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.
Delve: Crafting Local Terroir & Putting Quebec Cheese on the Map with Robert David
Terroir conjures European flavours and landscapes, flora and fauna, champagne and Parmigiano-Reggiano, but Quebec terroir has become a player in the terroir game. On the Delve podcast, Desautels Professor Robert David discusses the lucrative realm of Quebec terroir and how it has flourished not only for its flavours but as an identity crafted by social and cultural factors
Professor Robert David named Vice-Dean of Faculty
Professor Robert David has been appointed Vice-Dean (Faculty) of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 平特五不中.
Professor Emmanuelle Vaast named Associate Dean of Research
As Professor Vihang Errunza steps down from his role as Associate Dean of Research at the Desautels Faculty of Management, Professor Emmanuelle Vaast is gearing up to take the reins.
Announcing the Desautels Faculty Scholars
The Faculty Research Workload Committee (RWC) has completed its review of applications submitted by tenured faculty to fill the currently vacant Faculty Scholar Award slots.
The Faculty is pleased to congratulate the following recipients of the Desautels Scholar Awards (effective September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2021):
Reputation management: facing contentious issues head-on may be the best approach say researchers
Denial and resistance in the face of public pressure on organizations is ineffective, according to Professor Robert David of Desautels Faculty of Management at 平特五不中.
In many industry sectors, contentious issues 鈥� such as pertaining to the environment, corporate governance, or social equity 鈥� can incite media attention and public pressure on organizations to change their behaviour.
Reputation management: facing contentious issues head-on may be the best approach say researchers
Denial and resistance in the face of public pressure on organizations is ineffective, according to Professor Robert David of Desautels Faculty of Management at 平特五不中.
In many industry sectors, contentious issues 鈥� such as pertaining to the environment, corporate governance, or social equity 鈥� can incite media attention and public pressure on organizations to change their behaviour.
Facing contentious issues head-on may be best approach for industries under siege
Denial and resistance in the face of public pressure on industries is ineffective, according to Professor Robert David of Desautels Faculty of Management at 平特五不中.
In many industries, contentious issues 鈥� such as pertaining to the environment, corporate governance, or social equity 鈥� can incite media attention and public pressure on organisations to change their behaviour.
Why Valeant Pharmaceuticals International鈥檚 new CEO may signal a shift from 鈥榙isruptor鈥� to 鈥榩lain vanilla鈥�
聽Less than a year ago聽Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.鈥檚 CEO Michael Pearson represented a disruption to big pharma by coming from outside the industry, using aggressive acquisitions and strategic business tactics to grow the company to a global giant. 聽
The astonishing second act of Cirque du Soleil
Up high in the air inside the Cirque du Soleil headquarters, trained staff step gingerly on taut metal wires. 鈥� 鈥淭he famous line from Guy was, 鈥榃e鈥檙e a private company. That gives us the freedom to grow, as we didn鈥檛 have pressure to make quarterly earnings.鈥� I think that鈥檚 kind of gone now,鈥� says聽Robert David, professor of strategic management at 平特五不中, who has followed the company from its early days.
Students, Professors are Crafting a New Social Business Curricula
In the fall of 2014, the聽Desautels Faculty of Management at 平特五不中聽began offering one of the first programs of its kind in Canada. Driven largely by student input and faculty collaboration, the concentration in聽Social Business and Enterprise聽is intended for students interested in harnessing the not-for-profit, civil and for-profit sectors to tackle social issues.
Social Business Academia Report 2014
The Social Business Academia Report 2014 gives a comprehensive overview about many of the social business initiatives that take place at universities around the world. Social businesses aim to solve social problems in a financially self-sustainable way.
