/bensadoun-school/taxonomy/term/5/all en /bensadoun-school/channels/news/international-masters-program-managers-encourages-leaders-reflect-and-learn-their-experience-360622 <p>Writing in the early 19th century, the introspective British poet William Wordsworth coined the phrase ‘spots of time’ to describe the moments that are especially memorable and influential in one’s life. Reflecting on the importance of such moments can help leaders thrive in the 21st century. This self-reflection is an integral part of the <a href="https://impm.org/"><strong>International Master’s Program for Managers (IMPM)</strong></a>, which offers its second module, the Analytical Mindset, at ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ Desautels.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:02:43 +0000 admin 604870 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/news/quick-service-restaurants-st-hubert-seek-deliver-value-customers-360623 <p>Good gravy! Quebec’s rotisserie chicken chain St. Hubert has frozen prices for all main courses on its menu and reduced prices on appetizers–all while maintaining portion sizes. This is part of a broader trend toward value in quick-service restaurants. “Food price inflation has hit both grocery stores and restaurants, but it’s more noticeable in restaurants,” <strong><a href="/desautels/yu-ma">Professor Yu Ma</a> </strong>tells CTV News. “There is the cost of food, but also labour, taxes, and tips.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:04:42 +0000 admin 604869 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/news/few-university-students-study-finance-mcgills-personal-finance-essentials-course-can-help-360620 <p>Post-secondary students are at the cusp of earning professional incomes, making it important for them to begin developing good financial habits, says <a href="/desautels/benjamin-croitoru"><strong>Benjamin Croitoru</strong></a> on a podcast with Moolala. Croitoru is an Associate Professor of Finance and the Academic Director of the ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ Personal Finance Essentials, a free, online course offered in collaboration with RBC Future Launch and The Globe and Mail.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:55:07 +0000 admin 604872 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/news/mcgill-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-ecosystem-ranked-top-20-globally-360621 <p>Since its founding in 1988, the<a href="/dobson/"><strong> ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship</strong></a> has supported thousands of ventures, helping create over 10,000 new jobs and raising $3.7 billion in funding. It consistently ranks among the world’s top university innovation ecosystems, including the lates rankings from New Ignition Schools. Sponsored by the magazines Inc. and Fast Company, the rankings chose the top 50 university innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:59:27 +0000 admin 604871 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/event/mcche-precision-convergence-webinar-series-barend-mons-360618 <h2>STOP SHARING DATA: Visiting Algorithms, Swarm Learning and Next Generation FAIR (Federated AI Ready) Principles and Practice</h2> <h3>By Barend Mons</h3> <p>Leiden University</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:13:39 +0000 admin 604868 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/event/workshop-series-accounting-area-laidley-centre-prof-christian-leuz-360550 <h2>Internalizing Externalities through Public Pressure: Transparency Regulation for Fracking, Drilling Activity and Water Quality</h2> <h3>Presented by Christian Leuz</h3> <p>Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting and Finance<br /></p> Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:37:09 +0000 admin 604867 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/event/desmarais-global-finance-research-centre-dgfrc-seminar-umit-gurun-360540 <h2>Umit Gurun</h2> <h3><b>University of Texas at Dallas</b></h3> <p><em><big>Platform Venture Capitalists</big></em></p> Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:13:35 +0000 admin 604866 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/event/organizational-behavior-area-virtual-research-seminar-series-jo-ellen-pozner-360516 <h3>Jo-Ellen Pozner</h3> <h3>Santa Clara University</h3> <p><big>To Thine Own Craft Be True? Engaging with Paradox in Bean-to-bar Chocolate Entrepreneurship</big></p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:46:17 +0000 admin 604864 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-360475 <p>Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ University.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:59:59 +0000 admin 604858 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-360477 <p>Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ University.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:01:02 +0000 admin 604859 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-360478 <p>Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ University.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:01:56 +0000 admin 604860 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/news/elliot-lifson-granted-lifetime-membership-desautels-international-advisory-and-advancement-board-360469 <p>For nearly 20 years, <u><a href="/desautels/elliot-lifson">Elliot Lifson</a></u>, C.M., O.Q., has played an important role in uplifting the ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ Desautels community as a professor of practice and a member of both the <u><a href="/bensadoun-school/about-bsrm/advisory-board">Bensadoun School of Retail Management Advisory Board</a></u> and the <u><a href="/desautels/about/administration-governance/advisory">Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board (DIAAB)</a></u>.</p> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:58:35 +0000 admin 604857 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/news/canadian-pension-funds-are-already-overweight-canadian-equities-360457 <p>Canada’s eight largest pension funds are big players in the world of institutional investing with more than $1 trillion under management collectively. Pressure is being applied for the funds to invest a greater proportion of their money in Canadian stocks. Yet, 18 per cent of their portfolio is already invested in domestic markets, explains Associate Professor <a href="/desautels/sebastien-betermier"><strong>Sebastien Betermier </strong></a>in an interview with Les Affaires.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:09:38 +0000 admin 604854 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/news/people-feel-most-productive-work-during-heart-workweek-360456 <p>Tuesday is the most productive day of the week—or at least it’s the day perceived to be the most productive, according to Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour <a href="/desautels/jean-nicolas-reyt"><strong>Jean-Nicolas Reyt</strong></a> in an interview with Radio-Canada. Most individuals work from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to -5 p.m., and perceive Monday to be less productive because they are still catching up on their work from the previous week. Tuesday is the day that people first feel immersed in the current week’s work.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:06:48 +0000 admin 604855 at /bensadoun-school /bensadoun-school/channels/news/changes-pension-funds-portfolio-management-produce-different-demands-analysts-and-managers-360451 <p>Historically, pension funds managed their portfolios using a strategic asset allocation approach. Fundamentally, this meant buying a mix of asset classes with the highest probability of achieving the necessary returns, at a level of risk that was acceptable – or buying and holding. But since the mid-2000s, some large pension funds have adopted a total portfolio approach strategy, which seeks to maximize returns while keeping a portfolio’s volatility low.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:55:06 +0000 admin 604853 at /bensadoun-school