alumni Giving Back: Yalmaz Siddiqui, BCom ’92 and Senior Director of Sustainability for Office Depot

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 24 May 2016 17:53:57 +0000

On March 17-18, 2016, Yalmaz Siddiqui, BCom '92 and Senior Director of Sustainability for Office Depot Inc. visited his alma mater to impart his knowledge and lessons learned through leading global sustainability efforts. Mr. Siddiqui spoke in several Desautels classes, providing insight on understanding the B2B Green Marketing and Purchasing Landscape to strategies for stakeholder engagement and community consultation when introducing sustainability into operations.

McGill Management Students Focus on Helping Syrian Refugees

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:45:04 +0000

By Karen Seidman, Montreal Gazette, April 26, 2016 :

"Every semester, �㽶��Ƶ faculty lecturer Anita Nowak challenges her students to come up with projects for her social entrepreneurship and social innovation class based on a theme that she finds particularly timely and relevant.

For this semester, it was helping Syrian refugees integrate into Canadian society.

Social Innovators’ Integration Lab Welcomes Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:34:28 +0000

The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management’s Social Economy Initiative is pleased to welcome Dr. Julie Rijpens as the new Post-Doctoral Fellow for the Social Innovators’ Integration Lab (SIIL).

SEI Impact Internship Program - 2016 Cohort Announced

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 20:59:30 +0000

The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) is pleased to announce the Social Economy Initiative’s Impact Internship cohort for the 2016 year. Now in its fourth consecutive year, the SEI Impact Internship Program pairs top undergraduate students who offer various management skills with social-purpose organizations for ten weeks over the summer.

BCom Managing for Sustainability Program Wins Catalyst Award

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 20:48:55 +0000

On April 14, 2016, Desautels’ Bachelor of Commerce Managing for Sustainability (MSUS) Major and Concentration Programs were awarded the Catalyst Award for Sustainability in Education.

Minoring in entrepreneurship, majoring in success

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 00:09:25 +0000

Popular culture loves the mythology of the self-made success, the boot-strapping individual who eschews formal education to blaze a path to success. But, while superstar dropouts can capture our imaginations – think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg – they are the exceptions, not the rule.

Sustainable Innovation through Green Chemistry: Engaging Graduate Students Outside of Disciplinary Silos

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:27:17 +0000

Green chemistry is a rapidly growing area of interest for industry as companies face increased regulatory requirements, supply constraints, and consumer demands for sustainable products. Business innovation is a powerful means to achieve sustainable development, but challenges associated with marketability of clean technologies must be considered for effective implementation.

McGill Innovation Week Features Social Innovation Initiatives On and Off Campus

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 17:38:57 +0000

The third installation of McGill Innovation Week took place in November 2015, featuring nineteen events which integrated McGill students and faculty with the local Montreal innovation community.

Teaching the impact of climate change to the leaders of tomorrow

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:42:42 +0000

The environmentalists and green groups at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which starts today in Paris, will inevitably call for better leadership on sustainability issues. They will not have to travel far to find those willing to teach them.

Green topics become the norm

The Desautels Faculty of Management at �㽶��Ƶ, Montreal, “normalised” the climate-change issue as a core topic a long time ago, says Steve Maguire, director of the school’s institute for integrated management.

Social Entrepreneurship Workshop: Designing your career, your enterprise, and your impact

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 21:24:46 +0000

On November 13, 2015, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) and the Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship co-sponsored a half-day workshop on social entrepreneurship. Entitled “Social Entrepreneurship: Designing your career, your enterprise, and your impact”, the event featured a broad range of attendees – from those new to the concept of entrepreneurship to established entrepreneurs.

Multidisciplinary Pre-COP21 Gathering of McGill Researchers

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:45:00 +0000

On November 12, 2015, researchers from across McGill campuses convened to promote connection and collaboration on the topic of climate change in advance of the potentially historic Conference of Parties (COP) in Paris, France. COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, will be negotiating towards a solution which keeps global warming below 2°C through a legally binding and universal agreement on climate.

