Faculty /bensadoun-school/taxonomy/term/3/all en ϲ Law launches Transnational Business+Law Network /bensadoun-school/channels/news/mcgill-law-launches-transnational-businesslaw-network-366278 <p><i>Business + Law is different from Business Law. </i>With this framing in mind – and recognising the plethora of issues emerging at the intersection of law, business and finance in an age of rapid climate and technological change – ϲ’s <a href="/business-law/">Business Law Platform</a> and the University's <a href="/desautels/initiatives-institutes/sustainable-growth-initiative-sgi">Sustainable Growth Initiative</a> launched a new collaboration and graduate student mentorship project, under the leadership of the CIBC Office of Sustainable Fina</p> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:48:36 +0000 admin 615825 at /bensadoun-school Reimagining legal frameworks for sustainability: The 2025 TBLSA Impact Paper /bensadoun-school/channels/news/reimagining-legal-frameworks-sustainability-2025-tblsa-impact-paper-366279 <p>Earlier this summer, from May 4th through May 9th, ϲ’s <a href="/desautels/initiatives-institutes/sustainable-growth-initiative-sgi">Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI)</a> and <a href="/law/">Faculty of Law</a> co-organised the 2025 ϲ SGI Transformative Business Law Summer Academy (TBLSA).</p> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:56:20 +0000 admin 615824 at /bensadoun-school Caisse de depot’s stake in UK nuclear project is a model to emulate /bensadoun-school/channels/news/caisse-de-depots-stake-uk-nuclear-project-model-emulate-366275 <p>The Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec is taking a 20% stake in the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, England. It is the UK’s first new nuclear power plant since the 1990s, and <a href="/desautels/sebastien-betermier"><strong>Professor Sebastien Betermier</strong></a> credits the government there with creating the favourable circumstances for private investors like the Caisse to take part in infrastructure development. “In this particular project, I believe the U.K.</p> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:38:29 +0000 admin 615823 at /bensadoun-school Infrastructure bank model can encourage investment in infrastructure projects /bensadoun-school/channels/news/infrastructure-bank-model-can-encourage-investment-infrastructure-projects-366273 <p>Private market developers face an “investment catch-22” in getting infrastructure projects off the ground, <a href="/desautels/sebastien-betermier"><strong>Professor Sebastien Betermier</strong></a> wrote in a recent report for the C.D. Howe Institute. Private investors view new infrastructure markets as complex, unfamiliar, and high risk. But the infrastructure bank model can create value as a cost-efficient policy tool in the government ecosystem, Betermier concluded.</p> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:35:01 +0000 admin 615822 at /bensadoun-school IT teams can bring insights into how best to deploy AI /bensadoun-school/channels/news/it-teams-can-bring-insights-how-best-deploy-ai-366274 <p>Business leaders understand that AI has the power to generate tremendous value, but it is IT teams that have a deeper understanding of the underlying processes and what’s going on behind the scenes. “They better understand the potential dangers and pitfalls,” says<a href="/desautels/maxime-cohen"><strong> Maxime Cohen</strong></a>, Professor of Retail and Operational Management and Director of Research at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management. And because AI needs significant human oversight, they need to be involved in its ideation and deployment.</p> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:36:45 +0000 admin 615821 at /bensadoun-school Retail Innovation Challenge 2025 /bensadoun-school/channels/event/retail-innovation-challenge-2025-366266 Theme of the 6th edition of the ϲ-BSRM Retail Innovation Challenge: <em>Real-world challenges faced by the food retail sector</em> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:51:01 +0000 julie.lapalme@affiliate.mcgill.ca 615817 at /bensadoun-school Online Info Session: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) /bensadoun-school/channels/event/online-info-session-international-masters-health-leadership-imhl-366267 <p>Join IMHL Program Director <a href="/desautels/leslie-breitner">Leslie Breitner</a> for an online information session outlining the International Masters for Health Leadership at ϲ University's Desautels Faculty of Manage</p> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:29:38 +0000 admin 615820 at /bensadoun-school Online Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM) /bensadoun-school/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-366269 <p>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, ϲ University.</p> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:32:25 +0000 admin 615819 at /bensadoun-school Retail Innovation Challenge 2024 /bensadoun-school/channels/event/retail-innovation-challenge-2024-358375 Theme of the 5th edition of the Retail Innovation Challenge: <i>Business Model Transitions</i> Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:45:31 +0000 laura.hope@mcgill.ca 604747 at /bensadoun-school PhD Thesis Defense Presentation: Sena Onen Oz /bensadoun-school/channels/event/phd-thesis-defense-presentation-sena-onen-oz-366246 <p></p> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:03:50 +0000 admin 615815 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">ϲ 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 ϲ Desautels and a co-author of the study.</p> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:46:07 +0000 admin 615812 at /bensadoun-school ϲ 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 ϲ 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 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  <a href="https://cireqmontreal.com/en/">CIREQ</a>  and <a href="/desautels/initiatives-institutes/sustainable-growth-initiative-sgi">the</a></p> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:38:31 +0000 admin 615810 at /bensadoun-school Common household goods could be among those most affected by US tariffs /bensadoun-school/channels/news/common-household-goods-could-be-among-those-most-affected-us-tariffs-364187 <p>With the spectre of sweeping tariffs sending ripples through Canada’s economy, the prices of some goods will be much more affected than others. Cheaper household goods like shampoo and toiletries could be among those most affected, according to <a href="/desautels/saibal-ray"><strong>Saibal Ray</strong></a>, a Professor of Operations Management at ϲ Desautels. Higher end goods will be less affected, Ray told the Toronto Star, as most of these goods are sourced outside of the United States.</p> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:36:38 +0000 admin 615799 at /bensadoun-school