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The latest installment of this year’s Alumni Breakfast Speaker Series took place on February 11, 2009. The Breakfast was themed “Canada’s University in the service of the world” and featured guest speaker Allan Rock, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Ottawa.
President Rock spoke of the University’s initiatives to make the University of Ottawa more prominent on the world stage, including the University’s Service office which will open in March 2009. The breakfast also featured a short presentation by students linked with the Making Niger our Business project, an initiative created by Professor Guy Laflamme. A portion of the proceeds from the breakfast were donated to the Making Niger our Business project.
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Dr. Jonathan Linton, Power Corporation Professor in the Management of Technological Enterprises, is the recipient of the Technology Innovation Management Research Award, sponsored by the publishing house Elsevier.
This award is based on the number of articles published by an author over the last five years in the top ten academic Technology Innovation Management journals. Dr. Linton is one of seven researchers to have maintained this status for an entire decade. He will receive his award at the annual International Association for the Management of Technology (IAMOT) Conference, which will be held in Orlando, Florida in April 2009.
In addition, Dr. Linton, has recently co-edited the book Principle Concepts of Technology and Innovation Management with Robert S. Friedman (New Jersey Institute of Technology) and Desiree M. Roberts (State University of New York-Empire State College).
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The University of Ottawa's MHA Alumni Association (MHAAA) is proud to announce that Brian Malcolmson has been appointed the association's President for the year 2009, effective January 1, 2009.
A uOttawa MHA graduate from 1976, Mr. Malcolmson brings over 35 years of health management experience and has remained connected to the University and healthcare innovation. He is currently the Associate Vice-President, University Affairs at the Montfort Hospital and is responsible for planning the future Research Institute on francophone and minority population health.
Mr. Malcolmson's vast healthcare management experience will serve the MHAAA well as it continues to expand its network of highly sought-after graduates.
To find out more about the MHA Alumni Association and its activities, visit the MHA web site
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The Telfer Human Resources Association held its first annual networking breakfast on Thursday, January 15th. With the support of two gold sponsors, the HRPAO and the ORRA, this sold out event was a great success and the perfect start to the association’s first year as a student organization.
The Telfer HRA Networking Breakfast provided an excellent opportunity for students from the Telfer School of Management to network and build relationships with 42 different employers from Ottawa’s business community.
The key note speaker Leslie Wieterman, Vice President of Career Management Consulting at Right Management, gave an insightful presentation surrounding the three stages of networking and provided both students and professionals with the opportunity to exercise these new found tips.
If you would like more information regarding the Telfer Human Resources Association, how to become a member, or any upcoming events please contact
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The MHA Alumni Association and the Telfer School of Management are proud to announce that Anne Pearce is this year’s Health Leadership Award winner. The Health Leadership Award is presented to the MHA resident who best demonstrates leadership qualities, and whose Residency Field Project represents an innovative contribution to health services. Anne completed her residency at Renfrew Victoria Hospital and her project entitled “Feasibility of an Alternate Source of Revenue for an Ontario Hospital” examined potential revenue generating opportunities.
The Award was presented on December 12, 2008 at the presentation event where all fall 2008 MHA residents presented their Field Projects to current students, faculty and their peers.
Congratulations go out to Anne and the 2008 MHA Residents, many of which have now completed their degree requirements and will continue to proudly represent the Telfer School of Management in the health care field.'
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“A national imperative” supporting female business owners should be a priority
By: Barbara Orser, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
One of the forces that can lead Canada out of recession is the growth of women-owned firms. Women are involved in leading half of Canadian small-and medium-sized firms, with one in five firms being majority female-owned. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor reports that, compared with most developed nations, women in Canada are among the most entrepreneurial.
Read the complete article on the National Post’s FP Executive web site. (this link is no longer available)
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Engaging with Indian Companies Going Global
The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, in partnership with the Indo-Canada Ottawa Business Chamber, hosted the Telfer India Forum on February 19, 2009. This half day event involving senior business and government leaders from Canada and India helped Canadian companies better understand how to engage with Indian companies as they play an ever growing role in the global marketplace.
