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Apr 27: CBME-FM - Lea Katsanis (Marketing) talks of the North American Fur and Fashion Exhibition and the 'Fur is Green' campaign that has been launched.

Apr 25: The Gazette - Concordia to close aviation program - closure of the Aviation MBA.

Apr 26: The Gazette - Entrepreneurs with ethical fibre - Bakr Ibrahim (Finance) discusses social entrepreneurship in Montreal.

Apr 22: La Presse - Concordia abolit son MBA en aviation - Marie-Anne Croteau is interviewed on the decision to close the private program and offer short, executive courses to the industry instead.

Apr 22: Luby Chinese Weekly Newspaper - 'Made in China' - Suresh Goyal is interviewed on the problems facing Chinese exporters who consistently have their prices depressed by buyers in European and North American markets.

Apr 19: Le Devoir - Remue-ménage chez Bombardier Aéronautique - new President, Guy C. Hachey, studied at Concordia's Faculty of Commerce and Adminstration.

Apr 18: The National Post - A case of who lost the least: final results of the Financial Post’s MBA Portfolio Management Competition. Concordia’s group from the Goodman Institute of Invesment management finished in 16th place.

Apr 17: CBC TV - Steven Appelbaum (Management) is interviewed on the death of the CEO of the Hudson Bay Company and the succession planning.

Apr 16: CJBR-FM, Rimouski - Isabelle Dostaler (Management) directed a study of transportation around the Province and found that ticket prices are often very high and this is damaging air transport.

Apr 16: CBGA-FM, Matane, Isabelle Dostaler (Management) discusses the availability of airline services in the regions with findings that show that small airline companies are not willing to go into competition with Canada Jazz.

Apr 16: CBVE-FM, Quebec - Isabelle Dostaler (Management) directed a study of the availability of transportation to travel around the Province.

Apr 16: CBJ-FM, Chicoutimi - Isabelle Dostaler (Management) directed a study of transportation around the Province and found that the cost of travel is often very high with Air Canada Jazz having a quasi-monopoly.

Apr 16: CBSI-FM, Sept-Iles - Isabelle Dostaler (Management) directed a study of transportation around the Province and found that the cost of travel is often very high in the regions.

Apr 16: CBVE-FM/CBJ-FM/CHLC-FM/CBJ-FM/CBF-FM/CBGA-FM - Isabelle Dostaler (Management) directed a study on the different kinds of transportation to travel around the Province. Regional air transport is in decline, an intermodal network is needed.

Apr 14: CBC Radio - Steve Appelbaum is interviewed on the subject of "Succession Planning" following the sudden death of Mr. Zucker, CEO of HBC.

Apr 14: Canal Argent - Michel Magnan (Accountancy) talks of the Hudson Bay Company following the death of the owner, Jerry Zucker.

Apr 13: Le Soleil - Les tarifs élevés font mal - Isabelle Dostaler (Management) discusses her research, commissioned by Transport Québec, on the availability of airline services in the regions.

Apr 8: The Ottawa Citizen - Tomberlin new dean at Sprott - Jerry Tomberlin (DS & MIS), former Dean of the John Molson School of Business, has been hired by Carleton University.

Apr 8: The Globe and Mail - Blueprint for a kid-friendly space: Ditch the island and set the table - Jordan LeBel (Management), carried our research into the link between childhood kitchens and the pleasure of food.

Apr 4: Le Nouvelliste, Trois-Rivières - Un vrai casse-tête pour les entreprises - Steven Appelbaum (Management) is quoted on the use of cell phones and the internet at home as a cause of stress in workers.

Apr 4: La Presse - Un vrai casse-tête pour les entreprises - Steven Appelbaum (Management) is quoted on the use of cell phones and the internet at home for work purposes.

Apr 1: Commerce - Michel Magnan - 4 entreprise sous la loupe - Michel Magnan (Accountancy) analyses four Quebec companies who have made several acquisitions this year.

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Mar 31: The Mad, the Bad, and the Ugly, a documentary about reckless driving aired on CBC (The Lens). Gad Saad (Marketing) discussed the evolutionary forces that cause men to engage in such risky behaviours.

Mar 29: La Tribune, Sherbrooke - Une carrière pour les visionnaires dans le monde des affaires - discusses the CFA-MBA offered at Concordia University.

Mar 26: The Gazette - It's fade to black for couple's lemon TV - Bianca Grohmann (Marketing) is cited on retailer's returns policy.