The Possible Nation: Social Innovation and the Art of Unleashing Human Potential

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:59:40 +0000

On October 23, 2015, the McGill community welcomed David Bornstein to speak to a captive audience on social entrepreneurship, social innovation, and the power of solutions based journalism. Part of McGill's Homecoming events, this 4th installment of the SEI Keynote was entitled "The Possible Nation: Social Innovation and the Art of Unleashing Human Potential".

Bringing ‘integrated management’ to students across McGill through new Integrated Management Essentials courses

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 17:07:30 +0000

In September 2015, MDIIM launched the first of two new courses for undergraduate non-management students: INTG 201 (Integrated Management Essentials 1) & INTG 202 (Integrated Management Essentials 2). The courses present the essentials of management (accounting, finance, information systems, marketing, operations, organizational behaviour and strategy) using an integrated approach, highlighting how organizations function as a whole and the importance of being able to work across functional and organizational boundaries.

McGill’s Social Innovators’ Integration Lab (SIIL) Awarded Major Development Grant

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:58:41 +0000

September 10, 2015

Now Accepting Applications for the Integrated Management Student Projects Fund (IMSPF)

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:37:52 +0000

The most important challenges faced by society and managers in contemporary organizations, be they private, public or not-for-profit, are closely related. They do not respect disciplinary boundaries and cannot be adequately tackled with knowledge from just one management function or university faculty. The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM)’s mandate is to address these challenges by developing an integrated approach to management - one that breaks down disciplinary barriers, embraces multiple perspectives and encourages holistic thinking about organizations.

MDIIM Student Associates Program: Call for 2015-16 Applications

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 16:51:34 +0000

Full-time Desautels students are invited to apply to the 2015-16 MDIIM Student Associates Program. Each fall, a select few MBA and BCom students receive an award of $5,000 and become formally affiliated with MDIIM for a one-year term.

MDIIM Associate Director Awarded 2015 Best Published Paper in Organization and Management Theory

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 16:43:22 +0000

MDIIM Associate Director, Professor Saku Mantere, was recently awarded the 2015 Best Published Paper in Organization and Management Theory for his paper "The contraction of meaning: The combined effect of communication, emotions and materiality on sensemaking in the Stockwell shooting” with co-authors Joep P. Cornelissen and Eero Vaara. Click here to view the award winning paper.

Desautels' New Programming in Managing for Sustainability Wins Page Prize Award

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:13:06 +0000

We are pleased to announce that the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) and Desautels faculty members were recently named recipients of the 2014 Dr. Alfred N.

Teaching the business of sustainability

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 21:27:03 +0000

A team led by Steve Maguire, Director of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) , has been named winner of the 2014 Dr. Alfred N. and Lynn Manos Page Prize for Integration of Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula, for conceiving and implementing the new Managing for Sustainability Major and Concentration (MSUS) programs for Bachelor of Commerce students at McGill.

New Undergraduate Program Wins Award for Sustainability in Business Curricula

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:07:31 +0000

The Desautels Faculty of Management congratulates the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) and Desautels faculty members who were recently named recipients of the 2014 Dr. Alfred N. and Lynn Manos Page Prize for Integration of Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula, for conceiving and implementing the new Managing for Sustainability Major and Concentration (MSUS) programs for Bachelor of Commerce students at �㽶��Ƶ.

Postdoctoral Research Associate at �㽶��Ƶ and the Social Innovators’ Integration Lab (SIIL)

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 21:01:43 +0000

To download the job description in English and French, please click here.

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Start Date: January 2016, possibly adjustable

Duration: 2 years, with possibility of 1 year extension

SEI Impact Interns – 2015 Cohort Announced

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 14 May 2015 12:50:31 +0000

MDIIM is pleased to announce the Social Economy Initiative’s Impact Internship cohort for the 2015 year. The SEI Impact Internship Program pairs top undergraduate students who offer various skills and managerial support with social-purpose organizations (i.e. non-profits and social enterprises) for ten weeks over the summer.