Photo (L to R): Nishith Goel, Chair - Indo-Canada Ottawa Business Chamber & CEO Cistel Technology Inc, Marvin Hough, Executive in Residence, Telfer School of Management, Shashishekhar M. Gavai, High Commissioner of India to Canada, Micheál J. Kelly, Dean, Telfer School of Management.
Post event wrap-up, by Marvin Hough
2009 Telfer India Forum – Engaging with Indian Companies Going Global
By Marvin Hough,
Executive-in-Residence at the Telfer School of Management (University of Ottawa) and a former Trade Commissioner in India and Vice President, Asia at EDC.
With India increasingly integrating into the global economy and growing on the radar screens of Canadian companies across the country, an increased focus on this future economic super power is timely. Recognizing the emerging importance of the market, the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa convened a highly successful India Forum on February 19, 2009. This conference brought together over 125 Canadian and Indian companies, intermediaries, government officials and academics under the theme of “Engaging with Indian Companies Going Global.”
The event was the second annual Telfer India Forum and demonstrated the ongoing commitment of Telfer and its partner organizations to this priority market. Moreover, it clearly highlighted the importance for Canada of continually and diligently building on its approach to engaging with India.
Three broad messages emerged from the Forum and provided an umbrella for the proceedings.
India is on an irreversible path as it integrates into the global economy and it will continue to propel itself forward and become an economic superpower. India’s growing confidence in global commerce, its significant economic growth rates, its innovative private sector, growing intellectual power and youthful population will all help it steer the course and meet the various challenges going forward.
Now is the time for Canada to proactively engage with India and to build on both India’s emergence in global commerce and the recent momentum in Indo-Canadian commercial collaboration. Canada clearly needs to take a holistic approach in engaging with India and take advantage of recent trends including closer government to government exchanges, growing bilateral trade and the tripling of Canadian exports to the market in the last 5 years.
Indian companies going global will continue to expand their footprint around the world and represent significant and growing opportunities for Canada and Canadian firms. Developing relationships with these companies will position Canada and Canadian firms to achieve significant and growing results.
The Conference featured presentations from Shashishekhar Gavai, the Indian High Commissioner, Navin Dave, Managing Partner for Global Resource Leveraging at KPMG, Peter Nesbitt, Regional Vice President, South and South East Asia at Export Development Canada (EDC) and David Good, Chief representative, North America for Tata Sons Limited. The presentations served to underscore the degree to which India is going global and the emerging opportunities for Canadian firms, the value and cost effectiveness in leveraging human capital from India in today’s competitive environment and the significant steps being taken by Indian firms in investing globally and importance of developing relationships with these increasingly confident global players.
This year’s Forum also involved an interactive panel discussion with representatives of global Indian firms including ICICI Bank of Canada and Aditya Birla Minacs and Canadian firms who have successfully penetrated the Indian market including EION Wireless and Taraspan Group Inc. The panel discussion allowed for a candid exchange on key themes including the current business environment in India in the face of the global economic storm, recent terrorist attacks and the upcoming elections, the current state of Indo-Canadian commercial relations and steps needed to accelerate the pace of growth and to effectively engage with Indian companies going global. The discussions illuminated the resilient nature of the Indian market and the need for Canada to be much more proactive and holistic in its approach to partnering with India and Indian firms.
The Forum was also an opportunity for the Telfer School to launch its new Focus India initiative, a comprehensive executive learning program dealing with all key aspects of “doing business in India”. This program designed for senior executives of Canadian firms with a strong interest and commitment to the Indian market, will be rolled out in the fall of 2009. The initiative is being led by Marvin Hough, Executive in Residence at the Telfer School of Management and a former Trade Commissioner in India and Vice President, Asia at EDC.
The Telfer School’s collaboration with other key players with a commitment to the Indian market also moved forward through this year’s Forum. The Forum was organized in collaboration with the Indo-Canadian Ottawa Business Chamber and sponsored by KPMG, Gowlings and ICICI Bank Canada. Partners in the undertaking included OCRI, CATA, Ottawa Citizen, EDC, Tata Consultancy Services, and the Ontario Ministry of International Trade and Investment.
