Graduate Students /bensadoun-school/taxonomy/term/361/all en PhD Thesis Defense Presentation: Jack Sadek /bensadoun-school/channels/event/phd-thesis-defense-presentation-jack-sadek-366242 <p></p> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:14:01 +0000 admin 615814 at /bensadoun-school ĢƵ Personal Financial Essentials course is basis for Cayman Islands financial literacy initiative /bensadoun-school/channels/news/mcgill-personal-financial-essentials-course-basis-cayman-islands-financial-literacy-initiative-366241 <p>Twenty-eight young people in the Cayman Islands recently became the first group to complete the British Overseas Territory’s Youth Financial Literacy Programme. The government sponsored program prepares youth for real-world financial challenges and opportunities—and it is centered on the ĢƵ Personal Financial Essentials course. The three-hour version of the course teaches youth budgeting, investing and retirement planning.</p> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:47:58 +0000 admin 615811 at /bensadoun-school Workshop on tackling food waste facilitates cross-sector collaboration /bensadoun-school/channels/news/workshop-tackling-food-waste-facilitates-cross-sector-collaboration-366239 <p>On June 3, the <a href="/desautels/initiatives-institutes/sustainable-growth-initiative-sgi">ĢƵ Sustainable Growth Initiative</a> partnered with the Chinese University of Hong Kong to deliver a workshop called ‘Tackling Food Waste’. <a href="/desautels/javad-nasiry"><strong>Professor Javad Nasiry</strong></a> spoke at the event, which featured discussions on research, business solutions, sustainable practices, consumer behaviour, and the role of technology in food redistribution.</p> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:44:13 +0000 admin 615813 at /bensadoun-school Minority business owners can benefit from guilt marketing /bensadoun-school/channels/news/minority-business-owners-can-benefit-guilt-marketing-366240 <p>A recent study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that white consumers with higher levels of ‘white guilt’ were more likely to buy from a Black-owned business than from a white-owned one—even if the Black-owned business was more expensive or had lower customer ratings. “The marketplace is becoming increasingly shaped by ideology and values,” says <a href="/desautels/siddhanth-mookerjee"><strong>Siddhanth Mookerjee</strong></a>, an Assistant Professor at ĢƵ Desautels and a co-author of the study.</p> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:46:07 +0000 admin 615812 at /bensadoun-school CIREQ-SGI lecture on the economics of the environment (second edition) /bensadoun-school/channels/event/cireq-sgi-lecture-economics-environment-second-edition-366230 <p>The CIREQ-SGI lecture on economics of the environment is an annual lecture introduced by CIREQ and the Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI) at ĢƵ.</p> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:38:31 +0000 admin 615810 at /bensadoun-school Retaliatory tariffs are economically unwise, but politically expedient /bensadoun-school/channels/news/retaliatory-tariffs-are-economically-unwise-politically-expedient-364186 <p>With the United States both threatening and imposing tariffs, Canada has responded with counter-tariffs of its own. But could these measures do more harm than good?“Retaliatory tariffs are just a bad decision. They increase the prices that Canadian importers pay to bring goods into the country, and increase prices for consumers” says <a href="/desautels/vivek-astvansh"><strong>Vivek Astvansh</strong></a>, an Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics at ĢƵ Desautels.</p> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:34:54 +0000 admin 615800 at /bensadoun-school Buy Canadian movement shouldn’t interfere with prudent pension fund management /bensadoun-school/channels/news/buy-canadian-movement-shouldnt-interfere-prudent-pension-fund-management-364572 <p>The Trump administration’s tariffs have catalyzed a cross-country movement to buy Canadian products. But will that movement affect the how Canada’s big pension funds manage their portfolios? The eight largest pension plans in Canada hold more than $2 trillion in assets, but only about a quarter of those assets are Canadian. Some Canadian politicians and business leaders have called for our pension plans to invest more of their money at home, but government involvement in pension fund management can get in the way of these funds primary objective—to deliver returns for pension plan members.