MDIIM Faculty Fellow Awarded Grant to Study Flow of Emergency Department Patients through the Continuum of Care

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 05 May 2015 19:13:34 +0000

The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) would like to congratulate Professor Beste Kucukyazici on her successful application to FRQS - Programme de subvention - Recherches sur l’urgence et le continuum des soins, for her project entitled “Recherchez au-delà des murs de l'unité d'urgence pour les facteurs de retards dans l'unité d'urgence: Modélisation des associations avec l'hôpital et les soins post-aigus et exploration d’interventions prometteuses”.

Risk Management and the Game-Changing Role It Can Play for Green Chemistry

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:14:35 +0000

On March 3^rd, 2015, Professor Steve Maguire, Director of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), and Professor of Strategy & Organization in the Desautels Faculty of Management, presented as an invited lecturer at UCLA’s Global Business and Policy Forum. The event, focused on “Business, Law & Green Chemistry”, was jointly hosted by the Center for Global Management (UCLA Anderson School of Management) and the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy (UCLA School of Law).

Internship Opportunity with the Social Economy Initiative in partnership with the McGill Quartier de l’Innovation

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 18:45:43 +0000

The Social Economy Initiative in partnership with the McGill Quartier de l’Innovation (QI) team invites McGill student (graduate and undergraduate) applications to a part-time 6-month internship developing a case study on McGill’s partnership and involvement with the Salon 1861 (Gestion immobilière Quo Vadis).

The project will be co-supervised by Desautels Professors Emmanuelle Vaast and Ruthanne Huising with support from Ms. Isabelle Péan of the McGill QI team.

Health Initiative Hosts MD MBA Alumni Event

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 19:36:31 +0000

In November 2014, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Managment (MDIIM)'s Health Initiative hosted its first formal MD MBA Alumni event. Entitled "Technology and Innovation in Health Management: MD-MBA Alumni Share their Experience", the full day event featured opening remarks by Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, CEO of the Jewish General Hospital, and presentations by alumni Dr. Sacha Bhatia, Dr. Ilan Shahin and Dr. John Machado.

Sustainable Innovation through Green Chemistry Case Competition Promotes Cross-Faculty Collaboration

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:53:40 +0000

On January 16-17, 2015, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), CREATE in Green Chemistry, and the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED), jointly hosted a workshop and case competition on Sustainable Innovation through Green Chemistry.

SEI Impact Internship Program: Seeds of Change Crowdfunding

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:29:36 +0000

McGill students have incredible ideas and know how to enact positive social change. Now you can help them apply their knowledge and passion through the Impact Internship Program at the Social Economy Initiative (SEI) of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM). The program pairs top undergraduate students with social-purpose organizations (i.e. non-profits and social enterprises) for ten weeks over the summer.

MDIIM SEI Impact Internship Program - Call for Applications

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 15:53:22 +0000

Looking to apply your budding management skills towards something meaningful this summer? The Social Economy Initiative (SEI) invites you to apply to be part of the 2015 cohort of the Impact Internship Program!

The SEI Impact Internship Program (SEI IIP) places exceptional students, primarily in local Montreal-based social enterprises, to take on special projects and contribute to social impact and positive social change within the non-profit sector.

SEI Impact Internship Program - Call for 2014 Student Applications

�㽶��Ƶ — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 23:04:36 +0000

Introduction

The Social Economy Initiative (SEI) is an important vehicle through which �㽶��Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management integrates social entrepreneurship and social innovation into its teaching, research and outreach activities. The SEI is an undertaking of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM). The Institute’s mandate is to foster an integrated approach to management.

