/desautels/taxonomy/term/486/all en /desautels/channels/news/bcom-team-wins-canadian-finals-accuracy-business-cup-329061 <p>Congratulations to BCom students <strong>Shelley Sorkin</strong>, <strong>Dixon Wong</strong>, and <strong>Angel Miao</strong> who won the National Finals of the Accuracy Business Cup case competition. The team will be representing Canada at the virtual international finals on March 12 to compete against seven other countries. Thanks to <strong>Melissa Sonberg</strong>, Desautels Professor of Practice, for coaching and mentoring the team.</p> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:29:51 +0000 julie.lapalme@affiliate.mcgill.ca 79840 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/desautels-places-second-ethical-leadership-case-competition-302797 <p>Desautels students have placed second in the Ted Rogers Ethical Leadership Case Competition at Ryerson University.</p> <p>On November 15–16, BCom students <strong>Darren Elias</strong>, <strong>Camille Thomassin</strong>,<strong> Dixon Wong</strong>, and <strong>Isabel Maier</strong> travelled to Toronto with Professor <strong>Melissa Sonberg </strong>to participate in the national invite-only competition. The case focused on aligning personal and corporate values and the ethical dilemmas faced by managers trying to balance the two.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:15:29 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 75140 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/desautels-finishes-strong-2022-icbc-336616 <h5>Five BCom case teams made the finals at the 44th annual Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) hosted virtually by Queen's University from January 13 to 16, 2022 with the Finance and Ethics teams each taking first place.</h5> <hr /> <h4>Winning teams:</h4> <p><em><strong>Finance:</strong> </em><strong>Julia Jin</strong> and <strong>Lucy Chen</strong>, coached by Mo Chaudhury</p> <p><strong><em>Ethics: </em>Karen Zhuang</strong> & <strong>Anish Umasuthan</strong>, coached by Melissa Sonberg and <a href="/desautels/julia-scott">Julia Scott</a></p> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:31:00 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 86887 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mmr-student-shares-how-loreal-brandstorm-led-internship-354105 <p>Last year, after months of hard work and 'brandstorming', two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Desautels teams took the podium at the 31st annual L'Oréal Brandstorm competition, competing against top teams from across Canada! Madison Laxer and her fellow <strong><a href="/desautels/programs/master-management-retailing-mmr">Master of Management in Retailing (MMR)</a></strong> teammates, Aditi Bali and Supreet Kaur, took third place. Madison reflects on her experience participating in the case competition and how it even led to an internship.</p> Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:41:01 +0000 john.sawaya@mcgill.ca 754180 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-desautels-launches-management-science-case-writing-competition-352999 <p>The inaugural ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Desautels Management Science Case Writing Competition, organized by Assistant Professor (Teaching) <a href="/desautels/rob-glew"><strong>Rob Glew</strong></a> and supported by EY, turns the tables on the traditional case competition format. Since May, 34 BCom students worked to write case studies on their experience with operations management and analytics on their summer work placements.</p> Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:09:30 +0000 arsh.prakash@mcgill.ca 552652 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/nabil-anouti-desautels-valedictorian-mcgills-spring-2023-convocation-348452 <p>Humanity has the skill to solve our most pressing problems, but cooperation is our greatest challenge, says <strong>Nabil Anouti</strong>, who is ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Desautels’ valedictorian for the Spring 2023 Convocation. But Anouti is optimistic, and this view has been shaped by a Desautels education.</p> Thu, 25 May 2023 15:53:26 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88980 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-desautels-undergrads-take-2nd-baylor-universitys-negotiation-competition-348425 <p>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Desautels undergraduate students <strong>Aaron Anandji</strong> (BCom’25) and <strong>Zacharie Faucillion</strong> (BCom’23), Co-Executive Directors of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Ventures, took second place at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business’ National Undergraduate Negotiation Competition (NUNC) this April.</p> Tue, 23 May 2023 18:57:21 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88798 at /desautels /desautels/channels/event/artificial-intelligence-new-ethical-challenges-businesses-345679 <p>The <a href="/desautels/about/laidley-centre-business-ethics">Laidley Centre for Business Ethics</a> presents a panel discussion & networking reception on</p> Fri, 27 Jan 2023 22:13:52 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88097 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-takes-2nd-and-3rd-place-loreal-brandstorm-canada-2023-346909 <p>After months of hard work and 'brandstorming', two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ teams took the podium at the 31st annual L'Oréal Brandstorm National Competition in Canada, competing against top teams from across the country.<strong> BCom students</strong> Laetitia Doumet, Jo-Esther Abou Haidar and Andrea Salem (far right) placed 2nd, while <strong>Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) </strong>students Madison Laxer, Aditi Bali and Supreet Kaur (far left) took 3rd place.</p> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:47:44 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88280 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-students-earn-podium-finish-leading-global-case-competition-346816 <p>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Desautels continues its hot streak in the case competition arena with another podium result, placing 2nd overall in the prestigious 2023 Copenhagen Business School Invitational Case competition. 12 schools flew to Copenhagen and were challenged to help Vestas, a leading company in wind power plant solutions, leverage its position to create new businesses in hydrogen technologies and develop a strategy for 2030.</p> Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:06:18 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88261 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/ace-squad-wins-2023-desautels-case-cup-competition-346518 <p>On February 3, first-year <strong>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Desautels MBAs</strong> participated in the annual Desautels Case Cup competition. Judged by alumni, this year’s case focused on MassChallenge, a program created by John Harthorne and Akhil Nigam that provides support and funding for startup companies. Thanks to the open-source community, the organization which began as a for-profit evolved to include mentorship, encouraging creativity, building communities and supporting startups created by marginalized and disenfranchised groups.</p> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:44:24 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88240 at /desautels /desautels/channels/event/mcgill-desautels-accounting-ethics-case-competition-343925 <p>The Laidley Centre for Business Ethics is pleased to announce the inaugural ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Desautels Accounting Ethics Case Competition, which will be held on Friday, March 31, 2023.</p> Tue, 29 Nov 2022 21:02:08 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 87938 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/desautels-places-first-queens-icbc-case-competition-345591 <p>Congratulations to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Desautels accounting team for their first-place win at the I.C.B.C. case competition. The team consisting of <strong>Thomas Wakeham</strong> and <strong>Francois Kik</strong> was coached and assisted by <strong><a href="/desautels/julia-scott">Julia Scott</a></strong> and <strong>Peg Brunelle</strong>. The <a href="https://icbcqueens.com/">Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.)</a> is one of the oldest case competitions in the world, held annually at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.</p> Wed, 25 Jan 2023 19:14:50 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88078 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/desautels-undergraduates-bring-home-podium-finishes-prestigious-jeux-du-commerce-345147 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Desautels BCom students</strong> for their outstanding performance at the <strong>Jeux du Commerce (JDC) 2023</strong>! Hosted by HEC Montreal on January 6-9, it brought together 1,100 participants from 14 universities, and is the largest student case competition in Eastern Canada.</p> Thu, 19 Jan 2023 21:41:10 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88069 at /desautels /desautels/channels/event/submissions-edi-case-writing-competition-344931 <p><big>Are you currently a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ student with an interest in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)? Are you looking for extracurricular projects allowing you to develop valuable skills? <strong>We might have the perfect opportunity for you!</strong></big></p> Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:51:21 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88053 at /desautels