海角社区 Desautels Faculty of Management - Saku Mantere's Recent Media Coverage /desautels/channels_item/179 en 海角社区 Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards /desautels/node/1183993 <p>Across programs and subject areas, the 海角社区 Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that research, teaching, service and media engagement play in enriching the student experience and inspiring the next generation of leaders through the annual Faculty Awards. This year we recognize the following outstanding members of our faculty:</p> <p><strong>Research</strong></p> Fri, 24 May 2024 16:33:56 +0000 海角社区 Delve: Is Business Ethics an Oxymoron? with Jo-Ellen Pozner and Saku Mantere /desautels/node/95825 <p>Craft business, such as microbreweries and ethical chocolate companies, has seen a rise in the past several years, with many claiming to put values over excessive profit. Meanwhile, larger, more economically driven businesses have imploded in the wake of questionable decision making. Are craft businesses somehow more ethical or moral than others? Or is business ethics an oxymoron? The answer depends on values.</p> Wed, 31 May 2023 15:36:43 +0000 海角社区 Delve Spring 2023 digital magazine /desautels/node/88259 <p>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?</p> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:20:28 +0000 海角社区 Both music and business demand improvisational skills and collective action /desautels/node/88043 <p>Even if executives solicit employee feedback, they don鈥檛 necessarily have the skills to enter into a dialogue about it. Being able to think on your feet is an important skill in a leader, and Prof. <a href="/desautels/saku-mantere">Saku Mantere</a> says that music is one way to develop it. 鈥淛azz teaches us communication in the moment,鈥 says Mantere, who recently released his debut album, called Upon First Impression. 鈥淎nd the creativity is, to an extent, always collective because you鈥檙e creating on the spot between people.鈥</p> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:35:07 +0000 海角社区 Delve: Striking a New Balance in Management and Society, with Henry Mintzberg and Saku Mantere /desautels/node/87568 <p>How has management thinking changed in the past 50 years and where might management be headed today? In his research and writing, Desautels Faculty of Management Professor <a href="/desautels/henry-mintzberg"><strong>Henry Mintzberg</strong></a> covers not only the past 50 years but looks toward the future of managing organizations, developing managers, and rebalancing society, from business to politics to higher education.</p> Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:53:26 +0000 海角社区 Delve - "New Normal" podcast: A Shock to the System with Saku Mantere /desautels/node/80936 <p>In episode 5 of聽<strong>The聽</strong>鈥<strong>New Normal</strong>鈥 hosted by聽<strong>Dave Kaufman</strong>, <em>Delve </em>Editor-in-Chief Professor <a href="/desautels/saku-mantere"><strong>Saku Mantere</strong></a>聽discusses how organizations have responded and adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic: whether universities, governments, or businesses, many responded to the crisis by adapting quickly and performing beyond expectations. Why are some organizations at their best when facing a problem, while others flag?</p> Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:40:48 +0000 海角社区 Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels /desautels/node/80875 <p>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.</p> <p>The Distinguished Teaching Award recipients <b>Jiro Kondo</b> and <b>Lisa Cohen</b> were honoured at 海角社区鈥檚 2021 Management Convocation ceremony for their excellence in teaching.</p> <p>Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2021 teaching awards!</p> Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:47:29 +0000 海角社区 Desautels thought leadership聽publication聽Delve聽launches delve.mcgill.ca and聽new聽podcast聽episodes聽 /desautels/node/80843 <p>Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, <em><strong>Delve</strong></em>, the thought leadership publication of 海角社区鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, has examined how organizations grapple with a rapidly changing world. In the spirit of embracing transformation and leveraging insight from the latest management research, <em>Delve </em>launches into uncharted post-pandemic directions with a new website and 鈥淣ew Normal鈥 podcast episodes, aiming to inspire conversation and shift perspectives on some of the most consequential economic, social, and ecological topics of our time.