The goals of the SEI are threefold:

Pay it Forward Initiative Puts Smiles on Hundreds of Faces

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:10:38 +0000

Over the years, the end of final exams has inspired any number of spontaneous displays of pure happiness, including high fives, chest bumping and uncontrollable giggling. But what was up with the 100 or so students boogying in the streets at the crossroads on lower campus on Tuesday, Dec. 3 – two days before finals kicked off?

Turning a ‘Black Soul’ Green: How CSR Became a Mainstay of Business Education

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:43:59 +0000

“I left Wall Street in 2004 when I decided I had a black soul,” says Stephanie Berger (MBA'06), a McGill Desautels Faculty of Management MBA alumna who is now the senior manager for corporate responsibility and environment at Bell Canada. “I didn’t know much about sustainability back then, but I knew Wall Street wasn’t doing it right.”

Montreal Case Competition Teaches Chemistry & MBA Students Sustainability for the Real World

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:38:51 +0000

Last Fall, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) and the McGill Department of Chemistry in Montreal collaborated to offer MBA and Chemistry Students the opportunity to participate in a unique two-day event. The case competition created opportunities to build a network of potential collaborators in business and chemistry.

Universities that Teach You to Change the World

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:03:10 +0000

Just three months after graduating this year from the University of Waterloo, Jonathan Rivard’s startup company had generated $130,000 in revenue.
... “It is a generational zeitgeist, no doubt about it,” says Anita Nowak, integrating director of the Social Economy Initiative, at �㽶��Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal.
... The Dobson Cup is structured so that students present their ideas to a panel of experts over several months and successive rounds, competing for cash prizes and mentoring advice.

ACS-GCI Director on the MDIIM Sustainable Innovation Workshop

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:38:47 +0000

The past six weeks have been eventful. In early September there was the ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis and that was an enjoyable week. Indianapolis turned out to be a great venue with lots of good programming and some very memorable events. I especially enjoyed the Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture by Dr. Marin Burke entitled “Making molecular prosthetics with a small molecule synthesizer,” and the address by Alan Alda.

MBA Diary: Do Good Or Do Well?

�㽶��Ƶ — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 15:24:33 +0000

Scott Weatherhead, an MBA student at �㽶��Ƶ in Canada and the Social Economy Initiative's impact intern, travels through North Korea and South Africa in search of a use for his theoretical knowledge.

Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Youth Can Take Hold of the New Age of Social Enterprise

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:15:22 +0000

Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at �㽶��Ƶ reports from the Social Economy Initiative's flagship event, where former primer minister Paul Martin speaks about how youth can take hold of the new age of social enterprise.

McGill’s new Social Economy Initiative features Paul Martin and Henry Mintzberg at inaugural flagship event on April 16

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:15:17 +0000

Charles Eisenstein Presents and Discusses New Book “Sacred Economics”

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:31:34 +0000

On Thursday, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Science welcomed Charles Eisenstein for a discussion regarding his book “Sacred Economics– Money, Gift & and Society in the Age of Transition.” The presentation included a Q&A session, which was followed by a cocktail reception.

… Anita Nowak, Integrating Director of Desautels’ Social Economy Initiative, welcomed the audience to the presentation and invited student Mike Lepperd to introduce Charles Eisenstein.

Chemistry and Business that are Benign by Design: Leveraging the Canadian Chemistry Industry’s Leadership in Sustainability

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:36:55 +0000

Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson published her bestseller, Silent Spring, and the chemical industry was changed forever. An indictment of inattention to the flow and negative consequences of synthetic chemicals in the environment, Carson’s book catalyzed the environmental movement in North America. It also undermined the public’s confidence in simple assertions of “better living through chemistry” which, while not untrue, did not represent a full accounting of the risks and benefits of chemical technologies. The industry has been challenged to regain the public’s confidence ever since.

Is environmental protection keeping pace with economic development?

