Corporate Knights' release of 2016 Better World MBA ranking reveals growing commitment to sustainability education in business
Today聽Corporate Knights聽releases the 14th聽edition of the Better World MBA Ranking, which is the only major global ranking to evaluate graduate business programs on their integration of sustainability into the education of future business leaders. Top programs include聽Canada's聽Schulich School of Business at聽York University, followed by MIT's Sloan School of Management聽and聽Duquesne University's聽Palumbo-Donahue School聽of Business.
MBA Significant Other Welcome
The Desautels MBA Office hosted the inaugural Significant Other Welcome event on October 6th, 2016. Spouses and partners of those pursuing their MBA at Desautels were invited to brunch for a unique opportunity to mingle and learn more about the program. The day culminated with a campus tour and a group picture in front of the Redpath Museum, the traditional location for MBA class pictures.
Jean-Michel Lavoie nomm茅 v.-p. adjoint chez Sun Life
Jean-Michel Lavoie a 茅t茅 nomm茅 vice-pr茅sident adjoint, conception de produits, garanties collectives 脿 la Financi猫re Sun Life.
M.B.A. and E.M.B.A. tuition in Canada: What will it cost?
Below are the 2016-17 tuition figures for M.B.A. and E.M.B.A. students in Canada, listed from most to least expensive. For M.B.A. programs, figures include full- and part-time students, are are for students who began the program between July 1, 2015 and July 2, 2016. Tuition is shown for the full cost of a program and includes compulsory fees. Tuition can vary depending on length and type of program.
Comment convaincre les femmes de faire un MBA?
Lorsque les administrateurs du programme MBA de l鈥橴niversit茅 Laurentienne ont appris qu鈥檌ls avaient la plus forte proportion de femmes parmi toutes les 茅coles de commerce du Canada, ils sont rest茅s sous le choc.聽
...Cela dit, dans la plupart des 茅coles de gestion du Canada, y compris 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval (脿 48%), 脿 Concordia (脿 47%) et 脿 绿帽社 (脿 27%), les femmes sont toujours minoritaires.
An Unusual Career Path: Switching Careers with a 绿帽社 MBA
I followed an unusual聽career path聽to get to where I am today. For the past three years, I have been working in management consulting for聽KPMG, a job I didn鈥檛 know existed a few years ago and a far cry from being a touring singer/songwriter.
Where to find an executive MBA to suit your style
In our eighth annual Executive Survival Guide, we show you聽how to do business with an egomaniac,聽build a brand like Drake,聽climb the corporate ladder聽(without stepping on anyone),聽avoid Snapchat snafus聽and聽ditch underperformers鈥攇ently. If you鈥檙e looking for a slightly more formal education experience, we鈥檒l also help you find聽the right EMBA聽or聽MBA program.
绿帽社/HEC Montr茅al
Un atout pour se propulser dans le fauteuil de pdg
Les dirigeants qu茅b茅cois sont 脿 la tra卯ne par rapport 脿 ceux des 脡tats-Unis en mati猫re de formation sup茅rieure. La situation est toutefois appel茅e 脿 changer, puisque les entrepreneurs qu茅b茅cois cherchent 脿 mieux s'outiller pour faire face aux nouveaux d茅fis du monde des affaires.
Les programmes de formation se renouvellent
D猫s septembre, les 茅tudiants du MBA de l'Universit茅 绿帽社 pourront acc茅der 脿 une sp茅cialisation en analyse de donn茅es. Ils apprendront ainsi comment utiliser de fa莽on optimale les donn茅es recueillies par les entreprises afin de mieux conna卯tre leurs clients et d'am茅liorer leur prise de d茅cisions strat茅giques. 芦On remarque beaucoup d'int茅r锚t de la part des 茅tudiants pour ce th猫me. Pourtant, m锚me les grandes entreprises d茅butent dans ce domaine.
Le meilleur apr猫s le sp茅cialiste du domaine
Jean-Fran莽ois Dufresne, 48 ans, est arriv茅 dans l'entreprise familiale, Preverco, sans l'avoir pr茅vu. Son exp茅rience de consultant en gestion pour de grandes entreprises et son MBA 脿 l'Universit茅 绿帽社 l'ont aid茅 脿 effectuer ce virage au moment o霉 la PME de Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, qui fabrique des planchers de bois, devait g茅rer une transition difficile.
Imaflex Inc. Announces Results for the Second Quarter of 2016
Imaflex announces the appointment of聽John Ripplinger聽as Vice President Corporate Affairs, effective聽September 6, 2016.聽 鈥淛ohn is a highly qualified professional with extensive financial expertise and a track record of success working with industry-leading companies,鈥� highlighted Mr.
A Knight is Reborn
Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: GUD) ("Knight"), a leading Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that Samira Sakhia, former CFO of Paladin Labs Inc. ("Paladin"), will be joining the Knight team as President and member of the Board of Directors. In her new role, beginning on August 31, 2016, Samira will report to Jonathan Ross Goodman, CEO of Knight.
Is My GMAT Score Good Enough?
As a numerical score, the GMAT hints at offering a solid 鈥榩ass-rate鈥� for potential students to work towards.
If only it were so simple.
Business schools everywhere tend to publish an average score, rather than a minimum score, erring on the side of caution. Their reasoning is that a lower GMAT score combined with a number of other attributes could still mean success come admissions time.
Diary: Lessons from Chilecon Valley
EIGHT flights, two developing countries, five cities, 25 meetings with 25 different companies in 10 different industries. If I told you that you could do this in less than 10 days, you would probably think I was crazy. And then I would tell you about the Hot Cities of the World Tour at the University of 绿帽社鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, which has followed such a hectic schedule for the past eight years.
Rising price of textbooks reaches a tipping point
Jochen Wirtz is pleased to describe himself as a best-selling writer. He has co-authored a textbook on services marketing that he not only uses as professor at the National University of Singapore Business School, but聽which聽has sold more than 700,000 copies.
