National network of researchers assesses Canada鈥檚 energy future
A new report co-authored by 71 researchers from across Canada, including Professor Dror Etzion of Desautels, examines how Canada could transition to low-carbon energy systems, while remaining globally competitive.
Essay calling for a complete revamp of executive education cites Henry Mintzberg
A recent essay in Chief Learning Officer calls for a massive rethink of how executive education is designed and delivered.
Connectivity is more than a smartphone and online access
A recent article in Graphic Arts makes the point that the word 鈥渃onnectivity鈥� brings to mind images of smartphones and online transactions, but that according to Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg, net-based communications do a poor job of building real interpersonal relationships.
Karl Moore on introverts, extroverts, and Warren Buffett
Back in January, Karl Moore took a group of Desautels students to meet Warren Buffett at his Omaha offices. Mr. Buffett is known to be an introvert, and his conduct during the visit bore that out; rather than expounding on everything that came up, Mr. Buffett stuck to speaking on subjects he knows well.
Maybe it鈥檚 time to second-guess the Harvard MBA and its ilk
In a recent op-ed, Financial Times editor Andrew Hill takes issue with the methodologies of the MBA programs offered by the Harvard Business School and other schools worldwide.
The Desautels professor who is taking on the MBA
Henry Mintzberg is looking beyond the MBA. For years, the Desautels Professor railed against what many in the corporate world see as the ultimate form of business education.
Social Capital and Job Search in Urban China: The Strength-of-Strong-Ties Hypothesis Revisited
Authors: Elena Obukhova & Letian Zhang
Publication: Chinese Sociological Review, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2017
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Guest Editors鈥� Introduction: Corporate Sustainability Management and Environmental Ethics
Authors: Douglas Schuler, Andreas Rasche, Dror Etzion and Lisa Newton
Publication: Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 2, April 2017
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Government is a bad match for Trump鈥檚 management style
Donald Trump鈥檚 100-day-old presidency has come up short according to nearly any metric. As the U.S. President has failed to get major legislation passed, or to fill some key government positions, he has taken to governing by executive order. But even those orders haven鈥檛 really produced the results he was looking for.
Leadership, management and a false dichotomy
In a letter to Malaysia鈥檚 The Star Online, management consultant Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi takes issue with the widely-held distinction between managers and leaders. Though many theorists draw a line between effectiveness (the bailiwick of leaders) and efficiency (a manager鈥檚 wheelhouse), Dr.
A call to curb cabotage in Australia
In the Australian coastal shipping reform efforts, the discussion has come down to whether or not cabotage (the practice of using foreign companies for domestic shipping) should be promoted or limited.
Mintzberg on why the US can鈥檛 be run like a business
In a recent piece for the Harvard Business Review, Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg takes aim at US President Trump鈥檚 attempts to run the United States like a business, then demolishes them. Professor Mintzberg questions the wisdom of trying to marry such disparate systems 鈥� after all, business has a very simple, measureable yardstick in the form of profit, which makes it a poor model for governing.
MBA no guarantee of long-term success
Three separate studies, including one authored in part by Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg, have concluded that the MBA is not the gateway to business success after all 鈥� findings that are at odds with what many in the business community have come to believe. Instead, Mintzberg discovered that most of his subjects headed companies that eventually went bankrupt, or that removed them as CEO.
Andrew Potter, the debate continues
Amid the fallout from former 69热视频 Institute for the Study of Canada director Andrew Potter鈥檚 Maclean鈥檚 article about stranded motorists, the Globe and Mail interviewed 69热视频 Principal Suzanne Fortier, who defended Professor Potter鈥檚 resignation as director of MISC.
Au programme, d茅veloppement personnel et ouverture d鈥檈sprit
Learning through sharing in the IMPM聽Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg criticized the failures of MBAs in his 2004 book, Managers Not MBAs. And if that was his initial volley on the subject, then the International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM) is his manifesto.
