Desautels Business Conference on Sustainability 2016
Event Date & Time: Mar 18 2016 - 9:00am to Mar 19 2016 - 7:00pm Location: New Residence
Desautels BCom students make finals at CBS CC 2016
A Desautels undergraduate student case team composed of Jordan Bonneville, Wendelina Lai, Joshua Phoon and Luohan Wei made the finals at the 15th annual Copenhagen Business School Case Competition (CBS CC) held on February 29 to March 5, 2016.Â
Neema: un voyage en chansons
Neema n'a pas chômé depuis la parution de son dernier album studio, Watching You Think, il y a près de six ans. L'artiste montréalaise a beaucoup vécu dans ses valises, faisant pendant deux ans un tour du monde en chansons dont témoigne l'album live Leave the Light On, paru en 2014.
The challenge of merging new acquisitions with company culture
There are two different kinds of acquisitions: ‘scale acquisitions’ and ‘bolt-on acquisitions’, and we tend to focus on the latter. We like to buy a technology and ‘plug it in’, because our sales force and distribution channel are second to none. The last six deals we’ve done were all about technologies or products that we wanted to own. In these cases, some of the management team stays with us, but we’re really taking on a new product and adding it to our existing culture.
B2ten foundation is Olympic champion Jenn Heil's legacy
Ten years ago Thursday, a pint-sized Jenn Heil stood atop the mogul field in Sauze d’Oulx, Italy, with no regrets — regardless of what might have happened over the course of the next 26 seconds.
The 22-year-old McGill University commerce student had a note from her psychologist tucked in her pocket that read: “I’m ready. I know it’s going to be great.â€
BCom Student Case Competition Team Advance to International PRMIA Risk Management Challenge
A BCom student case competition team  won the Montreal PRMIA Risk Management challenge for the second consecutive year. The roster of the McGill-Desautels team includes Simon Altman, Evan Coulter, Liam Maclure, and Valentyn Litvin. They are coached by Professor Sebastien Betermier.
BCom Students Take 1st Place at 2016 University of Auckland's Champions' Trophy
A Desautels BCom student case team composed of Rachel Burk, Maripaz Fernandez, Michael Fishman and Deven Sanon took 1st place at the 9th annual University of Auckland’s Champions Trophy held January 23 to 30, 2016.
L'aspect humain avant tout
Christine Décarie se destinait à la comptabilité, mais le hasard l'a menée à être l'une des premières femmes gestionnaires de portefeuille du Québec. Et son talent, qui ne doit rien au hasard, a profité aux investisseurs.
Lancement de la deuxième édition de Lait’s Go Sport
Le Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) et Lait’s Go Sport sont fiers d’annoncer le lancement de la deuxième édition du «Programme Ambassadeurs Lait’s Go Sport». Quatorze étudiants-athlètes universitaires du RSEQ, provenant de sept universités, représenteront la marque sur leurs campus respectifs.
...Après un processus de sélection, voici donc les étudiants-athlètes qui ont été sélectionnés.
Desautels Wins 8 podiums at JDC
Congratulations to Desautels' Jeux du Commerce delegation for its 8 podium wins and overall 3rd place academic ranking.
Podiums
Megan Munroe: FBU Director of Communications & Fashion Blogger Extraordinaire
Her Campus McGill is pleased to present you with this week's über fabulous profile, Megan Munroe! Although her roots lie in both San Francisco and Vancouver, she has found her temporary home at McGill as a U1 Management student majoring in Marketing. Along with her studies, Megan is the Director of Communications for the MUS club Fashion Business Uncovered.
Desautels BCom Students Take Two Podiums at 2016 Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
Four BCom case teams made the finals at the 38th annual Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) held at Queen's University from January 14 to 17, 2016 with the Debate team finishing second and the Ethics team taking first place.Â
Teams:
3 Ways IT Can Solve Retail’s Labor Challenges
Retailers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. On top of growing competition, retailers now have to deal with new, challenging regulations and rising wages. Many retailers are struggling to keep up due to their heavy reliance on traditional, manual and top-down employee management processes.
In memoriam: H. Arnold Steinberg, Chancellor Emeritus
(Editor’s Note: The following is a message from Principal Suzanne Fortier.)
Dear members of the McGill community:
Who’s on the move: December 7, 2015
Van de Water-Raymond, a family-owned 3PL logistics and management services company, appointed Claude Hardy to the role of vice-president and general manager, sales and Marketing for the Quebec market. He will take on the management of the entire sales team. Read full article: Materials Management & Distribution, December 7, 2015
