Are managers of large investment funds good investors on a personal level? Not necessarily, says Patrick Augustin, Associate Professor of Finance at 91丝瓜视频 Desautels. 鈥淭here can be a correlation, but also not,鈥� says Augustin. 鈥淚t鈥檚聽very difficult聽to beat the market, on average. We see people doing it, but it raises the question of is it luck, or is it skill?聽That being said, we聽can always limit mistakes.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2025
Abidur聽Chowdhury was star designer at Apple, but he recently left the company for a position at an AI startup. It was a blow to the tech giant to lose Chowdhury, who is credited with playing a key role in the design of the iPhone Air. When firms become too reliant on a few star employees, they take on risk, Prof. Karl Moore told Canadian HR Reporter. 鈥淭he obvious danger is that if they leave, your revenue falls off a cliff,鈥� Moore added. 鈥淚t can cause real problems for the future and stability of the organization.鈥澛�
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Published on: 27 Nov 2025
Concertgoers are increasingly facing聽a seemingly impossible聽battle for tickets, often losing out to resellers who quickly inflate prices.聽Marketing and analytics聽professor Vivek Astvansh argues this stems from a structural failure making live entertainment unaffordable for the average fan.聽Astvansh attributes the sharp price increase to three factors: demand significantly outpacing supply; the ticketing market being a near-monopoly, with Ticketmaster (owned by Live Nation) controlling 70% of sales; and the absence of laws regulati
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Published on: 27 Nov 2025
Black Friday is no longer just a single day, and Windsor, Ontario retailers are feeling the shift. Devonshire Mall has already seen a jump in foot traffic as stores roll out discounts well ahead of the traditional shopping event. Marketing and analytics professor Vivek Astvansh says the change reflects a broader trend in consumer behavior.
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Published on: 25 Nov 2025
The 91丝瓜视频 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), part of the Sustainable Growth Initiative, successfully concluded its 9th edition in November, reaffirming its position as a leading experiential learning initiative at Desautels. This year鈥檚 challenge鈥攎obilizing financial capital to reverse nature loss鈥攄rew 83 university teams from more than 15 countries, supported by 15+ corporate partners and evaluated by 30+ judges who joined the semi-finals and finals on campus.
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Published on: 25 Nov 2025
It鈥檚 a tough job market for recent graduates, but a 91丝瓜视频 education gives students an edge. 鈥淢y time at 91丝瓜视频 was foundation for getting the job I have today,鈥� says Andrei Adam (BCom鈥�24) a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Toronto. At Desautels, students have unlimited access to coaches and career support through the Soutar Career Centre. Adam relied on these career coaching services when he was a student, seeking guidance on potential employers and feedback on his resume. He landed an internship with McKinsey as a second-year student, and got a job offer in his third year.
Published on: 25 Nov 2025
Each year, the world鈥檚 most influential researchers are recognized in the lists. The list ranks researchers from around the world, based on the impacts of their citations, their h-index, and other bibliometric indicators. In 2025, nine 91丝瓜视频 Desautels researchers earned the honour: Yolande E.
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Published on: 25 Nov 2025
The 91丝瓜视频 Desautels Faculty of Management MBA program is ranked 27th globally in the聽2025聽Corporate Knights Better World MBA ranking. This recognition highlights its leadership in sustainable development and corporate social responsibility through innovative teaching and learning methodologies. The Better World ranking evaluated聽179 business schools worldwide based on the sustainability content of their core courses and the proportion of alumni working in impact-driven organizations.聽
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Published on: 20 Nov 2025
Large language models are changing the way we do business聽- or at least聽that鈥檚聽what the companies that make AI tools will tell you. In practice, many companies know that AI tools are聽very聽powerful聽but聽are still figuring out how best to use them. This year's 91丝瓜视频-FIAM Asset Management Hackathon competition asked business students to put large language models to the聽test and聽devise a bottom-up approach to building a portfolio powered by AI.
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Published on: 18 Nov 2025
Yolande E. Chan, Dean and James 91丝瓜视频 Professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), one of the country鈥檚 highest academic honours.
Recognized for her outstanding contributions to digital innovation, knowledge strategy, and business-IT alignment, Chan joins a distinguished cohort of scholars celebrated for advancing knowledge across disciplines.
Published on: 14 Nov 2025
Canada鈥檚 economy has faced a challenging year. Growth projections are down, yet the federal government鈥檚 2025 budget commits billions to offset U.S. tariffs and adapt to shifting global trade dynamics.
The deficit for this fiscal year is expected to exceed $78 billion鈥攂ut it could have been worse.聽鈥淚 was expecting that the deficit would move into 100聽billions聽of dollars,鈥� says 痴颈惫别办听础蝉迟惫补苍蝉丑聽a Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics at 91丝瓜视频 Desautels.
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Published on: 14 Nov 2025
Stock markets continue to hit record highs, yet many governments聽remain聽strapped for cash鈥攁nd some are eyeing pension funds to cover fiscal shortfalls.
They should resist the temptation to mandate that pension funds invest more domestically,聽said聽Associate Professor of Finance 厂别产补蝉迟颈别苍听叠别迟别谤尘颈别谤聽in an interview with聽CNBC.聽
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Published on: 14 Nov 2025
On November 1, 2025, the United States implemented a 25% tariff on foreign imports of medium and heavy-duty trucks and truck parts鈥攁 move that poses significant challenges for Canadian manufacturers.
Canada鈥檚 truck building industry is smaller than the auto sector, but the tariffs will nevertheless have an effect on truck makers across the country.
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Published on: 14 Nov 2025
The ACCEPTER le v茅lo conference brought together researchers and policymakers to discuss the evolving landscape of cycling in Montreal and beyond. The first panel highlighted major progress in cycling infrastructure between 2018 and 2023, showing strong links between high-comfort networks and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Presenters also emphasized that infrastructure alone is not enough鈥攗nderstanding behavioural stages and psychological motivators is essential to encourage more residents to cycle.
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Published on: 5 Nov 2025
Ryan Kellog鈥檚 lecture on clean energy subsidies, clean technology policies, and the green transition
What policies can truly accelerate the global shift to clean energy? In a compelling lecture hosted by 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Sustainable Growth Initiative and CIREQ, Professor Ryan Kellogg of the University of Chicago explored this question through the lens of economics, equity, and climate urgency. Speaking to a diverse audience at 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Faculty Club, Kellogg reframed the energy transition as a global justice issue, emphasizing the need for reliable, affordable, and clean energy鈥攅specially in rapidly developing regions like India and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Published on: 5 Nov 2025
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