/channels/taxonomy/term/6244/all en /channels/channels/news/chinese-strategic-consultancy-looks-work-prof-henry-mintzberg-understand-domestic-context-359319 <p>Shanghai-headquartered KMIND provides strategic consulting advice to billion-dollar companies. Its success is built on a blend of both Eastern and Western philosophies, according to President Noah Xie. “Utilizing Eastern wisdom doesn’t mean we can get rid of the Western theories,” says Xie in a Forbes interview with<a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong> Professor Karl Moore</strong></a>. “We need to integrate both, East and West, to be successful.” One Western management thinker that resonates with Xie is Prof. Henry Mintzberg of ����ֱ�� Desautels.</p> Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:04:30 +0000 webfull 202272 at /channels /channels/channels/news/making-ai-strategies-organizations-need-consider-holistic-approach-357580 <p>Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to streamline inefficient processes, a common issue in many government organizations. To adopt AI effectively, a comprehensive strategy is necessary. And organizations like the United States Office of Management and Budget have already done so. As other organizations seek to do similarly, the Federal News Network recommends they look to <a href="/desautels/henry-mintzberg"><strong>Henry Mintzberg’s</strong> </a>book The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning.</p> Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:30:41 +0000 webfull 200355 at /channels /channels/channels/news/organizational-restructuring-visible-sign-change-often-not-effective-357393 <p>Changes to an organization’s structure are tangible but don’t necessarily bring about any concrete results. Consider the example of the UK’s National Health Service. It regularly reorganizes but doesn’t change much. “The reason is simple,” says <a href="/desautels/henry-mintzberg"><strong>Professor Henry Mintzberg </strong></a>in an interview with Business People.</p> Tue, 21 May 2024 17:18:32 +0000 webfull 200127 at /channels /channels/channels/news/two-mcgill-desautels-professors-amongst-recipients-presidents-prize-public-engagement-through-media-356857 <p>����ֱ��'s President’s Prize for Public Engagement Through Media recognizes outstanding achievement among those who share their knowledge with the public. In 2024, ����ֱ�� Desautels was well-represented among the winners. Associate Professor <a href="/desautels/anna-kim"><strong>Anna Kim</strong></a> was honoured with the President’s Prize for Emerging Researchers for her commitment to disseminating research on entrepreneurship and sustainability through traditional and social media platforms.</p> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:54:08 +0000 webfull 199522 at /channels /channels/channels/news/prize-winning-scholars-advocate-immigrant-women-killer-whales-and-balanced-society-356262 <p>����ֱ�� is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the 2024 <a href="/newsroom/faculty-and-staff/principals-prize">President’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media</a>. The Prize was created to recognize outstanding achievement among those who share their knowledge on a vast range of subjects with the media and the public. This year, there were applicants from 11 of the 12 faculties, a sign that sharing knowledge and a love of learning continue to be embedded in ����ֱ��’s DNA.</p> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:01:26 +0000 webfull 198753 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-desautels-faculty-members-and-researchers-celebrated-bravo-gala-356258 <p> </p> <p>����ֱ�� hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 21, which honours its faculty members and researchers who have won special awards, memberships and prizes over the past year. ����ֱ�� Desautels is proud to announce 14 of its faculty amongst the distinguished honourees this year. Congratulations to our deserving laureates! Full list below.<br /> #Bravo2024</p> <p>· <a href="/desautels/genevieve-bassellier"><strong>Geneviève Bassellier</strong></a>, Best AMCIS Emergent Research Forum Paper, Americas Conference on Information Systems</p> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:55:10 +0000 webfull 198749 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mba-studies-sharpen-management-skills-cant-create-managers-their-own-355973 <p>Some scholars have argued that MBAs serve business school bottom lines more than they benefit students, writes Ann Peng in the Kansas City Business Journal. Other studies have quantified significant financial benefits for those who hold these degrees. But the MBA doesn’t make the manager, and Peng suggests that recruiting MBA students based on their leadership experience instead of their years of general work experience can facilitate their leadership development.</p> Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:12:42 +0000 webfull 198420 at /channels /channels/channels/news/universities-must-go-beyond-ivory-tower-354148 <p>The ivory tower sits on a solid foundation, but it could use a little shaking up, writes<a href="/desautels/henry-mintzberg"><strong> Professor Henry Mintzberg</strong> </a>in a University World News article co-authored with his daughter <strong>Susan Mintzberg</strong>, a doctoral candidate in social work at ����ֱ��. They argue that an overemphasis on a few top journals is one of the issues of the current model. These publications are sometimes called ‘A-journals’, and, in some cases, universities are prioritizing quantity over quality.