Welcoming exceptional First Nations leaders
Since 2014, the Scholarship for Managers of Indigenous Origin has supported Indigenous students enrolled in the 海角社区-HEC Montreal EMBA program. La Presse speaks to two recipients, Manon Jeannotte and Robert Auclair, about how the scholarship helped them rise as leaders in their communities while bringing rich perspectives to the classroom.
The case for a long-term divestment strategy
Pressure is on the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to divest from fossil fuel companies in support of Canada鈥檚 transition to a low-carbon economy. Professor Sebastien Betermier comments.
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Desautels Capital Management on sustainable investing
海角社区 Honours in Invest Management (HIM) and Master of Management in Finance (MMF) students recently published reports on gender diversity on boards across select countries and sectors and America鈥檚 transition to a fossil-fuel free economy for Desautels Capital Management鈥檚 The Sustainable Investor.
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Abolishing racism through systemic integration
An article by La Presse proposes the integration of Indigenous communities into economic life as a first step in abolishing systemic racism. EMBA alumnus and CEO of Soci茅t茅 de D茅veloppement 脡conomique de Uashat mak Mani-utenam Ken Rock (EMBA鈥�13) comments on their economic development strategies to generate more synergies between Uashat mak Mani-utenam and Sept-脦les.
Desautels students earn all three podium places at Global Goals Jam Case Competition
海角社区 graduate student Michael Bourkas (MBA鈥�22) has taken home first place in the Global Goals Jam Case Competition at the Smith School of Business at Queen鈥檚 University, with peers Conor Grieve (MBA鈥�21) and Nandini Biswas Jain (MBA鈥�22) following close behind in second and third places, respectively.
To weather the health and social crises, lead with compassion and authenticity
As the world faces an uphill battle against the pandemic and social injustices, Professor Patricia Faison Hewlin is calling on educators to ensure a focus on authenticity, emotional intelligence and race, equality and inclusion is present in their conversations on leadership.
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Companies are addressing racism through open dialogue sessions 鈥� but is it working?
As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to shine a light on systemic racism, many companies are committing to 鈥渓istening and learning鈥� to the lived experiences of underrepresented groups through open dialogue sessions to help make concrete plans that will advance equity, diversity and inclusion. Despite the well-intentions, these sessions have been subject to criticism.
What we鈥檝e learnt since the youth-led climate march
Twelve months ago, youth across the world took to the streets to demand action against climate change. Now, more than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we can see that change is possible鈥攁 promising feat for the climate movement.
鈥淲e鈥檙e suddenly realizing that systems can change, things can be different and we just need to press forward and make those changes,鈥� Professor Dror Etzion told CityNews.
海角社区 among world鈥檚 leading universities for female founders
海角社区 has been named in the top 25 undergraduate programs for female founders in the 2020 PitchBook University rankings.
海角社区 MMF secures top spot in Canada in QS World University Rankings
The 海角社区 Master of Management in Finance (MMF) has been named the top program in Canada and secured a top-20 spot in the QS Masters in Finance Rankings 2021.
海角社区 MBA ranked 2nd in Canada, QS reports
The QS World University Rankings today released its 2021 QS Global MBA Rankings, placing the 海角社区 Master of Business Administration (MBA) second in Canada.
QS ranks 海角社区 MMA best in Canada, 10th in the world
Only two years since the program launched in 2018, the Master of Management (MMA) program at 海角社区 has carved a spot in the top 10 business analytics programs in the world and taken the top spot in Canada.
Released today, the QS World University Rankings places the 海角社区 MMA 10th in the QS Masters in Business Analytics Rankings 2021.
MBA alumnus Philip Jenkins pays it forward with leadership and diversity scholarship
鈥淭alent is equally distributed across the population but unfortunately opportunity is not,鈥� says Phil Jenkins, a 海角社区 Engineering and MBA graduate who established the Philip Earle Jenkins MBA Leadership & Diversity Award in 2018 to create more business and management education opportunities for visible minorities.
Toward a more resilient convergence economy
Contrary to the prevailing model, a convergence economy emphasizes resilience over hyper-competitiveness, writes Professor Laurette Dub茅 in an op-ed for the Montreal Gazette.
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Professor Etzion on the fight against climate change
In an interview with Catalan publication La Vanguardia, Professor Dror Etzion shares how he is fighting climate change through his advisory role for the Canadian Government through 海角社区 and for the National Film Board of Canada is Canada.