</p> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:59:12 +0000 admin 615784 at /bensadoun-school ĢƵ Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards /bensadoun-school/channels/news/mcgill-desautels-professors-and-lecturers-recognized-faculty-awards-365003 <p>The ĢƵ Desautels Faculty of Management acknowledges the vital contributions of research, teaching, service, and public engagement in inspiring future leaders. Through our annual <a href="/desautels/research/faculty-awards">Faculty Awards</a>, we celebrate the exceptional achievements of our faculty members across various programs and disciplines. This year, we are proud to honour the following distinguished individuals:</p> Research <p>Desautels Faculty Scholar Award: <a href="/desautels/ruslan-goyenko">Ruslan Goyenko</a></p> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:08:41 +0000 admin 615772 at /bensadoun-school Saibal Ray and Anna Kim earn prestigious university awards /bensadoun-school/channels/news/saibal-ray-and-anna-kim-earn-prestigious-university-awards-365351 <p>Two researchers at Desautels were among the academics recognized by ĢƵ with prestigious internal awards for their outstanding scholarship and research excellence. <a href="/desautels/anna-kim"><strong>Associate Professor Anna Kim </strong></a>was among the eleven associate and assistant professors honoured with a William Dawson Scholar award, which recognized the demonstrated potential to become a global leader in their field.</p> Fri, 09 May 2025 16:54:49 +0000 admin 615757 at /bensadoun-school Leedana is bringing agriculture to the desert--and it got its start at Desautels /bensadoun-school/channels/news/leedana-bringing-agriculture-desert-and-it-got-its-start-desautels-365633 <p>Egypt’s Nile River Valley has some of the most fertile land in the world. But most of the country is a barren desert where few plants can grow. <strong>Hassan Elrakhawy </strong>(BCom’24) wants to change that. The Egyptian-born entrepreneur founded Leedana, a startup that uses a technique called sandponics, which can reduce the amount of water needed to cultivate crops by up to 90%. The company already has farms in Egypt that grow cherry tomatoes, peppers, kale, lettuce and more. And other farms are under construction elsewhere.</p> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:54:52 +0000 admin 615742 at /bensadoun-school Wide adoption of stablecoins could cause problems for Canadian banks /bensadoun-school/channels/news/wide-adoption-stablecoins-could-cause-problems-canadian-banks-366009 <p>For Canadian banks, stablecoins could be, well, destabilizing. These value of these cryptocurrency assets is tied to the value of a traditional currency, which makes them more practical to use than volatile cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. This year, Canadian e-commerce giant Shopify began accepting a stablecoin called USDC, but stablecoins are in a regulatory grey area in Canada, and our banking system is not prepared for their widespread adoption.</p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:25:37 +0000 admin 615725 at /bensadoun-school ĢƵ Desautels aims to serve as a model on composting /bensadoun-school/channels/news/mcgill-desautels-aims-serve-model-composting-363865 <p>ĢƵ Desautels is taking a major step in sustainability by becoming the first Faculty to introduce composting bins on every floor. This initiative aligns with ĢƵ’s zero-waste by 2035 goal and has already diverted 47% of waste from landfills.</p> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:09:48 +0000 admin 615805 at /bensadoun-school ĢƵ Desautels faculty honoured at Bravo Gala 2025 /bensadoun-school/channels/news/mcgill-desautels-faculty-honoured-bravo-gala-2025-364485 <p>ĢƵ hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 27, celebrating research excellence and recognizing faculty members and researchers who have received awards, memberships, and prizes over the past year.<br /> <br /> ĢƵ Desautels is proud to celebrate three distinguished faculty members among this year’s honourees:</p> Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:06:39 +0000 admin 615789 at /bensadoun-school ĢƵ teams shine at L’Oréal Brandstorm 2025 Case Competition /bensadoun-school/channels/news/mcgill-teams-shine-loreal-brandstorm-2025-case-competition-364898 <p>ĢƵ students continue to make their mark on the national stage through the <strong>L’Oréal Brandstorm Case Competition</strong>, one of the world’s leading innovation challenges for students under 30.</p> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:33:22 +0000 admin 615777 at /bensadoun-school When applying Gen AI to operations, start small /bensadoun-school/channels/news/when-applying-gen-ai-operations-start-small-365266 <p>Generative AI has generated a whole lot of buzz--but not as many use cases. Many businesses don’t yet know how to use the technology to make their operations more efficient. Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> recommends starting small. “Betin with specific, well-defined use-cases where data is readily available to map the current state of the process and the future state of technology,” he writes in Forbes.com.</p> Fri, 02 May 2025 16:29:02 +0000 admin 615762 at /bensadoun-school