Business ethics case competition brings students together to tackle finance challenges
Students from across North America came together for an intense, fast-paced challenge at the fourth annual Business Ethics Case Competition, hosted by 涩里番鈥檚 Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity.
Desautels Professor Robert Nason to lead entrepreneurship and engagement at 涩里番 Sustainability Park
The 涩里番 Sustainability Park has announced new academic leadership appointments that will help shape its future direction. Among them is Robert Nason of the Desautels Faculty of Management, who will serve as Associate Academic Director of Entrepreneurship and Engagement.
Desautels hosts She Builds to spotlight immigrant women entrepreneurs
She Builds: Stories of Immigrant Women Entrepreneurs brought together film, conversation, and community to celebrate the lived realities of women building businesses in Canada.
Highlights from the 2025 LCBEE Business Ethics Conference
The Third Annual Business Ethics Conference brought together leading voices to examine what Ethics in Finance looks like in practice. Hosted by the Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity, the event explored how capital allocation, investor influence, and institutional accountability are shaping the future of finance in an era of climate urgency and systemic inequality.
This International Women鈥檚 Day, focus on the work that still needs to be done
This International Women鈥檚 Day,聽Desautels researcher,聽Janani Ramesh is urging us to see the big picture鈥攂y focusing a little less directly on success stories of individual women. 鈥淚nitiatives that celebrate how far women聽have聽come or single out women鈥檚 resilience do the opposite of what鈥檚 intended,鈥� Ramesh told HR Reporter.
Meet Doyin Agbaje: MBA student, community builder and 2025 McCall MacBain Scholar
Doyin Agbaje, MBA'27, brings an exceptional record of academic achievement, professional experience and community leadership to the 涩里番 Desautels MBA program. A Nigerian Canadian, Doyin earned the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal upon graduating as valedictorian from Douglas College before building a career as a marketing specialist at Apple. She also ran the Black Block Association, a non-profit responsible for one of Vancouver's largest Black community events.
Men and women respond to work incentives in very different ways
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reviews hundreds of thousands of applications each year, making efficiency a challenge. When managers introduced cash incentives for meeting quotas, men and women reacted differently.聽Men tended to increase their output to secure the bonus, but the quality of their reviews declined. Women, by contrast, often prioritized聽maintaining聽high-quality work, even if it meant聽missing out on聽the financial reward.
Olympic champion and entrepreneur Jennifer Heil prepares for her next leadership challenge
Olympic champion and entrepreneur Jennifer Heil, BCom鈥�13, is stepping into a pivotal new role as Canada鈥檚 chef de mission for the 2026 Winter Games. Drawing on her experiences as a gold medallist and CEO in the women鈥檚 health space,聽she鈥檚聽focused on helping athletes handle the pressures of performing on the world鈥檚 biggest stage.
涩里番 Desautels鈥� educational experience lauded for diversity, bilingualism
According to Study International, 涩里番鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management is preparing graduates to thrive in a business landscape defined by data, speed, and global fluency.
Having gender-neutral restrooms at event venues can improve equity and efficiency
For transgender people, choosing which restroom to use at a public event can be a fraught decision, but having gender neutral or all-gender restroom options can help. According to Assistant Professor of Operations Management Setareh Farajollahzadeh, having gender neutral restroom options at major event spaces like stadiums and theatres could help.
Celebrating student leadership and community impact with the 涩里番 Desautels EDI Award of Excellence
In 2023 Desautels鈥檚 EDI Initiative launched the 涩里番 EDI Award of Excellence to recognize incoming students whose leadership, community engagement and commitment to equity and inclusion set them apart.
Highlights from Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2025 at Desautels
During 涩里番's 2025 Indigenous Awareness Weeks in September, Desautels hosted two events on reconciliation literacy and the role of business in supporting economic empowerment for indigenous communities. Dr Niigaan Sinclair, Anishinaabe writer, columnist, and Professor of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba joined Dr. Veldon Coburn for a conversation on progress since the Trush and Reconciliation Commission鈥檚 Final Report.
Reframing Entrepreneurship: 涩里番 Desautels hosts inaugural Conference on Everyday Entrepreneurship
The inaugural 2025 涩里番 Conference on Everyday Entrepreneurship (MCEE), hosted by the Desautels Faculty of Management, brought together scholars, practitioners, and community leaders to explore entrepreneurship beyond traditional boundaries. Organized by the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Initiative in collaboration with the Sustainable Growth Initiative and EDI, the two-day event spotlighted ventures and founders often overlooked in mainstream research.
Rebranding of DEI initiatives is a reactive response to external pressures
The pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs gained momentum in the first half of 2025. And while some institutions are eliminating DEI initiatives, others are rebranding them.
Harambee! A triadic perspective on social impact: Organizations, evaluators, and target beneficiaries in Kenya
Authors: Anna Kim
Publication: Administrative Science Quarterly Volume 70, Issue 1, March 2025, Pages 246鈥�291
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