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The University of Ottawa would like to congratulate the team of 80 Telfer School of Management students that represented us at the Jeux du Commerce 2009 (JDC). This annual competition, featuring 13 universities from Eastern Canada, was hosted by l’Université du Québec à Montréal from January 2-5, 2009. This is the first time in the history of the JDC competition that the University of Ottawa has finished first overall, and the fourth time that it has finished in the top three.
The Telfer School won the following trophies:
1st place overall
1st place in these activities:
- Entrepreneurship Case
- Ethics Case
- Finance Case
- Human Resources Management Case
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball
- Contribution to the community
2nd place in these activities:
- Marketing Case
- Strategy Case
- Taxation Case
- Recognition Award : “Normand Fortier, University of Ottawa”
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As I head into the final days of my deanship of the Telfer School of Management, I can’t believe how quickly the last 10 years have passed.
No matter what I do next, the last decade will likely remain my career highlight.
During this time, I have been privileged to be part of an exceptional community of faculty, staff, students and alumni.
I have also been truly fortunate to be able work with the best team of people that I have encountered in my 30 year career. Their level of dedication and commitment to the Telfer School and its students and to the University of Ottawa is the major reason for the success that the School has had over the last decade.
Together, we have accomplished a great deal in pursuit of the goal of making the Telfer School a leading centre for management education and research. These accomplishments include the triple crown of international accreditations, a named school, a new building, a vibrant career centre, a dramatic increase in research productivity and funding, heightened alumni and community engagement, a growing endowment and a high quality student experience that is the envy of campus.
I also want to thank Ian Telfer for his extraordinary support for the School. His extremely generous gift in 2007 has given the School the foundation and the momentum to achieve its aspirations.
In meeting with students and alumni during my early days as dean, I suggested that at the end of my term, my success in this position should be measured by the increase they saw in the value of their degree. I leave the deanship comfortable in knowing that what we have achieved over the last decade has made the quality of the education that we offer widely recognized nationally and internationally.
I feel very confident about the future of the Telfer School and while I look forward to having the time to get back to doing some research and writing, I also look forward to returning to this great community as a faculty member at the end of my 2 year leave.
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James E. Orban (EMBA 1998) received the Dean’s Philos Award, recognizing individuals who have demonstrated outstanding philanthropic achievement and social commitment. The award was presented at the Telfer School of Management Gala of Excellence on September 29, 2007.
In 2003 James was appointed to the position of Publisher of the Ottawa Citizen. He is responsible for all the day-to-day business and editorial operations at the Citizen. Throughout his newspaper career Jim has been involved in many community and newspaper organizations. His current community activity include: University of Ottawa board of Governors, Sisters of Charity Health Services Foundation (Chair 2001-04), the Ottawa Partnership (TOP), the Ottawa Hospital (marketing and communications), University of Ottawa (external relations committee) and Telfer School of Management advisory board, the Ottawa Senators Foundation, Salvation Army advisory board, the Boys and Girls Club advisory board, Opera Lyra board of advisors, and the School of Dance Advisory Council.
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Tuan Nguyen, BCom 1999, receives the Dean’s Philos Award, recognizing individuals who have demonstrated outstanding philanthropic achievement and social commitment. This award was established in 2004 on the School of Management’s 35th Anniversary.
Tuan Nguyen graduated from the School of Management with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1998. He is presently the owner and managing partner of Open Space Marketing, a marketing communications firm that delivers on marketing needs of local and multinational organizations with a focus on web-marketing and technologies. However, his passion is in the community.
Among many community projects, Tuan co-founded a very successful non-profit organization called Commerce and Administration Student Charity Organization (CASCO) which has chapters in Ottawa and Montreal. His love for the community helped him flourish as a business professional, community member, a global citizen, and an expert in corporate social responsibility.
“Tuan provides an excellent role model for our students”, said Dean Micheál Kelly. “His work for community organizations and his commitment to social and community causes is extraordinary. The School of Management is extremely proud of him and of CASCO, the organization that he co-founded and which continues to be a major vehicle for the School's students to give back to the community”.
The award will be presented at the School of Management Gala of Excellence on September 16, 2006.
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