A Chinese student and the Desautels Professors who inspired her
In a recent op-ed on sohu.com, Chuqing Zhang describes the four months she spent in Montreal at the Desautels Faculty of Management as an important phase in her development as an academic.
Mintzberg on healthcare management and how to fix it
In his new book, Managing the Myths of Healthcare, Desautels professor Henry Mintzberg decries the current management culture being foisted on society by leadership programs, describing it as ¡°detached, generic, technocratic,¡± before going on to claim that it can too easily lead to bullying and divisiveness.
Getting the terminology right: Just what is a ¡®strategic plan,¡¯ anyway?
In a recent blog post, Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry Executive Director Sid Peimer of South Africa asks just what a ¡°strategic plan¡± is, pointing out that a strategy and a plan are two different things. Mr. Peimer contends that a strategy is what one needs in order to attain a goal, while a plan is the ¡°how.¡±
Desautels professor contributes to major paper by green energy group
Sustainable Canada Dialogues is a network of academics that was commissioned by Ottawa to come up with a green-energy transition plan for Canada.
The result is Re-energizing Canada: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Future. The report is product of efforts by 71 academics, including Desautels Professor Dror Etzion.
National network of researchers assesses Canada¡¯s energy future
A new report co-authored by 71 researchers from across Canada, including Professor Dror Etzion of Desautels, examines how Canada could transition to low-carbon energy systems, while remaining globally competitive.
Essay calling for a complete revamp of executive education cites Henry Mintzberg
A recent essay in Chief Learning Officer calls for a massive rethink of how executive education is designed and delivered.
Connectivity is more than a smartphone and online access
A recent article in Graphic Arts makes the point that the word ¡°connectivity¡± brings to mind images of smartphones and online transactions, but that according to Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg, net-based communications do a poor job of building real interpersonal relationships.
Karl Moore on introverts, extroverts, and Warren Buffett
Back in January, Karl Moore took a group of Desautels students to meet Warren Buffett at his Omaha offices. Mr. Buffett is known to be an introvert, and his conduct during the visit bore that out; rather than expounding on everything that came up, Mr. Buffett stuck to speaking on subjects he knows well.
Maybe it¡¯s time to second-guess the Harvard MBA and its ilk
In a recent op-ed, Financial Times editor Andrew Hill takes issue with the methodologies of the MBA programs offered by the Harvard Business School and other schools worldwide.
The Desautels professor who is taking on the MBA
Henry Mintzberg is looking beyond the MBA. For years, the Desautels Professor railed against what many in the corporate world see as the ultimate form of business education.
Social Capital and Job Search in Urban China: The Strength-of-Strong-Ties Hypothesis Revisited
Authors: Elena Obukhova & Letian Zhang
Publication: Chinese Sociological Review, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2017
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Guest Editors¡¯ Introduction: Corporate Sustainability Management and Environmental Ethics
Authors: Douglas Schuler, Andreas Rasche, Dror Etzion and Lisa Newton
Publication: Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 2, April 2017
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Government is a bad match for Trump¡¯s management style
Donald Trump¡¯s 100-day-old presidency has come up short according to nearly any metric. As the U.S. President has failed to get major legislation passed, or to fill some key government positions, he has taken to governing by executive order. But even those orders haven¡¯t really produced the results he was looking for.
Leadership, management and a false dichotomy
In a letter to Malaysia¡¯s The Star Online, management consultant Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi takes issue with the widely-held distinction between managers and leaders. Though many theorists draw a line between effectiveness (the bailiwick of leaders) and efficiency (a manager¡¯s wheelhouse), Dr.
A call to curb cabotage in Australia
In the Australian coastal shipping reform efforts, the discussion has come down to whether or not cabotage (the practice of using foreign companies for domestic shipping) should be promoted or limited.