Mar 26: The Globe and Mail - MBA 2.0: A stepping stone to tech management - mention of the John Molson MBA and Aviation MBA programs.

Mar 25: SRC-R - Jordan LeBel (Marketing) is interviewed on the conference, 'Domestic Food Scapes' being held in Montreal.

Mar 22: The National Post - Lazy entrepreneurs - Harold Simpkins (Marketing) is quoted in a letter to the editor.

Mar 20: CBME-FM - Jordan LeBel (Marketing) is one of the organizers for the conference, 'Domestic Food Scapes' being held in Montreal.

Mar 20: CBME-FM - Harjeet Bhabra (Finance) talks on the subprime mortgage crisis and the Canadian Bank fallout.

Mar 17: The National Post - Entrepreneurs' biggest barrier may be inertia - Harold Simpkins (Marketing) is quoted on the service offered to SMEs by some of JMSB's students.

Mar 15: La Presse - Quand le passé empoisonne le présent - Marylène Gagné (Management) is quoted.

Mar 15: The Gazette - Mission accomplished for street fundraisers - Three JMSB students raise $28,000 for homeless.

Mar 15: CINW-AM - Three students who participated in the '5 Days for the Homeless' campaign, smashed their fundraising target.

Mar 15: CBC-NW - Three commerce students slept outside for an entired week to raise awareness and cash for the homeless

Mar 14: L'actualité - Des étudiants en gestion de Concordia jouent aux clochards - '5 Days for the Homeless' - three students spend five nights outside in a bid to raise $15,000 for the homeless in Montreal.

Mar 14: 94.7 Hits FM - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 14: 940 News Montreal - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 14: CBC-Radio One - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 13: CINW-AM - '5 Days for the Homeless'

May 13: TVA-TV - Isabelle Dostaler (Management) discusses the potential effects of rising oil prices on the price of summer holidays.

Mar 13: 940 News Montreal - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 13: The Gazette - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 13: CTV News, Herb Luft - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 13: CFCF-TV - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 13: The Concordian - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 13 CBME-FM - Pierre Brunet (Management) interviewed on new Provincial Budget.

Mar 12: Suburban - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 11: RDI-TV - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 11: CBFT-TV - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 11: CJAD - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 11: CTV News - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 11: CUTV - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 11: YouTube - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 10: CJAD - Andrew Carter, '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 10: MIX 96 - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 10: 940 News Montreal - Denise Trudeau, '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 10: Radio-Canada - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 10: CBC TV - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 10: CTV News - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 10: The Concordian - '5 Days for the Homeless'

Mar 10: CBC Radio-One, Home Run, Bernard Saint-Laurent - '5 Days for the Homeless'
Mar 10: CFCF-TV - Starting March 10 and for the next five days and nights students will be camping outside at the corner of Guy and de Maisonneuve to raise money for the homeless.

Mar 10: The Gazette - Students face a cold week sleeping on the street. Brave JMSB students Adam Gold, Josh Redler and Brian Chungwing are spending five days and nights outside as part of "5 Days for the Homeless: Students Supporting Youth at Risk". From March 10-14 the three will live on the sidewalk outside the Hall Building on de Maisonneuve Blvd. Other "guest sleepers" include 71 year old professor Mahesh Sharma and CSU President Angelica Novoa.

Mar 9: Financial Post Business - In Toronto the city's core business district has become a battleground in which central Canada's biggest MBA Schools are fighting it out for the best potential students. There are a range of options including outposts like JMSB where programs are delivered by distance education. The John Molson MBA arrived in 2001 offering an internationally unique program combining the MBA and the chartered financial analyst credentials.

Mar 9: Financial Post Business - "The [Real] MBA, P.1" provides details on how to choose and obtain an MBA. MBA alumni give their advice including Yve Dupuis, a JMSB MBA graduate who talks of how to leverage your new degree for a promotion.

Mar 7: The Dutch newspaper, De Pers, quoted Gad Saad (Marketing) in an article entitled High heels, real sex. Dr. Saad discussed the biological forces that make high heels visually stimulating to men.

Mar 7: The Globe and Mail - "Lies, damned lies, and the workplace" describes how lying is commonplace in organizations. Steven H. Appelbaum (Management) comments that "lying is normal and everyone does it. And anyone who says he doesn't is a liar." According to Appelbaum the main reason that individuals lie on the job is self-protection."

Mar 6: Gad Saad (Marketing) was featured in Psychology Today Blogs an article titled Yankees vs. Red Sox: It’s Clan of the Cave Bear All Over Again.

