Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Youth Can Take Hold of the New Age of Social Enterprise
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 平特五不中 reports from the Social Economy Initiative's flagship event, where former primer minister Paul Martin speaks about how youth can take hold of the new age of social enterprise.
平特五不中鈥檚 new Social Economy Initiative features Paul Martin and Henry Mintzberg at inaugural flagship event on April 16
Montreal, March 26, 2013 鈥� Four pre-eminent Quebec-based social economy experts will participate in 鈥淪trengths of the Social Economy鈥� on Tuesday, April 16 at 5:00 pm at the Centre Mont-Royal in downtown Montreal (www.mcgill.ca/sei-flagship).
Charles Eisenstein Presents and Discusses New Book 鈥淪acred Economics鈥�
On Thursday, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Science welcomed Charles Eisenstein for a discussion regarding his book 鈥淪acred Economics鈥� Money, Gift & and Society in the Age of Transition.鈥� The presentation included a Q&A session, which was followed by a cocktail reception.
Chemistry and Business that are Benign by Design: Leveraging the Canadian Chemistry Industry鈥檚 Leadership in Sustainability
Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson published her bestseller, Silent Spring, and the chemical industry was changed forever. An indictment of inattention to the flow and negative consequences of synthetic chemicals in the environment, Carson鈥檚 book catalyzed the environmental movement in North America.
Is environmental protection keeping pace with economic development?
Natural resources and international trade have always been at the heart of the Canadian economy and will very likely remain so into the future. Like other export-intensive countries, Canada faces critical challenges ahead. The global economy is undergoing fundamental changes as a result of the global economic downturn and the emergence of new consumer economies such as Brazil, Russia, India, and聽China.
YPDaily: Anita Nowak
One look at Anita Nowak's advice to other young professionals and you'll see exactly what makes her notable. As the founding Integrating Director for the Social Economy Initiative (SEI) at 平特五不中鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, here's how she's looking to make a difference in today's world...
Elevator Pitch: Describe your job in a nutshell.
Anita Nowak and Jeff Baikowitz receive Quebec Notable Awards
Anita Nowak (BCom鈥�97, PhD鈥�11), Integrating Director, Social Economy Initiative (SEI), and Jeff Baikowitz, Chairman, SEI Leadership Council, are winners of the inaugural Quebec Notable Awards in the Education and Social Good categories, respectively. The winners were honoured at the Awards gala on December 6, 2012 at the Montreal Science Centre.
Professor Steve Maguire receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Professor Steve Maguire, Director of Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management, has been awarded a 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on October 19, 2012 for his dedication to his peers, his community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada.
Student-Centered, Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning Leads to Education Innovation
The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) at 平特五不中 views students as critical stakeholders in university education, according to Adam Halpert, Managing Director of MDIIM. MDIIM staff and faculty engage and partner with students wherever possible. For example:
With Mary Gordon, Founder of Roots of Empathy
Mary Gordon is an award-winning social entrepreneur, educator, best-selling author, child advocate and parenting expert. In 1996, Gordon founded Roots of Empathy, a pioneering, evidence-based classroom program that helps to reduce levels of aggression among schoolchildren, while raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy. To date, the program has reached 450,000 children worldwide.
Learning the legal and corporate realities of sustainability
For many people, sustainability in business is an afterthought. Not for me. Over the last two years, I have spent my time at 平特五不中鈥檚 law faculty where my passion for sustainability has grown tremendously. Taking courses on environmental law and business law was an eye-opening experience. Often enough, the law responded too slowly to sustainability issues yet business had the capacity and resources to act immediately.
2012-2013 MDIIM Student Associates Program
The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) is pleased to announce its selections for the 2012-2013 MDIIM Student Associates Program: Shobhita Soor (3rd-year MBA/Law) and Shaonan Zhou (U3 Finance) will work with the Institute over the coming academic year to assist with the implementation of innovative teaching, research and outreach initiatives related to integrated management.
Social and Environmental Ethics Integrated into Management Curricula
Throughout the last two decades, a wave of studies criticizing current curricula have swept through the field of management, leading to the discussion of widespread reforms throughout educational institutions. Specifically, many criticized the lack of 鈥渇unctionally integrated curricula in higher education,鈥� one that is inclusive of social and ecological factors in business practices.
Silent Spring: The Birth of the Environmental Movement
On September 19th, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), in collaboration with The Bull & Bear and the Management Sustainability Network, held a panel reflecting on the relevance of Silent Spring, Rachel Carson鈥檚 1962 bestseller that exposed the public to the hazards of synthetic materials in the environment.
The right chemistry: workshop brings together grad students from different faculties for one common goal
If women are from Venus and men are from Mars, as asserted in the 1992 best-selling book by American author and relationship counselor John Gray, then it might also hold true that chemists are from Saturn, engineers are from Mercury and business people are from Jupiter, so different are their respective worlds.
