#McGill24: McGill students chat about fundraising efforts
Listen to full recording: SoundCloud, 16 March, 2016
eQube Gaming appoints Murray as board adviser
eQube Gaming Ltd. has appointed Bill Murray as an adviser to the company's board of directors. Mr. Murray will be formally appointed to the board subject to regulatory approval.
Portex firms up deal to acquire Direct Metals Recycling
Portex Minerals Inc. has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Walker Norris Capital Partners III, doing business as Direct Metals Recycling (DMR). DMR is company based in Atlanta, Ga., excelling in the procurement of platinum-grade metals (PGM) through the processing of catalytic converters.
Why workplace factors can have a psychological impact on mothers returning to work
Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University with Talking Management for The Globe and Mail, speaks to Jamie Ladge, from Northeastern University in Boston.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, 15 March, 2016
How Donald Trump became Adam Smith’s street-fighting man
Despite being an icon of economic liberty, Smith did not think that government intervention was always bad: it depended on the circumstances
How introverts can successfully manage extroverts
As introverts have become an increasing part of the leadership conversation we are becoming more aware of the strong presence of introverts in the management suite. But the vast majority of the leadership literature seems to be written to and for extroverted managers. In this article I want to talk about a key way that introverted managers can be better managers for their extroverted employees.
Assessment of U.S. firm-level climate change performance and strategy
Authors: Yu, Y., Wang, D.D., Li, S., Shi,
Prof. Nancy J. Adler among Top 30 Global Gurus for 2016
Professor Nancy J. Adler has been ranked #29 in the Leadership Professionals category in the 2016 Global Gurus Ranking.
MBA students win MIT Sloan Sports Analytics First Pitch Case Competition
Desautels MBA students Jorge Tatto, Deepti Kaul, and Christian Mathews-Gagne triumphed over 43 other teams from around the world to win 1st place at the 2016 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference’s First Pitch Case Competition held on March 11 to 12. Taking second and third places were Cornell University and Old Dominion University, respectively.
Ambition internationale, logique industrielle, risques financiers : le dilemme d’EDF
Dans un contexte économique de plus en plus difficile à décrypter et à anticiper, l'agilité est devenue une compétence essentielle des organisations, qui se doivent de développer leur adaptabilité sans sacrifier le volontarisme et la vision de long terme également indispensables à leur succès, voire à leur survie.
Desautels Business Conference on Sustainability 2016
Event Date & Time: Mar 18 2016 - 9:00am to Mar 19 2016 - 7:00pm Location: New Residence
GCPA Students Receive Scholarships from the Fondation des CPAs du Québec
Congratulations to the Desautels GCPA students who were awarded scholarships from the Fondation des CPAs du Quebec:
Jennifer Diodati Brittany Klumak Christina Kontaxis Patrick Lorange Lauren Love Jonathan Ngo Isabella Nirchi David SongVisit their website for more information: Fondation des CPAs du Québec
Desautels BCom students make finals at CBS CC 2016
A Desautels undergraduate student case team composed of Jordan Bonneville, Wendelina Lai, Joshua Phoon and Luohan Wei made the finals at the 15th annual Copenhagen Business School Case Competition (CBS CC) held on February 29 to March 5, 2016.
How Sun Life executives encourage innovation
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University with Talking Management for The Globe and Mail talks with Isabelle Hudon, who is the Executive Chairman of Sun Life in Quebec.
Watch full video: The Globe and Mail, 9 March, 2016
Why it's time for business schools to radically rethink the MBA
Employers love business school graduates. That's not just a wild claim: 96% of employers globally polled by the Graduate Management Admission Council in January 2016 said that hiring such graduates creates value for their companies.
But that most-sought-after of business qualifications, the Master of Business Administration (MBA), is not above criticism. It has been accused by some of not meeting the needs of a changing market.