平特五不中 Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards
Across programs and subject areas, the 平特五不中 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:
Research
Delve: Is Business Ethics an Oxymoron? with Jo-Ellen Pozner and Saku Mantere
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.
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?
Both music and business demand improvisational skills and collective action
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. Saku Mantere 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.
Delve: Striking a New Balance in Management and Society, with Henry Mintzberg and Saku Mantere
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 Henry Mintzberg 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.
Delve - "New Normal" podcast: A Shock to the System with Saku Mantere
In episode 5 of聽The聽鈥楴ew Normal鈥� hosted by聽Dave Kaufman, Delve Editor-in-Chief Professor Saku Mantere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.
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.
The Distinguished Teaching Award recipients Jiro Kondo and Lisa Cohen were honoured at 平特五不中鈥檚 2021 Management Convocation ceremony for their excellence in teaching.
Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2021 teaching awards!
Desautels thought leadership聽publication聽Delve聽launches delve.mcgill.ca and聽new聽podcast聽episodes聽
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Delve, the thought leadership publication of 平特五不中鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, has examined how organizations grapple with a rapidly changing world.
Marcel Desautels: 15 years of support broadens horizons in business education
The impact of Marcel Desautels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.
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Delve: COVID-19 as an Organizational Learning Opportunity
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.
Access management insights with Delve
Bringing Insight to the SurfaceThe official thought leadership publication of 平特五不中鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, Delve offers the latest in management thinking to inform and inspire decision-makers across sectors.
Bill Bruford on leading and contributing
In Professor Saku Mantere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.
Insights on music composition
In part of two of Professor Saku Mantere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.
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Insights from an academic rock star
In part one of his three-part interview with legendary drummer turned musicologist Bill Bruford, Professor Saku Mantere uncovers the nature of his creative process and highlights from his rich career聽drumming for bands like King Crimson and Yes.
Now what? How to deal with climate change together
If major initiatives have been undertaken across sectors to combat climate change, the question arises how to consolidate these efforts for maximal impact?