</p> Mon, 31 May 2021 13:03:00 +0000 海角社区 Marcel Desautels: 15 years of support broadens horizons in business education /desautels/node/76597 <p>The impact of <strong>Marcel Desautels</strong>鈥 giving is dramatic, both on individual students who receive his awards, as well as on the Faculty鈥檚 programs. Two previous scholarship recipients and the Director of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management comment on how Marcel鈥檚 generosity has benefitted them.</p> <p><a href="/desautels/article/marcel-desautels-15-years-support-broadens-horizons-business-education" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:37:52 +0000 海角社区 Delve: COVID-19 as an Organizational Learning Opportunity /desautels/node/75748 <p>Organizations learn constantly. They would not survive in the face of competition if they didn鈥檛. Yet this learning is often gruesomely slow. Organizational practices and routines tend to stick and organizational structures tend to persist. But all this seems to change when there is a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic鈥攁nd herein lies a possibility for organization learning, according to Professor <a href="/desautels/saku-mantere"><strong>Saku Mantere</strong></a> of 海角社区.</p> Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:16:45 +0000 海角社区 Access management insights with Delve /desautels/node/74876 <h3>Bringing Insight to the Surface</h3> <p>The official thought leadership publication of 海角社区鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, <em>Delve</em> offers the latest in management thinking to inform and inspire decision-makers across sectors.</p> <p>Under the direction of Professor <a href="/desautels/saku-mantere">Saku Mantere</a>, inaugural Editor-in-Chief, <em>Delve </em>features the latest in management thinking that stretches perspectives, sparks new ideas, and brings clarity to decision-makers at all levels and across sectors.</p> Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:08:13 +0000 海角社区 Bill Bruford on leading and contributing /desautels/node/74585 <p>In Professor <a href="/desautels/saku-mantere">Saku Mantere</a>鈥檚 third and final interview with Bill Bruford, the renowned musician explores what it takes to push the frontiers of music creation and the leadership dynamics at play when writing music in a band, revealing broader lessons for leaders in general.</p> <p><a href="https://pienemmatpurot.wordpress.com/2019/06/01/a-conversation-with-bill-bruford-part-three-leader-and-contributor/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:41:50 +0000 海角社区 Insights on music composition /desautels/node/74442 <p>In part of two of Professor <a href="/desautels/saku-mantere"><strong>Saku Mantere</strong></a>鈥檚 interview with Bill Bruford, the legendary drummer explores his dual identity as a composer and drummer, as well as his experience navigating drum culture.</p> <p><a href="https://pienemmatpurot.wordpress.com/2019/05/18/a-conversation-with-bill-bruford-part-two-composer/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 21 May 2019 18:42:44 +0000 海角社区 Insights from an academic rock star /desautels/node/74429 <p>In part one of his three-part interview with legendary drummer turned musicologist Bill Bruford, Professor <a href="/desautels/saku-mantere"><strong>Saku Mantere</strong></a> uncovers the nature of his creative process and highlights from his rich career聽drumming for bands like King Crimson and Yes.</p> <p><a href="https://pienemmatpurot.wordpress.com/2019/05/11/a-conversation-with-bill-bruford-part-one-drumming/?fbclid=IwAR28s3GrFAMu1obykjATvyEtEY8IjRDSfEZss8icA796CnWHhSmZVxkl01Q" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Wed, 15 May 2019 20:04:43 +0000 海角社区 Now what? How to deal with climate change together /desautels/node/72863 <p>If major initiatives have been undertaken across sectors to combat climate change, the question arises how to consolidate these efforts for maximal impact?</p> <p>Professors <strong><a href="/desautels/henry-mintzberg">Henry Mintzberg</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/desautels/dror-etzion">Dror Etzion</a> </strong>and<strong> <a href="/desautels/saku-mantere">Saku Mantere</a></strong> address this pressing question in a recent piece for the <i>Stanford Social Innovation Review</i>.</p> Tue, 04 Sep 2018 19:31:43 +0000 海角社区 MBA Next 50 Celebration /desautels/node/69168 <h2>The Desautels community has come together for an amazing achievement.聽</h2> <p>Thanks to incredible donor support, Desautels has a new home for our Masters programs - and extra space for our BCom students.聽</p> <p>Donors also created 34 new MBA awards for the <a href="/desautels/channels/news/financial-times-ranks-desautels-mba-1-canada-284224">#1 MBA Program in Canada</a> and named more than 140 MBA Lockers.</p> Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:17:50 +0000 海角社区