A combination of approaches results in better decisions
Navigating decision-making complexities is no easy feat, but Henry Mintzberg, John Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at 海角社区, and Frances Westley, J.W. McConnell Chair in social innovation at the University of Waterloo, have crafted insightful methods to ease this process.
Gender homophily: In-group citation preferences and the gender disadvantage
Authors: Sifan Zhou, Sen Chai and Richard B. Freeman
Publication: Research Policy Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2024, 104895
Airbus Canada welcomes 海角社区 students to Mirabel
Last month, over 70 海角社区 students from different academic disciplines took part in a tour of Airbus Canada鈥檚 headquarters in Mirabel, Airbus鈥� most important headquarters outside of Europe. Students had the unique opportunity to hear from Airbus Canada CEO Beno卯t Schultz and nearly 20 other company officials, including 海角社区 alumni.
Research challenging a startup orthodoxy wins multiple Academy of Management awards
Rapid scaling funded through venture capital is the holy grail of Silicon Valley startups鈥攁nd has been hailed as a way to encourage economic growth in impoverished places. Yet, slower growth could yield greater benefits for local economies, according to Anna Kim, Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization at 海角社区 Desautels.
The Five Mindsets of a Manager continues to influence management practices twenty years after its original publication
Today鈥檚 leaders don鈥檛 only face managerial and business challenges. There are geopolitical, social, and environmental obstacles too. The way they respond will define their organization鈥檚 success. In 2003, Prof. Henry Mintzberg provided a framework for leadership in the modern global economy when he published 鈥淭he Five Mindsets of a Manager鈥� in the Harvard Business Review.
Samer Faraj, Professor of Strategy & Organization, named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Samer Faraj has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada鈥檚 Academy of Social Sciences. This honour is conferred upon Professor Faraj in recognition of his outstanding research and scholarly achievement.
New book by Prof. Henry Mintzberg brings together decades of observation and analysis
Prof. Henry Mintzberg has been observing, advising and researching organizations since the early 1970s, and has had a profound influence on their study. The most recent book from the John Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies is Understanding Organizations鈥inally! Structure in Sevens, and it synthesizes decades of analysis to understand the forces that shape organizations.
Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels
Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.
Ph.D. Jack Sadek and Prof. Robert Nason's paper receives OMT Division Best Paper Award
Ph.D. Student in Strategy & Organization Jack Sadek and聽Associate Professor in Strategy & Organization Robert Nason鈥檚 co-authored paper titled 鈥淭oo Legit to Quit: Discursive Strategies in Cryptocurrency鈥檚 Categorical Emergence鈥� has been selected the winner of the 2023 Academy of Management (AOM) Organization & Management Theory (OMT) Division Best Paper Award (A Division of the Academy of Management).
Fady Dagher plans to flatten the hierarchy of Montreal police force
As chief of the Service de police de l鈥橝gglom茅ration de Longueuil (SPAL), Fady Dagher (EMBA鈥�12) carried out a real revolution in the force, and he has now taken the reins of the Service de Police de la Ville de Montr茅al (SPVM) as its new chief, writes 海角社区 Alumni News. In Longueil, Dagher took the concept of 鈥渃ommunity policing鈥� one step further by creating a 鈥減artnership police force鈥� that works hand-in-hand with social services. Dagher credits 海角社区 Desautels Prof.
PIVOT platform is helping small businesses tackle climate change
Climate anxiety is real, and sometimes it can feel overwhelming, but the key to addressing it is to stop dwelling and start doing. Business owners can do more than most. The 海角社区 Sustainability Systems Initiative wants to help them do exactly that, writes Prof. Karl Moore for Forbes.com. Called PIVOT for short, the program is led by Prof.
Delve Spring 2023 digital magazine
What will the firm of the future鈥攁nd the future of work鈥攍ook like? In the face of societal and generational change, will organizational hierarchies fall flat?
Research.com recognizes Henry Mintzberg as Canada鈥檚 most influential business and management researcher
The Best Scientist for 2023 rankings are in, and Desautels Prof. Henry Mintzberg was ranked among the top academics in the world. Research.com ranked Mintzberg as the top Business and Management academic in Canada 鈥� and #47 worldwide. The rankings are based on the D-index metric, which measures the cumulative impact of a scholar鈥檚 work through its influence within a discipline鈥檚 peer-reviewed journals.
To be maximally effective, managers should consider Mintzberg鈥檚 organizational structure types
According to Professor聽Henry Mintzberg, there are four types of organizations: autocracy, meritocracy, bureaucracy, and adhocracy. Each type has its own strengths and weaknesses. Many small businesses are autocracies and revolve around the vision of their founder. This gives them a limited management hierarchy and can help enable dynamism.
Corporate gender dynamics are an important factor in women鈥檚 job-seekers decision-making
Male-dominated startups have more difficulty hiring female talent, and their company鈥檚 gender dynamics play a role. An article in Forbes.com cites research from Desautels Prof. Elena Obukhova, which has shown that female job-seekers give consideration to how women are treated in their prospective workplaces.