Mar 6: CBME-FM - Lawrence Kryzanowski (Finance) comments on the announcement that the Golden Brand Factory in Rosemont is to close in July.

Mar 1: Le Journal de Montréal - Sylvain Allard, BAdmin 82 is the Chief Executive of CHC Helicopter. Although based in Richmond, BC, the company has strong ties with Quebec.

Feb 27: CBME-FM - Pierre Brunet (Management) provides comment on the new Federal budget.

Feb 26: La Presse - "The Dawn of a New Era" is marked by the moves of ACE Aviation to take over Air Canada. According to Isabelle Dostaler (Management) the change of ownership wouldn't have much impact on the day-to-day management of the company who declared profits of $429 million in 2007. Everything will be done to preserve the management team who are obviously a "winning team".

Feb 26: La Presse - Isabelle Dostaler (Management) provides comment in an article on the history of Air Canada. "In the minds of many Canadians, Air Canada is still a crown corporation," says Dostaler. "The merger between Air Canada and Canadian Airways was a bit like trying to merge the East and the West of Canada."

Feb 25: Le Quotidien - Martin Martens (Management) has carried out a survey among employees of Air Canada. the results have shown up a paradox with employees claiming to enjoy their jobs whilst at the same time feeling demoralized. Martens, who specializes in business sustainability tells his students again and again that "you cannot have a sustainable strategy if you don't treat your employees well."

Feb 25: Le Devoir - In an interview with the Dean of the John Molson School of Business, Dr Sanjay Sharma, his new directions and enthusiam for his role are outlined. Attracting the best researchers is crucial and Dean Sharma wants to ensure that the JMSB works in partnership with the Quebec government and industry to ensure that we maximize the considerable potential within the Province.

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Feb 25: Le Devoir - In a special report on university research, Bianca Grohmann, Acting Director of the Bell Research Centre for Business Process Innovations is interviewed on the importance of a good private/public agreement to work together to produce new knowledge.

Feb 21: CTV News - In an special report on online learning, Harold Simpkins is interviewed on the course he offers at the John Molson School of Business via e-Concordia.

Feb 13: CBC Radio - Lorne Switzer (Finance) comments on the last hurdle in the way of the amalgamation of the Montreal and Toronto Exchanges being ready to go with the approval of Quebec's Caisse de depot.

Feb 13: Maclean's - The 3M Awards: Our Best Teachers, announces the 10 professors who join this elite community of great university educators who lead the way as they challenge and inspire their students. Arshad Ahmad (Finance), himself a 3M teaching fellow, will attend the meeting of the teaching and learning society in Windsor in June where the fellows gather as well as a retreat in November in Montebello, Quebec. "This award is about people getting together and creating a kind of ethos that is bigger than themselves." says Ahmad of these meetings.

Feb 12: CBME-FM - Lorne Switzer (Finance) reports that the Caisse de depot has given its agreement to the Montreal Stock Exchange takeover by the TSX.

Feb 11: The Gazette - Charles Bierbrier, MBA 03, is featured in the 'Entrepreneurs' section of the business news. Bierbrier has established his own microbrewery producing high-quality beer with no additives or preservatives and which is unpasturized. Selling in particular to restaurants, Bierbrier explains, "The competition in premium beers is ferocious but we've differentiated ourselves in that it's a local beer and we offer service."

Feb 11: The Gazette - RRSPs have come a long way since introduction in the 1950s. Successive governments have opted to forgo revenue in order to encourage Canadians to save. More changes are planned to make RRSPs even more attractive. Lawrence Kryzanowski (Finance) is skeptical that some of the changes will materialize. "I see too many implications for government revenues," Kryzanowski said of letting retirees both grow their savings and withdraw that money free of tax.

Feb 9: The Gazette - Dépanneur Wars. Bakr Ibrahim (Finance) provides insight to the rise and rise of the ubiquitous local dépanneurs. Many of the business owners are immigrants and dépanneurs are a rare field of work that pose little barrier to entry, aside from a small amount of capital. However, they are finding themselves under increasing pressure from corporate convenience store chains and supermarkets as the laws governing opening hours, and tabacco selling are changed. Their secret to remaining competitive, explains Ibrahim, is that they "know their nich very, very well and try to cater to that particular niche."

Feb 9: CBME-FM - Isabelle Dostaler (Management) talks of American investors approaching A.C.E. Aviation Holdings, the parent company of Air Canada.

