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Canada’s Best Business and Management Scientists 2026 ranking highlights leading 鶹ýվ scholars Yolande Chan, Henry Mintzberg, and Samer Faraj, recognizing their influential research in information systems, management theory and organizational dynamics that continues to shape business scholarship in Canada and internationally.

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan, Henry Mintzberg, Samer Faraj, Information Systems
Published on: 7 May 2026

鶹ýվ's annual Bravo Gala takes place on Thursday, May 7, celebrating research excellence and recognizing faculty members and researchers who have received awards, memberships, and prizes over the past year. 鶹ýվ Desautels is proud to celebrate three distinguished faculty members among this year's honourees:

  • Yolande Chan,Dean and James 鶹ýվ Professor,
    Information Systems-Fellow, Royal Society of Canada

Classified as: bravo gala, Yolande E. Chan, Alain Pinsonneault, Juan Serpa
Published on: 5 May 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

Each year, the world’s 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 鶹ýվ Desautels researchers earned the honour: Yolande E.

Classified as: Henry Mintzberg, Samer Faraj, Maxime Cohen, Alain Pinsonneault, Nancy Adler, Laurette Dube, Emmanuelle Vaast, Saku Mantere, Yolande E. Chan
Published on: 25 Nov 2025

Yolande E. Chan, Dean and James 鶹ýվ Professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), one of the country’s 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.

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan, royal society of canada
Published on: 14 Nov 2025

鶹ýվ Desautels will offer its Master of Management in Finance program in Luxembourg. The version of the program delivered in Luxembourg will be the same as the one taught in Montreal. A strategic partnership between 鶹ýվ, Luxembourg’s Ministry of Finance, the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI). Luxembourg is a major financial hub, and Dean Yolande Chan calls the program “a new chapter in our mission do develop impactful leaders in finance.”

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan, Master of Management in Finance (MMF)
Published on: 30 Jul 2025

Dr. , Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management, shares her journey and ongoing mission for racial equity in an interview with CTV News. Appointed in 2021, she is 鶹ýվ’s first Black dean and remains one of Canada’s few Black deans. Reflecting on her experiences—from childhood to early academic success to encounters with racism—she emphasized the need for continued progress. She has championed initiatives to increase access for racialized communities and lead equity reviews.

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan, black history month
Published on: 21 Feb 2025

Inclusion should not undermine performance, nor should performance come at the expense of individuals, Dean Yolande Chan in the Leaders & Strategists podcast hosted by 鶹ýվ Desautels Professor Anicet Fangwa. “For me, success is about both excellence and equity,” said Chan. “I would like to be a source of encouragement to others that regardless of setbacks, you can excel.

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan, Anicet Fangwa
Published on: 17 Jan 2025

鶹ýվ Desautels Dean Yolande Chan is an engineer by training, but when it comes to running meetings, she sees herself more like an orchestra conductor, listening carefully to ensure harmony and hopefully rise to a crescendo, writes columnist Harvey Schachter in The Globe and Mail. Meetings need agendas and objectives, but too much rigidity can be counterproductive. Participants need to carefully consider the circumstances before coming to decisions.

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan
Published on: 13 Jun 2024

On May 1, 鶹ýվ's 6th annual Black Grad Gala, hosted by the Black Students’ Network, honoured the Class of 2024's Black graduates. Approximately 50 graduates from various faculties were celebrated on stage, each receiving Kente stoles in recognition of their achievements. Notable speakers included Associate Professor Momar Ndao and Black Grad Valedictorian Yasmine Elmi, a McCall MacBain Scholar in the Faculty of Science and incoming 鶹ýվ medical student.

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Published on: 6 May 2024

鶹ýվ 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. 鶹ýվ Desautels is proud to announce 14 of its faculty amongst the distinguished honourees this year. Congratulations to our deserving laureates! Full list below.
#Bravo2024

· Geneviève Bassellier, Best AMCIS Emergent Research Forum Paper, Americas Conference on Information Systems

Classified as: Genevieve Bassellier, Sebastien Betermier, Yolande E. Chan, Maxime Cohen, Samer Faraj, Warut Khern-am-nuai, Anna Kim, Henry Mintzberg, Robert Nason, Amandine Ody-Brasier, Saibal Ray, Emmanuelle Vaast, David Schumacher, Thomas Rivera
Published on: 21 Mar 2024

Dean Yolande Chan chaired the 2024 EFMD Conference for Deans and Directors General, that brought together nearly 500 leaders in higher education from across the globe to Amsterdam, Netherlands from February 6-7, 2024.

Classified as: Desautels Faculty of Management, Yolande E. Chan
Published on: 27 Feb 2024

Dean Yolande E. Chan has been chosen by the Association for Information Systems (AIS) as a 2023 recipient of the prestigious AIS LEO Award. The awards were announced at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) on December 11, 2023, held in Hyderabad, India.

Classified as: Dean of the Faculty of Management, Yolande E. Chan, Association for Information Systems (AIS), AIS LEO Award, Information Systems (T)
Published on: 20 Dec 2023

The 鶹ýվ Desautels Faculty of Management proudly celebrated its Spring 2023 Convocation on Wednesday, May 31. The event served as a special recognition for the exceptional accomplishments of students who have successfully completed their degrees in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs during the academic year of Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. Addresses were made bt 鶹ýվ Principal Deep Saini, Chancellor John H. McCall MacBain, Faculty Dean Yolande E.

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan, Warut Khern-am-nuai, Anna Kim, BCom Alumni, Convocation
Published on: 2 Jun 2023

Digital platforms like Uber and Airbnb bring buyers and sellers together and create gig economy opportunities that did not exist before them. But they have problems too, and have been criticized for exclusionary practices, digital surveillance, and other questionable policies. However, this type of platform also has the potential to create social value. The Platform Commons Foundation is an Indian non-profit that seeks to build these platforms to address global grand challenges, writes Desautels Dean Yolande E.

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan
Published on: 23 Mar 2023

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