Prof. Faraj named CTO 2022 Distinguished Scholar
Congratulations to Samer Faraj, Professor in Strategy and Organization, who has been named CTO 2022 Distinguished Scholar by the Communication, Digital Technology and Organization - CTO (A Division of the Academy of Management - AOM).
Professor Yoo awarded 2022-2023 FRQSC New Academics Grant
Congratulations to Changseung Yoo, Assistant Professor, Bensadoun School of Retail Management with affiliation to Information Systems Area, who has been awarded the 2022-2023 FRQSC New Academics Grant (Soutien à la recherche pour la relève professorale) for his project titled “Social Media Content Creation Strategies and Engagement During Disasters” (“Stratégies de création de con
Delve: How Collaborative, Open-Minded Management Could Heal Healthcare
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?
Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels
Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.
Desautels’ event highlights innovative research and recognizes scholars
On Friday, May 13, members of the Desautels Faculty of Management gathered to celebrate the innovative and impactful research conducted by its scholars.
Fifteen professors were on hand to deliver two-minute presentations of their most interesting and research.
Delve podcast: How Information Technology Can Drive Efficiency and Spark Creativity, with Alain Pinsonneault
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.
Communities in the Global South found innovative ways to adapt technology during COVID
Access to technology is deeply uneven. Many of us take the internet for granted, but nearly 40 per cent of the world’s population has never even been online. When the pandemic closed schools, not everyone could just switch to online learning. But communities that lacked access to technology found other ways to stay connected. A new study co-authored by Desautels Dean and James McGill Professor Yolande E.
Uncovering a new form of digitally-enabled agility: an improvisational perspective
Authors: Nadège Levallet and Yolande E. Chan
Publication: European Journal of Information Systems, Forthcoming
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Digital-enabled strategic agility: it’s time we examine the sensing of weak signals
Authors: Alain Pinsonneault and Inmyung Choi
Publication: European Journal of Information Systems, Forthcoming
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Augmenting Password Strength Meter Design using the Elaboration Likelihood Model: Evidence from Randomized Experiments
Authors: Warut Khern-am-nuai, M.J. Hashim, Alain Pinsonneault, W. Yang and N. Li
Publication: Information Systems Research, Forthcoming
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Delve podcast: New Normal: How AI Is Reshaping Post-Pandemic Retail with Warut Khern-am-nuai
On Delve’s The "New Normal" podcast series, Professor Warut Khern-am-nuai from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University 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.
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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Professor Yolande E. Chan wins a 2021 AIS Technology VISION Award
Congratulations to Yolande E. Chan, along with her AMCIS - Americas Conference on Information Systems 2021 co-chair Professor Maric Boudreau, for winning a 2021 Association for Information Systems (AIS) Technology VISION Award. The Technology Awards are given annually to those in the Information Systems community who have made significant contributions to the development of AIS.
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.
Delve: Can Wikipedia Fix Its Information Inequality Problem?
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.