Feb 8: Les Affaires - Announcement of the three winning teams of the John Molson International Case Competition 2008 with photos of: 1st place winners, HEC Montreal, 2nd place winners, Université Laval, and JMSB who took third place.

Feb 2: The Gazette - Confined in a cube? Aaron Dresner (Management) comments on the use of cubicles at work. Dresner, who retired from Bell Canada five years ago, spent 20 years working in cubicles. "You adapt but you don't get the same level of productivitiy", argues Dresner who advocates having some place quiet to go for deeper levels of concentration and analytical thinking.

Feb 2: Le Soleil - The John Molson International Case Competition awards first place the Faculty of Administrative Science team from Université Laval.

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Jan 30: The Globe and Mail - Ian Clarke, a John Molson School of Business graduate, is presently the CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. In the article, "Stickhandling the company that fans love to hate", he presents the pressures of his position. One of the most unusual challenges that he deals with is to have people come up to him and complain about the performance of the Leafs.

Jan 30: The Globe and Mail - Chris Webster, a John Molson School of Business graduate, talks about the challenges of his position as a CEO of Calgary-based Pengrowth Energy Trust. Webster explains that the oil and gas sector has unique financial challenges and in order to keep up with them one needs to develop;a very diverse suite of skills, such as reporting, predicting and interpreting.

Jan 30: CBVE-FM - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) comments on the Norbourg case, calling for stiffer laws in order to prevent similar white collar crime.

Jan 30: CINF-AM - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) indicates that the RCMP is ready to file their investigation in the Norbourg affair.

Jan 30: CBVE-FM - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) states that former clients of Vincent Lacroix have requested a public investigation and compensation for their financial loss.

Jan 30: LCN-TV - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) states that former clients of Vincent Lacroix have requested a public investigation and compensation for their financial loss.

Jan 30: CBSI-FM - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) discusses the case of Vincent Lacroix who was sentenced to 12 years less one day.

Jan 30: LCN-TV - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) discusses the case of Vincent Lacroix who was sentenced to 12 years less one day. The sentence has stirred different reactions among the people. While some believe that through a simple mechanism the fraud could have been avoided, others are asking for a public investigation.

Jan 30: CBOF-FM - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) discusses the case of Vincent Lacroix who was sentenced to 12 years less one day and a $255,000 fine.

Jan 29: La Presse - In an article discussing the Norbourg scandal, Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) explains that investors have the right to request a more efficient way to control internal operations on the part of the companies that administrate their funds. This would include implementing a simple mechanism to monitor irregularities. Experts have noticed that companies that already have an anonymous phone line to signal irregularities have fewer chances to be subject to fraud.

Jan 29: CBOF-FM - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) asks why Vincent Lacroix is the only one prosecuted so far in the Norbourg case. However, the criminal trial may reveal more. In order to prevent similar frauds, investors are told how to keep on the watch.

Jan 29: SRC-R (National) - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) discusses the case of Vincent Lacroix who was sentenced to 12 years less one day. At the same time Andre Charbonneau was sentenced to 7 years.

Jan 29: CBME-FM - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) states that financial experts are warning investors to keep on the watch in the wake of the Norbourg affair.

Jan 29: CINF-AM - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) explains that the Norbourg affair is far from being over; the RCMP is about to file their criminal charges.

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Jan 28: CBF-FM - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) discusses the sentence that Quebec Court Judge Claude Leblond announced in the case of Vincent Lacroix: twelve years less one day.

Jan 28: RDI-TV (National) - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) indicates that Judge Claude Leblond has rejected the constitutional challenge filed by Vincent Lacroix in order to delay his sentence. Such a motion is usually filed in order to bring new evidence to the case, and since Lacroix failed to do so, the judge went ahead with the sentencing.

Jan 28: RDI-TV (National) - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) presents the sentence received by Vincent Lacroix: twelve years less one day and a $ 255,000 fine. It appears that 9,200 companies were affected by Lacroix's fraud.

Jan 28: RDI-TV (National) - Dominic Peltier-Rivest (Accountancy) comments on the strategy adopted by Vincent Lacroix in order to delay the sentence. Lacroix filed a desperate motion to avoid a long prison sentence by arguing that the province's securities law is unconstitutional. The judge is to announce if he accepts the motion.

Jan 28: CBME-FM - Jean Freed (Finance) is analysing the options of small investors after the market's meltdown.

Jan 25: Les Affaires - In a series of articles on Executive MBAs, Anne-Marie Croteau, Interim Director of the EMBA program at JMSB, is widely quoted.

