Asper School of Business News Archive

October 9, 2024 — 
At the Rod Senft Family Business Conference, success is measured less in individual achievement and more in the communities of support, shared missions, value systems, collective contributions, and connections established in the family and beyond. An annual event that brings together industry and academic expertise, the 2024 Rod Senft Family Business Conference took place on Wednesday, September 25, attended by leaders in the Manitoba family business ecosystem and presented by the Asper School of Business in partnership with the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship.

October 4, 2024 — 
Impact of port strike across North America

October 2, 2024 — 
Fashionable resale strategy after Danali seeks to stake out middle ground via online consignment shop

September 26, 2024 — 
'Another black eye': Vancouver port strike impacting Manitoba grain farmers during harvest season

September 24, 2024 — 
Lease policy spurs eatery turnover at The Forks

September 19, 2024 — 
Indigenous Business Education Partners at the Asper School of Business began with people who dared to think beyond the status quo. It was sustained by the dedication of passionate individuals who saw the value, and knew how to show the value, of investing in the success of Indigenous students. It has created connections, community and impact that extend far beyond classrooms and degrees.

September 17, 2024 — 
Since 2018, Suzanne Gagnon has served Canada Life Chair of Leadership Education and director of the James W. Burns Leadership Institute, UM’s centre for leadership knowledge and education, housed at the Asper School of Business. In July 2024, Gagnon's role as Canada Life Chair in Leadership Education was unanimously renewed. 

September 13, 2024 — 
Instructor and newly appointed director of Indigenous business relations, Katherine Davis [MBA/20] has spent the last 10 years working in cross-cultural settings building relationships with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities. She is the first Métis faculty member at the Asper School of Business as well as an alum of the Asper MBA and President’s Student Leadership Program.

September 11, 2024 — 
Associate professor of business administration and newly appointed director of EDI, Jieying Chen has conducted and published research on topics such as cross-cultural interactions, mindfulness, judgment and decision making, and strategic human resource management. She is currently conducting a project on immigrant adaptation, and some of her recent research examines factors that affect individuals’ adaptation in a new environment and gender issues in the workplace.

September 9, 2024 — 
Associate professor of supply chain management and newly appointed director of sustainability, Minelle E. Silva pursues research that mainly concerns supply chain sustainability and inter-organizational relationships. He is passionate about social and environmental justice and develops academic work that sheds light on problems in supply chains. Silva was appointed director of sustainability at the Asper School of Business effective July 1, 2024.