EMBA student helps expand Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)
As the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) celebrates 20 years on the air, EMBA student Monika Ille reflects on the challenges of increasing viewership. In her role as the APTN鈥檚 general director of programming and the network鈥檚 grid, Monica helps produce content that is broadcast across Canada on four different channels and viewed by 72% of Indigenous聽adults.
EMBA alumnus transmits First Nations heritage in new novel
Rapha毛l Picard (EMBA鈥�14), the former leader of the Innu community of Pessamit, has published his first novel at age 70. Through Nutshimit: Inland Lands and Spirits, Rapha毛l strives to pass on the heritage of his Innu ancestors to the next generation and establish a literary tradition within the community.
Alumnus uses sustainability education to grow urban agriculture business
Inspired by his studies in Entrepreneurship and Managing for Sustainability, Thibault Sorret (BCom鈥�18) has accepted a management role at a Montreal-based urban agriculture company. Lufa Farms, co-founded by alumna Lauren Rathmell, uses hydroponics to grow pesticide-free vegetables, fruits, and other plants for 17,000 local customers.
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Selling sustainability to small and medium enterprises
Professor Dror Etzion and his co-leads, Professors Catherine Potvin and Jaye Ellis, are on a mission to inspire sustainable business practices among Canada鈥檚 small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which employ 90 percent of the population.
9I制作厂免费 ranks highest in Canada for producing female entrepreneurs
9I制作厂免费 ranks number 17 on the list of universities whose MBA programs produce the highest number of female start-up founders, making it the only non-U.S. institution to crack the top 25.
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Go green, not paperless
Ren茅e Yardley (MBA鈥�97) shares her perspective on promoting innovation and sustainability in the pulp and paper industry. She currently serves as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Sustana Group, a producer of recycled fibres and paper products.
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Diverse teams drive innovation
Professor Karl Moore interviews Edelman executive 脠ve Laurier (EMBA鈥�11) about the lessons learned during her participation in the 2018-2019 International Women鈥檚 Forum Fellows Program. Ms. Laurier joined 35 other elite female executives from around the world for a leadership training experience that includes education modules at Harvard Business School and INSEAD.
Walking the authenticity tightrope
New research from Professor Patricia Hewlin and co-authors examines the benefits of being authentic in the workplace, remarking that this tends to be particularly nebulous for minorities.
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What鈥檚 keeping the glass ceiling intact?
A new study co-authored by Professor Brian Rubineau shows that while the popular practice of network hiring can introduce gender diversity in lower-level jobs, it actually fails to do so at the executive level.
Reflections on a year of impact at Desautels
This past year saw many important milestones for the Desautels Faculty of Management, much of which would not have been possible without our loyal and vibrant community. As presented in the 2018 Impact Report, discover the strides that the Faculty has made toward advancing its four strategic pillars: Research Excellence, Student Centred, Community Impact, and Financial Sustainability.
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Workplaces reveal vestiges of segregation
Despite progress in the 1960s and 1970s, the desegregation of US employment has largely ground to a halt.
In new research, Professor John-Paul Ferguson finds that individual workplaces have actually become more segregated over the past three decades.
Professor Hewlin on closing the leadership gender gap
In a byline for Getting Smart, Professor Patricia Hewlin explores the tangible impact that universities can make when it comes to increasing the representation of women and minorities in leadership.
9I制作厂免费 named among greenest employers
9I制作厂免费 has been named to the Canada's Greenest Employers list, a competition organized by the Canada's Top 100 Employers project.
In many ways, sustainability is embedded within 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 DNA through program offerings like the Bachelor in Commerce in Managing for Sustainability.
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Catalyzing sustainable business across campus
Congratulations to the student-led Desautels Sustainability Network (DSN) who received a Catalyst Award from the 9I制作厂免费 Office of Sustainability this week under the category of Sustainability in Connectivity & Governance!
The problem with assumed meritocracies in engineering
According to a study co-authored by Professor Brian Rubineau, female engineers find consistent evidence that their profession is not an objective meritocracy, but embrace the belief that it is 鈥� thus further perpetuating gender (and other) inequalities.