Jan 25: Les Affaires - Two articles examine the Graduate Certificate in Management Accounting (CMA) programs available in Montreal including JMSB's Executive CMA program.

Jan 23: The Link (RCI-R) - Concordia University's John Molson School of Business hosted the 27th MBA International Case Competition, in which 36 business schools participated. The team from HEC Montreal came out on top.

Jan 22: La Presse - Michel Magnan (Accountancy) provides answers to the questions around the liquidity crisis facing Quebecor World. What are the short-term implications of the bankruptcy protection for the company under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act? How did Quebecor World end up in this position? What does the future hold for the company?

Jan 22: CBF-FM - Michel Magnan (Accountancy) explains that Quebecor World places itself under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, which is a short-term relief.

Jan 22: CBV-R - Michel Magnan (Accountancy) is pessimistic about the future of Quebecor World.

Jan 22: CKMI-TV - Lorne Switzer (Finance) mentions that stocks in Asia continue to plunge. At the same time, there have been major drops in the European markets. All these have lead to a fear of an American global recession that experts are trying to analyze.

Jan 22: The Gazette - Harold Simpkins (Marketing) discusses the various strategies adopted by retailers during the clearance season. Simpkins believes that the magic number to make things sell is 50 per cent. However, what people consider a real sale is personal and item-related, which is why retailers can never predict what will sell out.

Jan 22: CBME-FM - Jean Freed (Finance) indicates that in the context of the market’s meltdown, investors should buy, not sell stocks, since central banks are cutting interest rates.

Jan 21: CBME-FM - Lawrence Kryzanowski (Finance) points out that some of the stock market analysts are worried about Quebec's economic future. On the other hand, there are some who say that a good attitude may help stabilize the situation.

Jan 21: TVA-TV (National) - Isabelle Dostaler (Management) comments on the recent crash landing of a British Airways aircraft; an incident in which no one was seriously injured.

Jan 21: The Globe and Mail - Kai Lamertz (Management) writes to the Globe to clarify a point raised by Marcus Gee in his article "In Those Stumbling Strongmen" concerning the political situation in Pakistan.

Jan 21: Argent le Matin (Argent) - Francois Gagnan interviews the winning team of the John Molson MBA International Case Competition and their coach from HEC.

Jan 18: Metro Montreal - Big winners, announcing the success of HEC at the John Molson MBA International Case Competition.

Jan 18: 24 Heures - HEC won the 27th John Molson MBA International Case Competition and were awarded a grant of $10,000. JMSB came in third bringing home a $5,000 grant.

Jan 16: Gad Saad's book, The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption, was discussed in an article in UA News (University of Arizona newspaper).

Jan 10: Argent le matin (Argent) - Caroline Laverne, one of the organisers of the John Molson MBA International Case Competition, covers the live case provided by Costco Wholesale.

Jan 10: Argent le matin (Argent) - An interview with Cornelia Steinmeyer from the team sent by University of Laval to the John Molson MBA International Case Competition.

Jan 10: The Link (RCI-R) - Concordia University's John Molson School of Business is hosting the 27th MBA International Case Competition. Over 200 of the world's best and brightest students will compete providing their recommendations on real world business cases and judged by prominent members of the business community.

Jan 9: Argent le matin (Argent) - Caroline Laverne, one of the organisers of the John Molson MBA International Case Competition, gives an update on the competition.

Jan 8: Quebec AM (CBVE-FM) - The John Molson MBA International Case Competition is taking place this week. Peter Vargapolis, a student at Concordia, and Jean-Yves Agard, Professor at Bordeaux Management School, provide comment.

Jan 7: Argent le matin (Argent) - Ana Marinescu, one of the organisers of the MBA International Case Competition, provides details about the competition.

Jan 7: RDI-TV (National) - Isabelle Dostaler (Management) discusses the start of 2008 which promises to be another eventful year for the stock market and the economy as a whole.

Jan 4: La Presse - The John Molson School of Business will try to defend its title as champion of the Commerce Games.

Jan 4: Le Nouvelliste - The John Molson School of Business will try to defend its title as champion of the Commerce Games.

Jan 4: L’Express - Concordia University is renowned for the John Molson School of Business, whose MBA is highly regarded.

Jan 4: Le Devoir - The intersection of Guy St. and de Maisonneuve Blvd will become a construction site for the new 15-storey John Molson School of Business building. The whole area will undergo several changes, including the Norman Bethune Square and the sidewalk in front of Guy-Concordia metro station.

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