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For transgender people, choosing which restroom to use at a public event can be a fraught decision, but having gender neutral or all-gender restroom options can help. According to Assistant Professor of Operations Management Setareh Farajollahzadeh, having gender neutral restroom options at major event spaces like stadiums and theatres could help.

Classified as: Setareh Farajollahzadeh, operations management
Published on: 20 Jan 2026

Open the Uber app on your phone, and search for a fare. Then, do the same with Lyft, one of Uber’s competitors. Chances are, Lyft is the cheaper of the two ride-hailing services. Montreal Gazette reporter Harry North found, Lyft was cheaper 8 times out of ten in Montreal. One reason for the difference is that Lyft is still relatively new in Montreal. Uber has been operating in Montreal for about a decade, but Lyft only started doing business in here in 2025.

Classified as: operations management, Setareh Farajollahzadeh
Published on: 20 Jan 2026

The world’s pivot to remote work in 2020 happened almost overnight, altering workplace expectations in ways still felt today. The return to the office is happening more slowly, but many of the country’s biggest employers now require workers to be in the office five days each week—and not everyone is happy about it.

Classified as: Jean-Nicolas Reyt, operations management
Published on: 20 Jan 2026

The price of groceries is going up, and it’s fuelling demand for discount grocers. At stores like the ultra-discount chain Liquidation Marie, prices can be as much as 50% lower than they are at big box supermarkets. The Quebec chain doubled its number of locations last year and is planning for a similar rate of growth in 2026.

Classified as: Yu Ma, Marketing
Published on: 20 Jan 2026

Black Friday and Boxing Day are marketed as single‑day events with dramatic price drops, yet the reality is that these sales now stretch well beyond one day. These events have slowly transformed from a one-day bargain bonanza into a long season of discounted prices.

Classified as: Vivek Astvansh, Marketing, Analytics
Published on: 14 Jan 2026

As AI reaches a pivotal moment, Canada’s early leadership is being challenged by rapid global shifts. “Other nations are investing at unprecedented scale, while Canada risks falling behind if it does not act decisively,” says Maxime Cohen, Professor of Retail and Operations Management.

Classified as: Maxime Cohen, retail, AI
Published on: 14 Jan 2026

Quebec boasts numerous success stories among its small and medium-sized enterprises, writes Master of Management in Retailing student William Bernasconi for Retail Insider.

Classified as: Master of Management in Retailing (MMR), Bensadoun School of Retail Management
Published on: 14 Jan 2026

For many workers, the return to the office is already in full effect. Employers often explain the shift back to the office as improving collaboration, strengthening organizational culture and providing better development opportunities for new employees. These arguments can be valid, according to Jean-Nicolas Reyt, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, but they often seem abstract to employees, especially those with family responsibilities made much easier by remote work.

Classified as: Organizational Behaviour, Jean-Nicolas Reyt
Published on: 14 Jan 2026

Professor Yolande E. Chan has been reappointed as Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management for a second five-year term, effective July 1, 2026. 

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan, Dean of the Faculty of Management
Published on: 12 Dec 2025

Some choices are obvious. And when Mathieu Darche (BCom’00) became the general manager and executive vice-president of the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders, he almost immediately did away with the team’s requirement that players be clean shaven.

“Making that change was low-hanging fruit,” Darche says. “I won’t dictate the players appearance. I want them to be themselves.” After that, the decisions got more difficult. The NHL draft and player free agency were both held shortly after Darche was hired. But he was prepared. “I never felt overwhelmed,” he says.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni
Published on: 11 Dec 2025

The genie is out of the bottle. AI is here, and isn’t going away. But that doesn’t mean we can’t build guardrails to prevent it going off the tracks, writes Simon Blanchette in The Conversation.

“Guardrails are the systems, norms and checks hat ensure artificial intelligence is used safely, fairly and transparently,” says Blanchette, a lecturer at 91˿Ƶ Desautels. “They allow innovation to flourish while preventing chaos and harm.” 

Classified as: Simon Blanchette, AI
Published on: 11 Dec 2025

The conversation around AI and automation has taken a sharper turn. A US Senate report released by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in Fall 2025 cautioned that over the coming decade, AI and automation could destroy 100 million jobs in the United States.

But will Canada experience something similar? Maybe not, according to Simon Blanchette, a lecturer at 91˿Ƶ Desautels. “As an economy, Canada and the US are structured very differently,” Blanchette told HR Reporter.

Classified as: Simon Blanchette, AI
Published on: 11 Dec 2025

Major pension funds have built trillions in assets by pursuing high-performing portfolios and maintaining independence in their investment decisions. Recently, however, discussions have emerged about imposing mandates that would require these funds to allocate more capital domestically—a trend not limited to Canada, as countries like Sweden have considered similar measures.

Classified as: Sebastien Betermier, Finance (T)
Published on: 8 Dec 2025

More than 99% of Air Transat pilots voted to authorize a strike by their union, if necessary. Pilots at the charter airline are seeking more job security, better working conditions, more compensation, and better quality of life.

The strength of the union’s mandate didn’t come as a surprise to Prof. Karl Moore. “The threat of a strike over the holiday season—when airlines are at their busiest—is a good negotiating tactic,” Moore told cbc.ca. 

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy and Organization
Published on: 8 Dec 2025

Partage Club is a digital platform designed for item sharing rather than selling. Think of it as Facebook Marketplace—only here, every transaction is about lending, not buying or selling.

Classified as: Sanjith Gopalakrishnan, Operations Management (T)
Published on: 8 Dec 2025

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