McGill Desautels Faculty of Management - Alain Pinsonneault's Recent Media Coverage

Professor Alain Pinsonneault named to SAQ Board of Directors

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:45:31 +0000

In January 2024, Prof. Alain Pinsonneault was appointed to a four-year term on the Board of Directors of the Societé des alcools du Québec (SAQ). The Distinguished James McGill Professor brings expertise in information technology management and business digitization to the SAQ, which sells beer, wine and spirits at more 400 locations throughout Quebec.

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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 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.

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.

Aix-Marseille University awards honorary doctorate to Professor Alain Pinsonneault

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:55:52 +0000

In honour of his exceptional commitment to academic excellence, France’s Aix-Marseille University recently conferred the title of Doctor Honoris Causa upon Professor Alain Pinsonneault.

McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA blends online and in-person learning

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:34:04 +0000

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA program has introduced a bimodal learning style that allows students to choose between online courses and in-person instruction.

As co-director of the EMBA program, Professor Alain Pinsonneault recognizes that knowledge sharing is a less fluid process online. On the other hand, he points out the value of technological tools in teamwork situations for increasing collaboration and facilitating seamless virtual conferences.

Even standard IT can impact front-end innovation

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:26:59 +0000

When employees are motivated to master computer technologies like business analytics programs, point-of-sale systems, and knowledge management systems, creativity ensues.

A new study co-authored by Professor Alain Pinsonneault establishes that with the right employees, even standard IT can become a tool for generating new ideas. The key to innovation is not necessarily specialized technology, the study finds. Instead, it all comes back to the employee’s ability to leverage what already exists.

First-ever Henry Mintzberg PhD Teaching and Mentorship Award goes to Professor Alain Pinsonneault

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:35:43 +0000

Professor Alain Pinsonneault recently received the inaugural Henry Mintzberg PhD Teaching and Mentorship Award in recognition of his high-quality teaching and commitment to student progress. He was nominated for the honour by PhD students and alumni.

The award was created in 2018 to recognize Professor Henry Mintzberg’s 50 years of service to McGill.

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.

This article is brought to you by Delve, the official thought leadership publication of �㽶��Ƶ's Desautels Faculty of Management.

Why patients support each other in healthcare virtual support communities

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:54:00 +0000

Recent research co-authored by Professor Alain Pinsonneault examines the growing popularity of healthcare virtual support communities (HVSCs) as a means of complementing/supplementing face-to-face support.

The study’s findings reveal ways that virtual support community designers and healthcare organisations can optimize such platforms for effective social support exchanges.

EMBA program celebrates a decade of impact

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:14:09 +0000

Ten years ago, leadership from the Desautels Faculty of Management and HEC Montréal took up the ambitious challenge of joining forces to launch the McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA program.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Take a look back on how the EMBA program has evolved and the strides made since its founding.

How to maximize innovation at work

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 08 May 2018 00:32:36 +0000

Recent research co-authored by Professor Alain Pinsonneault has shown that giving people time and resources to pursue innovation projects can produce extraordinary outcomes — but only if organizations match their “slack strategy” to employee type.

Among their findings, the researchers determined that different types of employees respond in different ways to slack innovation programs and that different kinds of slack resources are better suited to certain types of employees than they are to others.

Reinvention is key for businesses in the digital age

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 21:00:59 +0000

With the rise of Information Technologies, leaders of large corporations are forced to reinvent both themselves and their organizations.

Desautels Professor Alain Pinsonneault comments on the broad appeal of digital platforms enabled by new technologies, the threat they pose to traditional businesses and how the later can adapt.

For Prof. Pinsonneault, it will be important for companies to invest in innovation and to allow for a healthy margin of error.

Alain Pinsonneault: frequent little promotions work best for IT employee retention

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 18:27:11 +0000

It’s a vicious cycle: Companies cut back on promotions to try to minimize big salary loads, but more promotions keep employees around longer. According to a piece at incentiveandmotivation.com, the answer could be more frequent, but smaller, promotions.

Desautels Professor Alain Pinsonneault points to recent research indicating that frequent little promotions help to minimize turnover at IT firms. Also, because the wage increases are minor, the dollar impact of a promotion is not dramatic.

McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA offers yearly aboriginal scholarship

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 29 May 2017 13:20:01 +0000

Every year, the McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA program offers a $50,000 scholarship for aboriginal managers. The first recipient of the scholarship was Mi’kmaq urban councillor Manon Jeanotte in 2014. Her EMBA experience prompted her to make a successful run for chief of the Gespeng Mik’maq Nation in 2015.

Kativik School Board director Jason Annahatak will graduate from the EMBA next February, and calls the EMBA a good fit for aboriginal leaders because it gets them networking with a wide range of influencers.

Diversity is big on campus

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 20:34:58 +0000

As the world becomes ever more diversified and globalized, it’s time for the C-suite to reflect that reality. At the head of the pack, the joint McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA program has aimed to keep its classes as diverse as possible. There is a fellowship in place for nominations from the non-profit space, and another for aboriginals. The program also takes advantage of conferences to reach out to women and entrepreneurs.

How to Minimise Massive Turnover of IT Professionals

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:48:00 +0000

Smaller but more-frequent promotions are key to minimising the high turnover of IT professionals, says Alain Pinsonneault of �㽶��Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management.

IT professionals are far less likely to leave a company when their chances of promotion are higher, yet businesses cut back on these to avoid the costs of large salary increases. Therefore, smaller but more frequent promotions increase employee retention whilst keeping costs low.

How to Minimise Massive Turnover of IT Professionals

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:41:16 +0000

Smaller but more-frequent promotions are key to minimising the high turnover of IT professionals, says Alain Pinsonneault of �㽶��Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management.
IT professionals are far less likely to leave a company when their chances of promotion are higher, yet businesses cut back on these to avoid the costs of large salary increases. Therefore, smaller but more frequent promotions increase employee retention whilst keeping costs low.

Natif de Lacolle: Alain Pinsonneault nommé Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:41:18 +0000

Natif de Lacolle, Alain Pinsonneault est un professeur à l'université McGill et un chercheur de renommée internationale. Ses travaux portent notamment sur les impacts des technologies de l'information sur les organisations. Il a été décoré de l'Ordre national du Québec par le premier ministre Philippe Couillard, lors d'une cérémonie qui s'est tenue le 22 juin, à l'Assemblée nationale.

Lire l'article complet: Coup d'Oeil, le 23 juin, 2016

Seven from McGill appointed to the Order of Quebec

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 14:00:35 +0000

On June 22, seven members of the McGill community were among the 34 new appointments to the National Order of Quebec, the province’s highest civilian honour.

Trente-quatre personnalités québécoises nommées ou promues à l’Ordre national du Québec

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:49:01 +0000

Le premier ministre du Québec, Philippe Couillard, est fier d’annoncer que 34 personnes seront honorées de l’un des trois grades de l’Ordre national du Québec. Les récipiendaires seront décorés le mercredi 22 juin prochain, lors d’une cérémonie qui se déroulera à la salle du Conseil législatif de l’hôtel du Parlement.

Can Pharrell, Bono and other Davos regulars really change the world?

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:51:24 +0000

The Globe’s roundup of research from business schools.
... Social media efforts prove good for a firm’s bottom line

The EMBA McGill – HEC Montréal Program Announces the Creation of an Advisory Board

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:36:19 +0000

The McGill – HEC Montréal EMBA program held the first meeting of its newly created advisory board earlier this week. The advisory board, under the Chairmanship of Thierry Vandal, CEO of Hydro Québec, is composed of 14 senior business leaders, including 5 program alumni. Its role is to guide the strategic direction of the program.

Desautels Researchers Win Best Paper at International Conference on Information Systems

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:18:49 +0000

Professors Alain Pinsonneault and Animesh Animesh, and PhD candidate Hyelim Oh, have won the best paper award at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) held in Milan, Italy from December 15 to 18, 2013.

The paper is entitled “Free vs. For a Fee: The Impact of Information Pricing Strategy on the Pattern and Effectiveness of Word-of-Mouth Via Social Media.” 1,249 papers which were submitted for publication consideration at the conference.

Want Agility? Integrate Your I.T.

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:42:08 +0000

Ever wonder if your firm's technology is holding it back? You may want to take a look at how well your IT tools play with others. A company's agility depends heavily on the integration of its technology, according to recent research by Salman Nazir and Alain Pinsonneault of the Desautels Faculty of Management at �㽶��Ƶ. They found that technology can help firms handle opportunities and threats with greater ease, speed and dexterity only when the applications in play are able to work as a functional whole.