Graduate Students

Retail Innovation Challenge 2025

julie.lapalme@affiliate.mcgill.ca — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:51:01 +0000

Theme of the 6th edition of the McGill-BSRM Retail Innovation Challenge: Real-world challenges faced by the food retail sector

Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL)

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:29:38 +0000

Join IMHL Program Director Leslie Breitner for an online information session outlining the International Masters for Health Leadership at 51�Թ��'s Desautels Faculty of Manage

Online Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM)

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:32:25 +0000

Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, 51�Թ��.

Retail Innovation Challenge 2024

laura.hope@mcgill.ca — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:45:31 +0000

Theme of the 5th edition of the Retail Innovation Challenge: Business Model Transitions

PhD Thesis Defense Presentation: Sena Onen Oz

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:03:50 +0000

51�Թ��Personal Financial Essentials course is basis for Cayman Islands financial literacy initiative

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:47:58 +0000

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 51�Թ��Personal Financial Essentials course. The three-hour version of the course teaches youth budgeting, investing and retirement planning.

Workshop on tackling food waste facilitates cross-sector collaboration

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:44:13 +0000

On June 3, the 51�Թ��Sustainable Growth Initiative partnered with the Chinese University of Hong Kong to deliver a workshop called ‘Tackling Food Waste’. Professor Javad Nasiry spoke at the event, which featured discussions on research, business solutions, sustainable practices, consumer behaviour, and the role of technology in food redistribution.

Minority business owners can benefit from guilt marketing

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:46:07 +0000

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 Siddhanth Mookerjee, an Assistant Professor at 51�Թ��Desautels and a co-author of the study.

CIREQ-SGI lecture on the economics of the environment (second edition)

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:38:31 +0000

The CIREQ-SGI lecture on economics of the environment is an annual lecture introduced by  CIREQ  and the

Julius Alessandro Xanthoudakis (BCom'20, MMF’25) wins 2024 Peter Christoffersen Award

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:51:28 +0000

Julius Alessandro Xanthoudakis (BCom'20, MMF’25) has been named the 2024 Peter Christoffersen MMF Award recipient, recognizing his academic excellence and contributions to the 51�Թ��Master of Management in Finance (MMF) program.

A Montreal native with a background in finance and data science, Xanthoudakis honed his skills in market analysis and risk management as a strategist for Desautels Capital Management (DCM)’s SRI Fund. He credits the London networking trip and MMF’s collaborative learning environment as key to his growth.

Infrastructure banks can help address economic needs

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:46:12 +0000

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US trade policy changes present challenges and opportunities

admin — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:47:03 +0000

Among the many changes to U.S. trade policy announced during the early days of the second Trump administration was the intention to eliminate the de minimis exemption on shipments to the United States. This exemption allows shipments valued at less than $800 to cross the border duty-free, presenting challenges for businesses that rely on smaller shipments. However, the real focus of this change isn't on small retailers but rather on large Chinese e-commerce companies, such as Shein, that sell products at ultra-low prices.

Women of Desautels: past, present and future

admin — Wed, 14 May 2025 13:07:32 +0000

The Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity and the 51�Թ��Desautels EDI Initiative recently hosted a panel for Women's History Month to honour the past, present, and future of women of the Faculty. The women featured included the granddaughter of the first 51�Թ��Commerce graduate (past), current BCom students (present) and accomplished Desautels alumnae (future).

Emerging tech can help make business’ more resilient

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:23:31 +0000

Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence have the power to boost business’ efficiency, but they can also make an organizations more resilient.

Predictive analytics are one way that companies can help ensure they’re prepared for whatever comes next. Predictive analytics can turn raw data into, writes Karl Moore in Forbes.com.

Despite rise of chatbots, people still prefer human customer services

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:19:43 +0000

Until recently, the most common way that customers interacted with a company’s customer service was via human agents on the telephone, the web or a mobile app. But increasingly, customer service is being provided by chatbots. Even though chatbots offer instant availability, 24 hours a day, more than two-thirds of people still prefer to speak with a human agent, according to research by PWC, an accounting consultancy. Most companies use chatbots as the first line of customer service, writes Prof.