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:59:42 +0000

Natural resources and international trade have always been at the heart of the Canadian economy and will very likely remain so into the future. Like other export-intensive countries, Canada faces critical challenges ahead. The global economy is undergoing fundamental changes as a result of the global economic downturn and the emergence of new consumer economies such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

YPDaily: Anita Nowak

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:49:58 +0000

One look at Anita Nowak's advice to other young professionals and you'll see exactly what makes her notable. As the founding Integrating Director for the Social Economy Initiative (SEI) at �㽶��Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management, here's how she's looking to make a difference in today's world...

Elevator Pitch: Describe your job in a nutshell.

Anita Nowak and Jeff Baikowitz receive Quebec Notable Awards

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:05:11 +0000

Anita Nowak (BCom’97, PhD’11), Integrating Director, Social Economy Initiative (SEI), and Jeff Baikowitz, Chairman, SEI Leadership Council, are winners of the inaugural Quebec Notable Awards in the Education and Social Good categories, respectively. The winners were honoured at the Awards gala on December 6, 2012 at the Montreal Science Centre.

Professor Steve Maguire receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:44:55 +0000

Professor Steve Maguire, Director of Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management, has been awarded a 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on October 19, 2012 for his dedication to his peers, his community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country.

Student-Centered, Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning Leads to Education Innovation

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:31:08 +0000

The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) at �㽶��Ƶ views students as critical stakeholders in university education, according to Adam Halpert, Managing Director of MDIIM. MDIIM staff and faculty engage and partner with students wherever possible. For example:

With Mary Gordon, Founder of Roots of Empathy

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:48:13 +0000

Mary Gordon is an award-winning social entrepreneur, educator, best-selling author, child advocate and parenting expert. In 1996, Gordon founded Roots of Empathy, a pioneering, evidence-based classroom program that helps to reduce levels of aggression among schoolchildren, while raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy. To date, the program has reached 450,000 children worldwide.

Learning the legal and corporate realities of sustainability

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:25:50 +0000

For many people, sustainability in business is an afterthought. Not for me. Over the last two years, I have spent my time at �㽶��Ƶ’s law faculty where my passion for sustainability has grown tremendously. Taking courses on environmental law and business law was an eye-opening experience. Often enough, the law responded too slowly to sustainability issues yet business had the capacity and resources to act immediately.

2012-2013 MDIIM Student Associates Program

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:15:43 +0000

The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) is pleased to announce its selections for the 2012-2013 MDIIM Student Associates Program: Shobhita Soor (3^rd-year MBA/Law) and Shaonan Zhou (U3 Finance) will work with the Institute over the coming academic year to assist with the implementation of innovative teaching, research and outreach initiatives related to integrated management.

The MDIIM would like to thank all of this year's applicants for their interest in the Student Associates Program.

Social and Environmental Ethics Integrated into Management Curricula

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:06:15 +0000

Throughout the last two decades, a wave of studies criticizing current curricula have swept through the field of management, leading to the discussion of widespread reforms throughout educational institutions. Specifically, many criticized the lack of “functionally integrated curricula in higher education,” one that is inclusive of social and ecological factors in business practices.

Silent Spring: The Birth of the Environmental Movement

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:01:38 +0000

On September 19th, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), in collaboration with The Bull & Bear and the Management Sustainability Network, held a panel reflecting on the relevance of Silent Spring, Rachel Carson’s 1962 bestseller that exposed the public to the hazards of synthetic materials in the environment.

The right chemistry: workshop brings together grad students from different faculties for one common goal

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:03:26 +0000

If women are from Venus and men are from Mars, as asserted in the 1992 best-selling book by American author and relationship counselor John Gray, then it might also hold true that chemists are from Saturn, engineers are from Mercury and business people are from Jupiter, so different are their respective worlds.

Fixing the other health care issue

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:26:35 +0000

Despite high per-capita spending, health care in Canada consistently underperforms, according to the Commonwealth Fund, which tracks indicators for accessibility, timeliness and outcomes across a number of developed countries. The system that is straining to meet demand today will face an even higher burden in the years ahead, as the population ages. A number of Canadian business schools are looking to meet this challenge by educating future health care managers to bring new perspectives to old problems.