/desautels/taxonomy/term/3366/all en /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-mma-students-offer-help-businesses-impacted-covid-19-321826 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº students in the <strong>Master of Management in Analytics program</strong> are offering their expertise to help small businesses in Montreal bounce back in a post-COVID economy. Professor <a href="/desautels/shoeb-hosain"><b>Shoeb Hosain</b></a> joins <i>City News </i>to share more about the initiative.</p> <p><a href="https://montreal.citynews.ca/video/2020/04/23/mcgill-students-offer-help-to-montreal-businesses/" target="_blank">Watch video</a></p> Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:37:04 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 75788 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/omnichannel-strategy-essential-retailers-during-holidays-326190 <p><strong>Anwar White</strong>, Program Director of the <strong>Master of Management in Retailing (MMR)</strong>, weighs in on the efforts of leading retailers to capture the attention of consumers during the holidays. He explains why an omnichannel engagement is critical to driving sales as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shake up the retail landscape, and why the MMR is ideal for budding retail leaders.</p> <p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/video/7453531/covid-19s-effect-on-holiday-shopping-trends" target="_blank">Watch now</a></p> Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:43:17 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 76567 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/canadian-retailers-turmoil-pandemic-lockdown-continues-326937 <p>The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced thousands of retailers across Canada to shut their doors during the holiday season. Some will never open them again. <strong>Anwar White</strong>, Program Director, <strong>Master of Management in Retailing</strong>, puts the struggle that retailers are facing into context and points to a silver lining.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/pandemic-shutdowns-the-last-straw-for-some-canadian-retailers-push-others-to-brink-1.5220419" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:13:55 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 76711 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-universitys-redesigned-mba-program-equips-students-lead-shifting-business-climate-326350 <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº announced the launch of a newly redesigned MBA program that prepares students to confront the challenges of a rapidly evolving business environment.</p> Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:04:13 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 76610 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/weather-health-and-social-crises-lead-compassion-and-authenticity-325229 <p>As the world faces an uphill battle against the pandemic and social injustices, Professor <a href="/desautels/patricia-faison-hewlin"><b>Patricia Faison Hewlin</b></a> is calling on educators to ensure a focus on authenticity, emotional intelligence and race, equality and inclusion is present in their conversations on leadership.</p> <p><a href="https://bized.aacsb.edu/articles/2020/october/developing-compassionate-leaders" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Wed, 07 Oct 2020 20:08:32 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 76455 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/toward-more-resilient-convergence-economy-324303 <p>Contrary to the prevailing model, a convergence economy emphasizes resilience over hyper-competitiveness, writes Professor <b><a href="/desautels/laurette-dube">Laurette Dub</a>é</b> in an op-ed for the <i>Montreal Gazette</i>.</p> <p><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-toward-a-more-resilient-convergence-economy" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 04 Sep 2020 18:08:58 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 76316 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/how-businesses-should-prepare-another-pandemic-324064 <p>Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><b>Karl Moore</b></a> talks to <i>The Street</i>, warning readers that the current pandemic-caused economic recession is not a "black swan", or a rare catastrophe. He predicts global warming or mass migration as a result of climate change as other agents of change to anticipate.</p> <p>In the article, Professor Moore also touches on the challenge faced by managers to maintain a corporate culture during the age of working remotely and differences in management styles across generations.</p> Fri, 28 Aug 2020 12:52:11 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 76290 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/delve-leading-global-health-sustainably-now-and-beyond-covid-19-323640 <p>While the five-phase project management cycle developed by Duncan is, for many, the gold standard, the long-term commitment among recipient populations, health care professionals, and/or governing bodies is not specifically addressed. Thus, Nathalie Duchesne, MD and Eliane Ubalijoro, PhD propose a management and leadership framework that ensures sustainability through the three overarching themes: appreciative inquiry, trust, and culture.</p> <p><a href="https://mcgill.ca/delve/article/covid-19/leading-global-health-sustainably-now-and-beyond-covid-19">More on Delve</a></p> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:13:20 +0000 sabatino.dellicompagni@mcgill.ca 76194 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/retailers-can-ease-customer-anxiety-after-pandemic-changed-grocery-shopping-334552 <p>COVID-19 caused massive shifts in the way we do even the most mundane of things. Take grocery shopping, for example. This past October, Dr. <a href="/desautels/yu-ma">Yu Ma</a>, Associate Professor of Marketing and Academic Director of the <strong>Master of Management in Retailing (MMR)</strong>, spoke at Grocery Innovations Canada. Here, he shared his insights on how COVID-19 has transformed the grocery shopping environment and what retailers can do to mitigate shopping anxiety and provide a positive shopping experience for consumers.</p> Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:04:54 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 81385 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/delve-new-normal-podcast-grocery-shopping-anxiety-yu-ma-331183 <p>In episode 3 of <strong>The </strong>‘<strong>New Normal</strong>’ hosted by <strong>Dave Kaufman</strong>, Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/yu-ma">Yu Ma</a></strong> discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected our relation to grocery stores, how shopping has changed in the last year, and what can be done from a technological perspective to improve the shopping experience and perhaps even help the consumer make more informed and healthier choices at the store.</p> Fri, 21 May 2021 20:42:18 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 80829 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/turning-hobbies-business-opportunities-329339 <p>In response to the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians are turning their pastimes into online businesses. <a href="/desautels/marie-josee-lamothe"><strong>Marie-Josée Lamothe</strong></a>, Academic Director of the <strong>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship</strong>, attributes their success in part to the public’s willingness to support businesses that are important to them rather than buying exclusively from e-commerce giants.</p> Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:50:13 +0000 sabatino.dellicompagni@mcgill.ca 80527 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/blending-two-company-ideas-one-328308 <p>As entrepreneurship takes on different forms during the pandemic, fresh business ideas are in high demand. In a highly unconventional move, a Quebec-based company called Alchemy is inviting startups to blend their ideas with Alchemy’s own ideas to create something new. Instead of expecting payment, Alchemy takes a stake in the joint venture.</p> Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:59:01 +0000 julie.lapalme@affiliate.mcgill.ca 79009 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-dobson-cup-winner-raises-47-million-expand-operations-2021-326776 <p>A Æ»¹ûÒùÔº-born event platform startup has found a way to weather the COVID-19 pandemic and raise venture financing in hopes of returning to in-person events in 2021. Co-founded by Desautels alumnus <strong>Marc-Antoine Bonin</strong> (BCom’19) and Emeric Noël, Planned offers a unique tool for event planners to connect with a curated list of venues and suppliers in one place. This week, Planned announced that it had raised $4.7 million in venture financing led by Inovia Capital, with participation from Telegraph Hill Capital and N49P, bringing its total capital raised to $7 million.</p> Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:13:29 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 76689 at /desautels /desautels/channels/event/mcgill-alumni-webcast-role-startups-time-covid-19-323337 <p>Are start-up businesses the key to reviving a sluggish COVID-19 economy?</p> Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:34:25 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 76165 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/shareholder-capitalism-sparks-controversy-326959 <p>The news that more than 60 publicly held Canadian firms have received the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) while continuing to pay out dividends has sharply divided public opinion this week. Professor <a href="/desautels/preetika-joshi"><strong>Preetika Joshi</strong></a> enters the debate, pointing to the complexity of balancing profit with corporate responsibility during a crisis.</p> <p><a href="https://financialpost.com/investing/kevin-carmichael-on-the-question-of-cews-and-dividends-investors-will-ultimately-decide" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 19:57:13 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 76719 at /desautels