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Rethinking how we lead

Obsessing over leadership can lead to a world full of followers. Prof. Henry Mintzberg has identified 52 qualities of effective managers, and no one person has all of them. No matter how competent a manager is, they will always have strengths and weaknesses.

Published: 17 Mar 2022

Community connections take start-ups to the next level

In conventional accelerators, start-ups seek venture capital to scale their business, but that doesn’t work for every type of business. For social enterprises, community connections can be more valuable than money.

Published: 17 Mar 2022

Multiplicity of alliance learning in the entrepreneurial process: strategies of early-stage biotech firms

Authors: Yuanyuan Wu and Paola Perez-Aleman

Publication: Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Forthcoming (view online)

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Published: 16 Mar 2022

Far from Void: How Institutions Shape Growth in the Informal Economy

Authors: Robert S. Nason and J. Bothello

Publication: Academy of Management Review, Forthcoming

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Published: 16 Mar 2022

What warrants our claims? A methodological evaluation of argument structure

Authors: Mikko Ketokivi and Saku Mantere

Publication: Journal of Operations Management, Volume 67, Issue 6, September 2021, Pages 755 – 776.

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Published: 15 Feb 2022

Open Theorizing in Management and Organization Studies

Authors: Paolo V. Leone, Saku Mantere and Samer Faraj

Publication: Academy of Management Review, Volume 46, Issue 4, October 2021, Pages 725–749.

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Published: 15 Feb 2022

Preparing young leaders for climate action

The Holme Grange School (U.K.) recently became the first school in the world to earn the eduCCate Global Gold Award in recognition of its efforts to equip students with tools to fight climate change.

Published: 11 Feb 2022

20 questions with Professor Henry Mintzberg

Earlier this month, Policy Magazine hosted a Q&A-style webinar with Professor Henry Mintzberg, author of Managers Not MBAs. Moderated by Professor Karl Moore, the discussion focuses on common barriers to managing well in a pandemic environment.

Published: 27 Jan 2022

Delve: What Robotic Surgery Reveals About Organizational Change

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.

Published: 27 Jan 2022

Innovative Laval University program looks to McGill’s IMHL for inspiration

Inspired by McGill’s International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) program, Laval University’s Faculty of Medicine recently designed an internship for rising medical graduates to tackle challenges in pandemic management and rural medicine.

Published: 21 Jan 2022

PIVOT Project Celebrates Heroes of Sustainable Business

In a new episode of “Canada’s Podcast,” Professor Dror Etzion describes the PIVOT Project’s ongoing efforts to shine a spotlight on Canadian SMEs that are leading the charge toward a sustainable, low-carbon economy.

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Published: 12 Jan 2022

McGill professor at the forefront of environmental change

Since its publication in 2014, Professor Henry Mintzberg’s book, Rebalancing Society, has been heralded as a handbook for environment and social sustainability by the United Nations and hundreds of universities and organizations across the globe.

Published: 11 Jan 2022

The key to successful management

According to Professor Henry Mintzberg, the greatest quality a manager can embody is empathy. As liaisons between executive leadership and employee teams, managers must be able to build trust and respect in order to accomplish company goals across a large network of stakeholders.

Published: 14 Dec 2021

Consumers call for authenticity in the food industry

As fast food and takeout continue to increase in popularity during the pandemic, major chains like Jack in the Box and Wendy’s are seeing sizable revenue growth. According to Professor Daphne Demetry, chains will need to consider ways to meet the rising consumer demand for transparency to maintain a competitive edge.

Published: 8 Dec 2021

A renewed call to unite against climate change

In response to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this month, Professor Dror Etzion and his colleagues call for accelerated global action against the ongoing impact of climate change. International collaboration is key to the success of initiatives geared toward cutting down on carbon emissions, they say. They also emphasize the need to invite more diverse, non-governmental voices to the table.

Published: 3 Dec 2021

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