/channels/taxonomy/term/447/all en /channels/news/professor-alex-kalil-receives-queen-elizabeth-ii-diamond-jubilee-medal-225010 <p>Professor<strong> Alex Kalil </strong>has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in February 2013 for his dedication to his peers, his community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country. At the same time, it serves to honour significant contributions and achievements by Canadians.</p> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:09:36 +0000 webfull 94749 at /channels /channels/news/going-your-own-or-not-mba-electives-entrepreneurship-237643 <p><span>From Richard Branson to Steve Jobs, entrepreneurs might be considered the defining business leaders of this generation.</span></p> <p><span>... “When they come into the class, 90 percent of them don't know what they're going to do,” says </span><strong>Alex Kalil</strong><span>, who teaches on two entrepreneurship courses at ƻ����Ժ's Desautels Faculty of Management. </span><br /><br /><span>Read full article: </span><a href="http://www.find-mba.com/article/942/going-off-on-your-own-or-not-mba-electives-in-entrepreneurship" target="_blank">Find MBA</a></p> Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:30:34 +0000 webfull 103699 at /channels /channels/news/business-schools-work-bridge-gap-between-academia-and-industry-239555 <p>There’s a story Julian Barlow likes to tell people when he’s making a presentation.</p> <p>In 1995 he was teaching a transformational leadership course when a student asked if Barlow would lead a training session for his staff.</p> <p>... <span><strong>Alex Kalil</strong>, professor at <strong>ƻ����Ժ’s Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies</strong> in Montreal, has been a long-standing proponent for injecting industry experience into the classroom. That’s because he has had a decades-long history conversing with students within and outside a campus environment.</span></p> Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:06:14 +0000 webfull 105925 at /channels /channels/channels/news/why-serial-entrepreneur-finally-went-back-school-256901 <p>Nicholas Reichenbach believes in letting the ideas flow.</p> <p><span>Similarly, <strong>Alexander Kalil</strong>, a former portfolio manager in his 70s who teaches at ƻ����Ժ’s Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal, encourages MBA students to take an open-minded approach to business creation.</span></p> <p><span>Read full article: <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/business-education/why-this-serial-entrepreneur-finally-went-back-to-school/article27282049/" target="_blank">The Globe and Mail</a>, November 16, 2015</span></p> <p> </p> Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:41:54 +0000 webfull 114158 at /channels