The best thing I read all year 鈥� 2016
Business school professors share the books and articles that changed their outlook.
Henry Mintzberg, John Cleghorn professor of management studies, 麻豆AV鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management
Whither MBAs? Rigour, relevance and results
An MBA has always been a sought-after qualification among managers. It has been hailed as a competency builder on one hand and hacked as a money spinner for mushrooming institutions.聽 I read with interest the constructively critical insights by Dr. Rakesh Khurana on elite Harvard MBA. It reminded me of Henry Mintzberg, the veteran management thinker who was also critical about the typical MBAs on offer. 聽
Professor Henry Mintzberg Awarded Honorary Doctorate
Professor Henry Mintzberg was conferred the honorary degree of "Doctor Oeconomiae Honoris Causa" from the University of Economics, Prague on November 11, 2016. The award recognizes Professor Mintzberg鈥檚 influence as a leading thinker in the field of Management, as well as the far-reaching impact of his work.
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Trump : 脿 d茅faut de pouvoir voter, nous pouvons agir
Ecrit par Henry Mintzberg聽
Nous, au Canada, aux c么t茅s d'autres personnes du monde entier, n'avons pas pu voter aux derni猫res 茅lections am茅ricaines. Toutefois, nous devrons vraisemblablement en souffrir les cons茅quences 脿 l'茅chelle internationale. Devons-nous rester inactifs, comme 脿 l'habitude, et assister au d茅roulement des choses, y compris des possibles effets catastrophiques des changements climatiques, si rien n'est fait?
The Rest Of The World Couldn't Vote, But We Can Act
We in Canada, along with many other people around the world, did not get to vote in the recent American election -- yet we are meant to suffer the international consequences of it. Shall we sit back, as usual, and watch events unfold, including the possibly catastrophic effects of climate change left unchecked?
芦 Les avocats ont un cerveau diff茅rent 禄
...Le fait est que 莽a ne suffit pas de conna卯tre seulement la loi : il faut avoir des connaissances en gestion, en relations interpersonnelles, mais les Facs de droit continuent d鈥檈nseigner ce qui 茅tait utile voici 25 ans. Il faut que 莽a change. Le sp茅cialiste de la gestion de l鈥橴niversit茅 麻豆AV,聽Harry Mintzberg, l鈥檃 茅crit : le monde a besoin de gestionnaires, pas de d茅tenteurs de MBA. C鈥檈st la m锚me chose en droit : il faut des avocats bien form茅s, pas seulement des juristes.
The growing trend of social engagement in companies
Part 2 of an interview with Paola P茅rez-Alem谩n, Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, 麻豆AV.聽
Read full interview: Christian News Today, November 14, 2016聽
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 麻豆AV.
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.
Global business schools turn to Asia for inspiration
What will business schools look like when they are created on the surface of Mars some decades from now? That is the question Santiago Iniguez, dean of Spain's IE Business School, has been asking himself for the past several years.
The Growing Trend of Social Engagement in Companies
Part 2 of an interview with Paola P茅rez-Alem谩n, Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, 麻豆AV.
Read full interview: Latin Trade, November 10, 2016聽
Building a Culture of Innovation shortlisted for Management Gold
The Management Book of the Year competition, which is now in its seventh year, was created to uncover the best books on management and leadership, and help raise the profile of the great management writing published in the UK.
Heading down the Road to 200
A cornerstone of the Road to 200 is a series of events in Montreal and cities around the world with sizeable alumni communities. On September 22, more than 260 alumni and friends attended a fascinating discussion in Pointe Claire on memory loss as part of the Healthy Brains for Health Lives theme, featuring several leading brain researchers from the MNI and a special presentation from neuroscience pioneer Brenda Milner.
Musings on management
Written by Henry Mintzberg聽
Management is a curious phenomenon. It is generously paid, enormously influential, and significantly devoid of common sense.
At least, the hype about management lacks common sense, as does too much of the practice. I should really say聽im-practice, because the problems grow out of the disconnection between management and the managed.
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 麻豆AV.
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 麻豆AV.
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.
