As organizations explore new digital frontiers,听贰尘尘补苍耻别濒濒别听痴补补蝉迟, Professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management at 涩里番, urges caution.
On the听, she examines the prospect of working in the metaverse鈥攁 future that may be closer than we think.
While immersive environments promise enhanced remote collaboration, they could also fundamentally change how employee performance is听monitored听and evaluated.
Prime Minister Mark Carney鈥檚 plan to launch a $25鈥慴illion Canada Strong Fund raises key governance and design questions, according to Sebastien Betermier, an associate professor of finance at 涩里番鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management.
Betermier said the proposed sovereign wealth fund will need to be carefully coordinated with existing vehicles such as the Canada Infrastructure Bank and the Canada Growth Fund to avoid overlap and inefficiency.
On April 19-21,听2026, 涩里番 Desautels鈥� Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre welcomed researchers from across North America and Europe for the 5th鈥痚dition of the Spring Finance Workshop.
Stefano Rossi of Bocconi University in Italy won the听best discussion award, while听Jonathan Berk from Stanford University in the United States won the听best paper award for his paper 鈥淎 Unified Theory of Delegated Capital Management,鈥� co-authored with Peter De Marzo.听
Tensions in the Middle East have sent global oil prices soaring, and Canadians are already feeling the impact at the gas pump. Higher gasoline prices, however, may be only the first effect.
The war in the Middle East has disrupted oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing gasoline prices higher worldwide. In Canada, prices have surged even though the country does not import oil that travels through the strait. The reason is that oil is traded on a global market, meaning prices rise and fall everywhere at the same time.
In the face of stiff competition from retailers like Maxi and Super C, Walmart announced it is closing multiple Montreal-area stores.听However,听the closures听don鈥檛听necessarily听indicate听that the company is struggling in Quebec, according to Charles de Brabant, the Executive Director of the听Bensadoun听School of Retail Management.
Walmart has also announced that it is investing $6.5鈥痓illion to open new stores in Quebec.
It鈥檚听rare that any business faces the type of challenges that a symphony orchestra does. An orchestra needs to perform at elite level, night in and night out. But it also needs to make money.
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO) rises to the challenge. The traditional model of staging about dozen shows per season for a loyal audience has evolved, MSO CEO M茅lanie La Couture told Prof. Karl Moore for an article in Les Affaires.
The 涩里番 Desautels Faculty of Management acknowledges the vital contributions of research, teaching, service, and public engagement in inspiring future leaders. Through our annual Faculty Awards, we celebrate the exceptional achievements of our faculty members across various programs and disciplines. This year, we are proud to honour the following distinguished individuals:听
Desautels Faculty Scholar Award: Yichuan Daniel Ding听
On March 25, 2026, Senator Tony Loffreda rose in the Senate of Canada to honour Karl Moore, citing his more than two decades of contributions to academia, leadership research and public discourse.
The 涩里番 Community Evening brought together approximately 75鈥�80 alumni and friends of 涩里番 at Arendt House for the first community gathering hosted by the 涩里番 Luxembourg Centre for Finance. It marked an exciting step in growing 涩里番鈥檚 presence in the region and offered a first look at the upcoming Master of Management in Finance Luxembourg, set to launch in August 2026.
Nymisha Bandi鈥檚 doctoral thesis has been recognized for its excellence by the Group for Research in Decision Analysis (GERAD). Her research was co-supervised by Professors Maxime Cohen and Saibal Ray, who nominated her work in the best doctoral thesis category of the 11th GERAD Scholarship Competition.
In early 2026, Air Canada launched a pilot program to resolve complaints through a third-party arbitrator, with the goal of making complaint resolution faster and more efficient.听It鈥檚听a voluntary alternative to the existing government-run program听operated听by Canadian Transportation Agency, which has a backlog of 95,000 complaints.
The war in Iran is pushing up gas prices, adding pressure on Quebec drivers. However, prices at the pump have been volatile听rising, falling, and then climbing again.
One factor behind this uneven pattern is gasoline inventories held by energy companies, explained Saibal Ray in an interview with听Le Devoir. These reserves can temporarily absorb spikes in oil prices.
European non-profit AI Forensics听听this week on how massive, organized听user听networks are spreading and monetizing non-consensual intimate images, including child sexual abuse material, on听a听popular听private messaging app.听The report, which听focused听on听cross-border听networks in Italy and Spain,听also notes that content circulates across听several听well-known听platforms.听
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Young people care about the world that they live in听and students at Desautels听don't听just听sit back when听they're听troubled by what they see, they听want to take responsibility, Sabine Dhir told CBC Television News.听The Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF) program helps them do听just that.听An experiential leadership development opportunity offered through the BCom program,听the IMSF听it is designed for
