Graduate Students

Keeping Christmas lights on to add ambiance can help set a shopping district apart

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:07:13 +0000

Christmas lights that glow softly through long winter nights are part of what makes the holiday season so atmospheric—but they can add to the ambiance any time of year. Some shopping districts are leaving their lights up for exactly that reason.

Montreal retailer Frank and Oak files for creditor protection for second time

admin — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:25:58 +0000

In January 2025, the Montreal-based retailer Frank and Oak filed for creditor protection for the second time in recent years. A company statement said it was to protect employees, assets and operations from creditor claims while exploring options to restructure. “The brand is not standing out in an environment where other brands have done well,” said Bensadoun School of Retail Management Executive Director Charles de Brabant in an interview with the Montreal Gazette.

SGI student spotlight luncheon

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:34:26 +0000

Join us for a lunch session featuring a ��ɫֱ�� student team that recently participated in the ENGCOMM World 2025 competition.

Climate Fresk Workshop

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:26:41 +0000

Turn Climate Science Into Action – Join the Climate Fresk Workshop!

In collaboration with the Desautels Faculty of Management and the Sustainable Growth Initiative

Complicated crypto products recall derivatives at the centre of the global financial crisis

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:37:40 +0000

Cryptocurrencies are volatile, risky and lack transparency. For banks and investors alike, that’s risky. “Some like to think ‘this time it’s different’,” Prof Patrick Augustin told PaperJam.lu. But for Augustin, crypto today recalls Lehman Brothers, the financial services firm whose collapse set the global financial crisis in motion in 2008. The similarities are striking. Like today’s crypto markets, Lehman Brothers complicated investment products that many buyers and sellers didn’t fully understand.

Concrete policy steps could address issues with Canada’s pension system

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:39:36 +0000

A well-designed pension system brings enormous social and economic values to its members and to society as a whole. Unfortunately, Canada’s doesn’t stand out. A 2024 report from Mercer ranks it just 18 out of 48 countries. In thefutureeconomy.ca, Prof. Sebastien Betermier proposes three measures that could help improve it by:

· Ensuring there are stronger guardrails to keep pension funds operationally independent

Desautels to launch new Master of Management of Finance program in Luxembourg

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:40:45 +0000

��ɫֱ�� Desautels is partnering with the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg on a new Master of Management in Finance. The program will launch in 2026, and will have a blended format that combines online learning and in-person sessions on weekends or evenings. The new degree will be delivered over 20 or 24 months in Luxembourg, a major European financial centre.

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Global public relations firm delivers ��ɫֱ�� course content to staff in 12-week boot camp

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:29:08 +0000

Being happy doesn’t just make life more enjoyable, it can help you get things done. In 2024, ��ɫֱ�� Desautels Adjunct Lecturer Anita Nowak co-designed a course on the power of positive psychology called Happiness means business, and it is gaining traction beyond the university’s walls. The global public relations and marketing consultancy Edelman brought in Prof. Anita Nowak to teach staff course materials. The intensive 12-week ‘boot camp’ teaches concepts like altruism and forgiveness to give employees new tools to use in client relationships.

ACCEPTER le vélo: Findings and Perspectives from Two Years of Research

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:38:01 +0000

As municipalities and governments are increasingly called upon to accelerate the ecological transition, the development of sustainable mobility has become a major strategic priority.

Is Tim Hortons still Canadian?

admin — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:15:25 +0000

Tim Hortons is deeply embedded in Canadian culture, but is it still truly Canadian? According to ��ɫֱ�� professor Karl Moore, ownership plays a key role. “If you’re owned by Americans, you’re no longer Canadian in the way that you were before,” he explains. However, he argues that nationality isn’t just about where a company is headquartered—it’s about where decisions are made.

Common household goods could be among those most affected by US tariffs

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:36:38 +0000

With the spectre of sweeping tariffs sending ripples through Canada’s economy, the prices of some goods will be much more affected than others. Cheaper household goods like shampoo and toiletries could be among those most affected, according to Saibal Ray, a Professor of Operations Management at ��ɫֱ�� Desautels. Higher end goods will be less affected, Ray told the Toronto Star, as most of these goods are sourced outside of the United States.

Tackling greenwashing in energy transition

admin — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:23:50 +0000

How can we prevent greenwashing from undermining real climate progress? That's the question students from across Canada tackled at the 2025 SGI Annual Grand Challenge on Sustainability, hosted by ��ɫֱ��’s Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI).

Canada must reflect on its fundamental values in a rapidly changing world

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 16:51:02 +0000

In Canada, we often imitate the US political system without giving it serious thought, says Jean Charest, a former Member of the Parliament of Canada and Premier of Quebec. But growing political polarization and pressures on the Supreme Court shouldn’t be emulated, Charest told Prof. Karl Moore for an article in Les Affaires. “Maybe it’s the right time to ask ourselves who we are, what are values are, and what we hope to accomplish in the world,” Charest added.

Sam Greene putting analytics skills to use with Toronto Blue Jays

admin — Wed, 21 May 2025 19:36:02 +0000

After four years studying in Montreal, Sam Greene (BCOM’20, MMA’21) moved on to Toronto, where he caught on with Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays. Greene started in a role in an analytics role, but has since been named assistant pitching coach. As a junior member of the coashing staff, Greene is observing senior coaches like pitching coach Pete Walker and bullpen coach Graeme Johnson. “I’m specialized in using the advanced statistics we receive each match,” says Greene. “I contribute by guiding pitch choice and suggesting ways of approaching individual hitters.

��ɫֱ�� Desautels offices earn new sustainable workplace ratings

admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:37:03 +0000

This winter, three of the ten ��ɫֱ�� offices awarded new Sustainability Workplace Certifications for their sustainable practices were from the Desautels Faculty of Management. Notably, a collaborative Desautels office, formed by the Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity, EDI, the Lewtas Office of Experiential Learning, and TLS Management teams, earned a Platinum certification, the highest possible rating. The Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI) advanced to a Gold certification, and Desautels IT achieved Silver.