MBA?: l鈥檃vis de d茅c猫s 茅tait pr茅matur茅?!
Courrier des lecteurs: des dirigeants d鈥檈ntreprises internationales se prononcent pour la r茅invention, l鈥檌nnovation et la cr茅ativit茅. Des articles r茅cemment publi茅s ont mis en doute l鈥檃venir des programmes de MBA et leur pertinence dans le monde. Les programmes de MBA sont-ils encore viables?? Les dipl么m茅s de MBA sont-ils toujours appr茅ci茅s par les employeurs??
Cultural Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: Shalini Ganendra Fine Art
Usman W. Chohan has an MBA from Desautels (2014) in Strategy and Leadership. In 2015, he collaborated with Datin Shalini Ganendra鈥檚 gallery and cultural center, Shalini Ganendra Fine Art (SGFA), headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has previously served as a consultant at the World Bank Institute, and as the Special Situations Analyst of Global Equities at Natcan Investment Management.
Desautels celebrates 50 years of MBA impact
After 2,000 votes, a trio of distinguished alumni took home the title of Top MBA Impact Maker at the MBA 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner on May 23: Seymour Schulich, MBA鈥�65, entrepreneur, philanthropist and author; Bertrand Cesvet, MBA鈥�88, Executive Chairman and Senior Partner, Sid Lee; and the 2013 Hult Prize team.
Bombardier's new CEO could be on the hot seat at first annual meeting
Bombardier's new CEO is expected to be on the hot seat next week as he meets for the first time with shareholders who are clamouring for a turnaround plan after enduring a rough year by the struggling transportation giant. After just six weeks on the job,聽Alain Bellemare聽is unlikely to be blamed for the company's poor financial performance, which drove its shares down 45 per cent in the past year and 66 per cent since 2011.聽
Making a Competitive Difference by Embracing Digital Technologies
Hamidreza Mafi is a strategy consultant at Accenture Inc, and is aligned to Enterprise Architecture and Application Strategy practice. He has completed his MBA studies with concentrations in Strategy and Finance from 涩里番, and holds a Master of Engineering Management and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from University of Ottawa.
Desautels MBAs Win Consulting Prize at USC Marshall Global Consulting Challenge
MBA students Sankalp Sachdeva, Brandon Groper, Nico Drohojowski, Abolfazl Keighobadi Lamjiri (Professional MBA), and Vasu Subrahmanian, won the prestigious Consulting prize and ranked 2nd overall at the 2015 USC Marshall Global Consulting Challenge.
How Skateboarding Made Me a Better Marketer
This year, I鈥檓 celebrating 25 years of skateboarding. While I鈥檝e skated all over the world and made a lot of incredible friends along the way it wasn鈥檛 until I read聽this article about skateboarding legend Rodney Mullen聽that I began to consider the overlap between my passion for skateboarding and my passion for marketing. ...聽Ben Plomion聽is VP of Marketing at聽Chango, where he heads up marketing and communications.聽
Pierre Beaudoin steps down as chief in dramatic Bombardier shakeup
In a dramatic shakeup at family controlled Bombardier Inc., Pierre Beaudoin is stepping down as president and chief executive officer while his father, Laurent, is retiring as chairman and there are plans afoot for the possible sale of some business units.
Professor Sujata Madan, 涩里番
Written by Professor Sujata Madan Career Change 鈥� How can an MBA help? There are generally two types of career change sought out by MBAs鈥攁 complete switch of role and industry, or a move within the same field.
Women in Business 鈥� Rei Hasegawa
Rei Hasegawa鈥檚 role at LinkedIn, which she joined in 2011, involves educating and inspiring members via public relations, social media and training. She has also worked on welcoming prime minister聽Shinzo Abe聽and other Japanese business leaders as LinkedIn Influencers. Read full article here:聽Financial Times, February 8, 2015
Nathalie Prezeau - Marcher pour voir
La v茅rit茅 est que je me sens moi-m锚me expat 脿 Toronto. Originaire de Montr茅al, je suis arriv茅e dans cette ville il y a 22 ans. Sans l'appui de nos familles, mon mari qu茅b茅cois et moi-m锚me avons 茅lev茅 une famille et compt茅 sur nos nouvelles amiti茅s pour faire notre place. C'est avec une mentalit茅 de touriste que j'ai commenc茅 脿 explorer la ville avec mon bambin de 2 ans, lorsque j'ai quitt茅 mon emploi 脿 temps plein. Je travaillais alors pour TFO, 脿 la promotion des 茅missions pour enfants. ...
Meet the new CEO of mining鈥檚 first equity crowdfunding platform
Chad Williams聽is the founder and president of Red Cloud Mining Capital, and is the former CEO of Victoria Gold Corp. Read full article here:聽Mining, February 4, 2015 Watch video here:聽ceo.ca, February 3, 2015聽
Desautels students head to 2015 Hult Prize regionals
On March 13-14, 涩里番 students Amanda Chalupa (MSc in Social & Transcultural Psychiatry), Alyssa Wiseman (MBA-Law), Attiya Hirji (BA in International Development), Lida Faridian (MBA) and Vivien Leung (Law), also known as team MILA, are headed to San Francisco to vie for the US$1 million Hult Prize to launch their social program.
Musicians Help Heal Wounds of Tragedy
Musicians are helping to heal the wounds of tragedy through artistic expression. In the heart-rending aftermath of the Taliban attack on Peshawar鈥檚 innocent schoolchildren, Pakistani musicians are using their art form to help the nation through its time of anguish. Foremost among these artists is Usman W. Chohan (Desautels MBA, 2014) through his project Urdudaan.
How shame and guilt can be used to your advantage in marketing
By DaHee HanThere are ways to ensure marketers are not fumbling in the dark when it comes to getting the most out of using emotion in their marketing campaigns. From billboards and adverts to their company website, my research shows that emotions such as shame and guilt can be used to create a favourable response from consumers.