</p> Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:57:39 +0000 webfull 196305 at /channels /channels/channels/news/raising-tuition-out-province-students-risks-undermining-world-class-academic-programs-writes-prof-353661 <p>Funding for universities is not a zero-sum game, writes John Cleghorn Professor of Management <a href="/desautels/henry-mintzberg"><strong>Henry Mintzberg </strong></a>in a LaPresse op-ed. And the Quebec government’s plan to increase tuition for out-of-province students risks undermining the very source of funding it hopes to leverage. If students at anglophone universities are charged higher fees, and that money is used to fund francophone universities, it will discourage many out-of-province students from coming to Quebec in the first place.</p> Mon, 18 Dec 2023 18:03:48 +0000 webfull 195777 at /channels /channels/channels/news/combination-approaches-results-better-decisions-353598 <p>Navigating decision-making complexities is no easy feat, but <a href="/desautels/henry-mintzberg"><strong>Henry Mintzberg</strong></a>, John Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at ����ֱ��, and Frances Westley, J.W. McConnell Chair in social innovation at the University of Waterloo, have crafted insightful methods to ease this process.</p> Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:03:13 +0000 webfull 195714 at /channels /channels/channels/news/five-mindsets-manager-continues-influence-management-practices-twenty-years-after-its-original-350862 <p>Today’s leaders don’t only face managerial and business challenges. There are geopolitical, social, and environmental obstacles too. The way they respond will define their organization’s success. In 2003, <a href="/desautels/henry-mintzberg"><strong>Prof. Henry Mintzberg</strong></a> provided a framework for leadership in the modern global economy when he published “The Five Mindsets of a Manager” in the Harvard Business Review.</p> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:34:57 +0000 webfull 192617 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-book-prof-henry-mintzberg-brings-together-decades-observation-and-analysis-348959 <p><a href="/desautels/henry-mintzberg"><strong>Prof. Henry Mintzberg</strong></a> has been observing, advising and researching organizations since the early 1970s, and has had a profound influence on their study. The most recent book from the John Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies is Understanding Organizations…Finally! Structure in Sevens, and it synthesizes decades of analysis to understand the forces that shape organizations. “I have probably changed more than organizations have,” Mintzberg told Le Devoir.</p> Tue, 04 Jul 2023 19:48:17 +0000 webfull 190410 at /channels /channels/channels/news/fady-dagher-plans-flatten-hierarchy-montreal-police-force-348280 <p>As chief of the Service de police de l’Agglomération de Longueuil (SPAL), <strong>Fady Dagher</strong> (EMBA’12) carried out a real revolution in the force, and he has now taken the reins of the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) as its new chief, writes ����ֱ�� Alumni News. In Longueil, Dagher took the concept of “community policing” one step further by creating a “partnership police force” that works hand-in-hand with social services. Dagher credits ����ֱ�� Desautels Prof.</p> Thu, 11 May 2023 13:38:18 +0000 webfull 189600 at /channels /channels/channels/news/researchcom-recognizes-henry-mintzberg-canadas-most-influential-business-and-management-researcher-346610 <p>The Best Scientist for 2023 rankings are in, and Desautels Prof. <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/henry-mintzberg">Henry Mintzberg</a> was ranked among the top academics in the world. Research.com ranked Mintzberg as the top Business and Management academic in Canada – and #47 worldwide. The rankings are based on the D-index metric, which measures the cumulative impact of a scholar’s work through its influence within a discipline’s peer-reviewed journals. Research.com also recognized Mintzberg with its Business and Management Leader in Canada Award for 2023.</p> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:00:38 +0000 webfull 187826 at /channels /channels/channels/news/be-maximally-effective-managers-should-consider-mintzbergs-organizational-structure-types-346288 <p>According to Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/henry-mintzberg">Henry Mintzberg</a>, there are four types of organizations: autocracy, meritocracy, bureaucracy, and adhocracy. Each type has its own strengths and weaknesses. Many small businesses are autocracies and revolve around the vision of their founder. This gives them a limited management hierarchy and can help enable dynamism. But there are drawbacks too: a founder obsessed with their own vision may lose sight of some of the practical details needed to make their business profitable.</p> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:01:05 +0000 webfull 187488 at /channels