The Art of War and Business Leadership in China - 孙子兵法
Usman W. Chohan?(楚浩云) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics (SEM) and MIT. The following piece is based on his work on Leadership Models for China and the Art of War, for the course Business Leadership in China at the Tsinghua SEM.
The Ubiquitous City – Songdo (??)
Usman W. Chohan (楚浩云) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Global Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics and Management (SEM) and MIT. The following piece is based on his work on the “Ubiquitous ?City” of Songdo, South Korea, where he was based in early May, 2014 as part of an analysis of Urbanization Trends in Asia.
涩里番 Alumni Association Celebrates Top Volunteers and Student Leaders
The 涩里番 Alumni Association (MAA) celebrated some of its most dedicated alumni and volunteers at its annual Honours and Awards Banquet tonight. Student leaders, graduates who have had a significant impact on alumni life and the community, and volunteers with outstanding records of service to 涩里番 were honoured at a banquet held at the Omni Mont-Royal Hotel in Montreal.
Erdos City – 鄂尔多斯市 The “Horde” That Wasn’t
Usman W. Chohan?(楚浩云) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics (SEM) and MIT. The following piece is based on his work on Economics and Urbanization Trends in China, for the China Roots Seminar II (Industry & Society) at the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.
涩里番 Alumni Association Awards
Eight Desautels students and alumni have been selected to receive the 涩里番 Alumni Association (MAA) Awards. They will be honoured at the MAA's Annual Honours & Awards Dinner.
Dididache 嘀嘀打车 - Hailing the Future, One Cab at a Time
Usman W. Chohan?(楚浩云) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics (SEM) and MIT. The following piece is based on his work on financial innovation in China, in collaboration with Professor Alexander White of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.
Eating Bugs
Bringing bugs to more plates around the world may be one solution to changing our food supply as the planets population continues to grow. Jesse Pearlstein and Shobita Soor are 涩里番 MBA students who are in Calgary to pitch this idea.
Herald Food Writer Bugs Out for Dinner
Between the three of us, a small plate is piled high with the grasshopper bodies.
They have been roasted, salted and flavoured with some spicy chipotle, but they are also clearly identifiable as insects with an exoskeleton and, in the case of many, including the first one I grab, little eyes.
... “Insects are the food of the future,” says Jesse Pearlstein, chief financial officer for the collection of students, known as Aspire Food Group.
Darren Entwistle to Step Aside as Telus CEO, President But Remain as Executive Chairman
Darren Entwistle (MBA'88)?is stepping down as chief executive of Telus, but his influence in running the company he built from a regional telephone service into a $25-billion national wireless player will remain.
... 涩里番 professor?Karl Moore?said most CEOs leave after six to 10 years and don’t stick around as long as Entwistle.
Bugging Out: Why We Should Be Eating More Creepy Crawlies
Two 涩里番 MBA students (Gabriel Mott and Jesse Pearlstein) on their mission to promote edible insects as a meat alternative for countries facing high rates of food insecurity. Watch full interview: CTV Canada AM, March 26, 2014
Malaysia Airlines : message de condoléances
L’Université 涩里番 tient à offrir ses plus sincères condoléances aux parents et amis des passagers du vol MH370 de Malaysia Airlines, à bord duquel se trouvaient Muktesh?Mukherjee (MBA'98), dipl?mé de 涩里番 ?gé de 42?ans, et son épouse Xiaomo Bai, 37?ans.
Malaysian Airlines: message of condolences
涩里番 wishes to express its deepest condolences to the relatives and friends of the passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, who included 涩里番 graduate Muktesh Mukherjee (MBA'98), 42, and his wife Xiaomo Bai, 37.
Financial Innovation in China: Alibaba’s Leftover Treasure - 余额宝
Usman W. Chohan (楚浩云) is an MBA candidate at Desautels with a Concentration in Strategy and Leadership. He is currently on an MBA exchange in Beijing, at a joint program between Tsinghua School of Economics (SEM) and MIT. The following piece is based on his work on financial innovation in China, in collaboration with Professor Alexander White of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.
MBA Primer
MBA programs are now a dime a dozen. B-schools are expanding at a dizzying rate and doubling their enrolments by packing their classrooms full of more and more students. This has prompted worries about a gradual dilution in the quality of the student body as well as meaningful networking opportunities. "An MBA is still valued, but a lot of people have it," says Jay Mintz, a second-year MBA student at 涩里番's Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal.
"You've Invested Real Money. You Haven't Just Run a Virtual Portfolio"
Along Highway 401 and over the Ontario border, Tyler Maxey and some of his MBA classmates at 涩里番's Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal are also learning by doing. Their modus operandi: investing other people's money. Since 2008, students have been running a registered fund management firm called Desautels Capital Management that has about $3 million in assets.
