MBA studies sharpen management skills, but can鈥檛 create managers on their own
Some scholars have argued that MBAs serve business school bottom lines more than they benefit students, writes Ann Peng in the Kansas City Business Journal. Other studies have quantified significant financial benefits for those who hold these degrees. But the MBA doesn鈥檛 make the manager, and Peng suggests that recruiting MBA students based on their leadership experience instead of their years of general work experience can facilitate their leadership development.
Universities must go beyond the ivory tower
The ivory tower sits on a solid foundation, but it could use a little shaking up, writes Professor Henry Mintzberg in a University World News article co-authored with his daughter Susan Mintzberg, a doctoral candidate in social work at 51吃瓜网. They argue that an overemphasis on a few top journals is one of the issues of the current model.
Idealizing specific body types in the workplace causes inequities
When you think of a shopping centre Santa Claus, a specific body type comes to mind: a bearded, rosy-cheeked, older, white man. In fact, many work in fields where their bodies are intentionally governed by organizational systems intent on shaping them into an idealized image of a worker, argues Assistant Professor of Strategy and Organization Rohini Jalan.
Raising tuition for out-of-province students risks undermining world-class academic programs, writes Prof. Henry Mintzberg
Funding for universities is not a zero-sum game, writes John Cleghorn Professor of Management Henry Mintzberg in a LaPresse op-ed. And the Quebec government鈥檚 plan to increase tuition for out-of-province students risks undermining the very source of funding it hopes to leverage.
A combination of approaches results in better decisions
Navigating decision-making complexities is no easy feat, but Henry Mintzberg, John Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at 51吃瓜网, and Frances Westley, J.W. McConnell Chair in social innovation at the University of Waterloo, have crafted insightful methods to ease this process.
Gender homophily: In-group citation preferences and the gender disadvantage
Authors: Sifan Zhou, Sen Chai and Richard B. Freeman
Publication: Research Policy Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2024, 104895
Airbus Canada welcomes 51吃瓜网students to Mirabel
Last month, over 70 51吃瓜网students from different academic disciplines took part in a tour of Airbus Canada鈥檚 headquarters in Mirabel, Airbus鈥� most important headquarters outside of Europe. Students had the unique opportunity to hear from Airbus Canada CEO Beno卯t Schultz and nearly 20 other company officials, including 51吃瓜网alumni.
Research challenging a startup orthodoxy wins multiple Academy of Management awards
Rapid scaling funded through venture capital is the holy grail of Silicon Valley startups鈥攁nd has been hailed as a way to encourage economic growth in impoverished places. Yet, slower growth could yield greater benefits for local economies, according to Anna Kim, Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization at 51吃瓜网Desautels.
The Five Mindsets of a Manager continues to influence management practices twenty years after its original publication
Today鈥檚 leaders don鈥檛 only face managerial and business challenges. There are geopolitical, social, and environmental obstacles too. The way they respond will define their organization鈥檚 success. In 2003, Prof. Henry Mintzberg provided a framework for leadership in the modern global economy when he published 鈥淭he Five Mindsets of a Manager鈥� in the Harvard Business Review.
Samer Faraj, Professor of Strategy & Organization, named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Samer Faraj has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada鈥檚 Academy of Social Sciences. This honour is conferred upon Professor Faraj in recognition of his outstanding research and scholarly achievement.
New book by Prof. Henry Mintzberg brings together decades of observation and analysis
Prof. Henry Mintzberg has been observing, advising and researching organizations since the early 1970s, and has had a profound influence on their study. The most recent book from the John Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies is Understanding Organizations鈥inally! Structure in Sevens, and it synthesizes decades of analysis to understand the forces that shape organizations.
Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels
Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.
Ph.D. Jack Sadek and Prof. Robert Nason's paper receives OMT Division Best Paper Award
Ph.D. Student in Strategy & Organization Jack Sadek and聽Associate Professor in Strategy & Organization Robert Nason鈥檚 co-authored paper titled 鈥淭oo Legit to Quit: Discursive Strategies in Cryptocurrency鈥檚 Categorical Emergence鈥� has been selected the winner of the 2023 Academy of Management (AOM) Organization & Management Theory (OMT) Division Best Paper Award (A Division of the Academy of Management).
Fady Dagher plans to flatten the hierarchy of Montreal police force
As chief of the Service de police de l鈥橝gglom茅ration de Longueuil (SPAL), Fady Dagher (EMBA鈥�12) carried out a real revolution in the force, and he has now taken the reins of the Service de Police de la Ville de Montr茅al (SPVM) as its new chief, writes 51吃瓜网Alumni News. In Longueil, Dagher took the concept of 鈥渃ommunity policing鈥� one step further by creating a 鈥減artnership police force鈥� that works hand-in-hand with social services. Dagher credits 51吃瓜网Desautels Prof.
