Vaudreuil-Soulanges entrepreneurs connect with BSRM researchers to learn retail best practices
About sixty entrepreneurs from Vaudreuil-Soulanges region joined Desautels faculty and staff for a conference on best practices in retail.
Shift to shorter commercial leases creates niche for temporary pop-up activities
E-commerce has made it possible to order almost anything online, but that has made it more challenging for brick-and-mortar retailers to attract shoppers and with more stores sitting vacant, some shopping malls have gotten creative, and added temporary pop-up activities like roller skating and haunted houses.
Delve: AI-griculture, A High-Tech Approach to Decarbonizing Agricultural Food Supply Chains
One of the largest contributors to climate change worldwide, the agricultural food supply chain crosses international borders and reaches across industries and sectors. Reducing its environmental impact requires complex, high-tech solutions like artificial intelligence鈥攁nd the people to implement them at the right time, in the right places.
The lessons from this pandemic are helping Joanne Liu prepare us for the next one
鈥淓pidemics and pandemics are without pity,鈥� says Joanne Liu (MDCM'91,鈥疘MHL'14, DSc'16) 鈥淚f there are weak links, they will break.鈥� Liu is the former president of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res, and a graduate of Desautels鈥� International Masters for Health Leadership program.
Introverts鈥� ability to listen is a quiet superpower
Some aspects of introversion can make parents think something鈥檚 wrong with their child, but it can be more productive to embrace these traits rather than forcing them into extroverted tropes. 鈥淎s avid listeners, introverts can capture information that some extroverts might overlook,鈥� said Prof. Karl Moore for a CNBC article.
Liquidity support for mid-sized US banks is a band-aid solution that masks underlying issues
In a five-day period in early March 2023, three mid-sized US banks collapsed: Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and Silvergate Bank. The United States Federal Reserve stepped in with an emergency lending program to support liquidity and mitigate the risk of contagion. While that will probably work in the short term, it doesn鈥檛 solve the problem, says Mo Chaudhury, an聽Associate Professor of Finance (Teaching) at Desautels.
Delve: Why Friendly AI Chatbots Don鈥檛 Always Deliver Five-Star Customer Service, with Elizabeth Han
Logically everyone knows that software doesn鈥檛 have feelings, but AI chatbots that express emotion鈥攁s well as other advanced artificial intelligence tools like
Recap of DGFRC-sponsored finance workshop
The 10th HEC-麻豆社 Winter Finance Workshop took place from March 26-28, 2023, in Ischgl, Austria, in collaboration with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) at the University of Luxembourg.
More autonomous aircraft can improve safety 鈥� even with pilots on board
The future of aviation will be more autonomous. Even though many people are not yet comfortable with the idea of self-flying plane, it has the potential to revolutionize the industry, said Airbus Canada CEO Beno卯t Schultz in an interview with Prof. Karl Moore for Forbes.com. Airbus is currently working to enhance in-flight connectivity for passengers, and improve aircraft autonomy.
麻豆社 Personal Finance Essentials course named to US News & World Report Top 12
US News & World Report named the 麻豆社 Personal Finance Essentials Course as one of its top 12 free online personal finance courses. It鈥檚 the only Canadian university course to make the list, and the magazine notes that while the course focuses on tax rules in the Canadian, the personal finance essentials it teaches are of universal value.
PIVOT platform is helping small businesses tackle climate change
Climate anxiety is real, and sometimes it can feel overwhelming, but the key to addressing it is to stop dwelling and start doing. Business owners can do more than most. The 麻豆社 Sustainability Systems Initiative wants to help them do exactly that, writes Prof. Karl Moore for Forbes.com. Called PIVOT for short, the program is led by Prof.
A Recap on BHM 2023 at Desautels
This Black History Month, 麻豆社 Desautels hosted a lineup of five in-person and virtual events that not only promoted equity in the workplace for Black people, but also highlighted uplifting aspects of Black culture through enterprise.
麻豆社-led MiXR platform will connect Canada鈥檚 food and beverage sector
Thousands of restaurants and retailers across Canada sell food and beverages, and the logistics of getting these products where they need to be are complex. A new platform is using data to make it all more efficient.
MMF student Allen Li receives Peter Christoffersen MMF Award
Allen Li, a student in the Master of Management in Finance (MMF) program at 麻豆社, has received this year鈥檚 Peter Christoffersen MMF Award in recognition of his academic excellence and contributions to Desautels Capital Management (DCM), a student-run, licensed, and regulated investment firm designed to give 麻豆社 students invaluable i
The future of commercial real estate belongs to those who can meet the evolving needs of the office
Lockdowns and remote work presented unique challenges for the commercial real estate sector. Vast amounts of office space were suddenly empty as people worked from home. But the sector is rebounding. There are projects underway in cities around the world are a testament to investors鈥� confidence in its outlook, says Sebastien Betermier, an Associate Professor of Finance at Desautels.
