VRƵ Desautels Faculty of Management - Samer Faraj's Recent Media Coverage /desautels/channels_item/122 en Samer Faraj appointed president of INESSS’ scientific council /desautels/node/1194453 <p>The Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) promotes clinical excellence and efficiency in the health and social services sector. VRƵ Desautels <strong><a href="/desautels/samer-faraj">Professor Samer Faraj</a> </strong>has been appointed president of the institute’s scientific council, which will help evaluate the value of new technologies, treatments, and health interventions.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://www.inesss.qc.ca/a-propos/conseil-scientifique.html" target="_blank">Learn more</a></div> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:24:35 +0000 VRƵ VRƵ Desautels faculty members and researchers celebrated at Bravo Gala /desautels/node/1063860 <p> </p> <p>VRƵ 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. VRƵ 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 17:55:09 +0000 VRƵ Delve: How Collaborative, Open-Minded Management Could Heal Healthcare /desautels/node/87521 <p>Walk into any hospital and you’ll witness a complex, multi-level system of personnel in action, interacting with each other, with patients, and with high-tech equipment around the clock. Healthcare systems naturally face management challenges—the COVID-19 pandemic amplified those and introduced new ones. How can management insights gleaned from the pandemic help healthcare move forward into sustainable systems that prioritize the well-being of both practitioners and patients?</p> Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:53:58 +0000 VRƵ Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels /desautels/node/87371 <p>Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.</p> <p>The Distinguished Teaching Award recipients <a href="/desautels/sujata-madan">Sujata Madan</a> and <a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa">Juan Serpa</a> were honoured at VRƵ’s 2022 Management Convocation ceremony on June 1, for their excellence in teaching.</p> Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:45:01 +0000 VRƵ Delve: What Robotic Surgery Reveals About Organizational Change /desautels/node/86918 <p>At first the operating room appears to be missing its surgeon—in the surgeon’s place, a robot, surgical tools at the ready, towers over the patient. Surgical robotic technology is specialized in design and purpose, yet in practice it illuminates more universal insights into how the introduction of new technologies spurs changes to people’s embodied actions, causing both intended and unexpected impacts.</p> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 20:30:25 +0000 VRƵ Delve - "New Normal" podcast: Life’s Good on Top, But For Everyone Else? with Samer Faraj /desautels/node/80896 <p>In episode 5 of <strong>The </strong>‘<strong>New Normal</strong>’ hosted by <strong>Dave Kaufman</strong>, Professor<strong> <a href="/desautels/samer-faraj">Samer Faraj</a> </strong>speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has created an over reliance on corporate technological behemoths. Faraj breaks down the ever-growing role of digitization in our society and examines who benefits from the UBER-ization of our daily lives: all who take part in the gig economy or only to those who are “on top”?</p> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:13:28 +0000 VRƵ Delve: What the Future of Work Holds in the Age of the Learning Algorithm /desautels/node/74910 <p>What will your workplace be like in the age of the learning algorithm? New research from Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/samer-faraj">Samer Faraj</a></strong> explains why the current technological revolution is unlike any other we’ve seen and how we can adapt.</p> <p>This article is brought to you by <em>Delve</em>, the official thought leadership publication of VRƵ's Desautels Faculty of Management.</p> Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:41:03 +0000 VRƵ Welcoming the next wave of management researchers /desautels/node/73647 <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomed its new cohort of PhD students at a lunch reception in September organized by the <strong>Desautels Doctorate Student Society (DDSS)</strong>.</p> <p>This year’s cohort totals 65 students (26 women, 39 men) who originate from 16 countries across the world.</p> <p><a href="/desautels/programs/phd/class/accepted">Meet the 2018 incoming PhD cohort</a></p> Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:47:43 +0000 VRƵ Professor Faraj awarded six research recognitions /desautels/node/73350 <p>Over summer 2018, Professor <a href="/desautels/samer-faraj"><strong>Samer Faraj</strong></a> received six recognitions for the excellence of his completed and forthcoming research.</p> <p>In recognition of his published research with students and collaborators, Professor Faraj was presented with the following:</p> <p>• France-wide <i>FNEGE 2018 Prix académique de la Recherche en Management</i> for: Kudaravalli, S., Faraj, S., Johnson, S. (2017) “A Configural Approach to Coordinating Expertise in Software Development Teams” in MIS Quarterly;</p> Fri, 14 Sep 2018 15:02:46 +0000 VRƵ Marketing Campaign: Who's behind Desautels? /desautels/node/68330 <h2>Does moving hospitals to a new building give you a different kind of care?</h2> <p><strong><a href="/desautels/about/whos-behind-desautels/samer-faraj">Learn more</a></strong> about how Desautels professors are behind some of the most unique research projects in the world.</p> Mon, 05 Feb 2018 19:40:52 +0000 VRƵ Research into project team makeup arrives at surprising conclusion /desautels/node/67444 <p>A research paper authored in part by Desautels Professor and Canada Research Chair in Technology, Management, and Healthcare <strong><a href="/desautels/samer-faraj">Samer Faraj</a></strong> compared the traditional management style (where the most experienced person is in charge) with the more self-driving teams that are a hallmark of agile systems development.</p> Fri, 12 May 2017 18:36:25 +0000 VRƵ Five questions organisations must ask when reacting to surprises /desautels/node/66550 <p>The researchers examined police data from an infamous 2011 murder – where a Dutch criminal was shot whilst under surveillance, but the assailant evaded capture due to police failings – to highlight the challenges of adaptability in high intensity situations.</p> <p>Faraj says: “Our research examined a high-profile case which showcased the difficulties in coordination faced by a large multidisciplinary police team in a fast-paced environment."</p> Thu, 22 Sep 2016 19:09:31 +0000 VRƵ Keep calm and ask yourself this /desautels/node/66548 <p>Researchers from the Desautels Faculty of Management at VRƵ have examined police data from an infamous 2011 murder – where a Dutch criminal was shot whilst under surveillance, but the assailant evaded capture due to police failings – to highlight the challenges of adaptability in high-intensity situations.</p> <p><em><strong>Samer Faraj</strong> is the Canada research chair in technology, management and healthcare at VRƵ's Desautels Faculty of Management in Quebec</em></p> Thu, 22 Sep 2016 19:05:17 +0000 VRƵ 5 questions organisations must ask when surprised /desautels/node/66515 <p>There are five key questions to ask when adapting to surprise situations in business, according to <strong>Samer Faraj</strong>, Canada Research Chair in Technology, Management and Healthcare at Desautels Faculty of Management, VRƵ.</p> <p>The researchers examined police data from an infamous 2011 murder – where a Dutch criminal was shot whilst under surveillance, but the assailant evaded capture due to police failings – to highlight the challenges of adaptability in high intensity situations.</p> Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:18:52 +0000 VRƵ Are you quicker than the police? Five questions to ask when reacting to business surprises /desautels/node/66514 <p>There are five key questions to ask when adapting to surprise situations in business, according to <strong>Samer Faraj</strong>, research chair at VRƵ.</p> <p>In 2011, a Dutch criminal under surveillance was shot in plain sight. The assailant evaded capture due to police failings, which is why researchers at VRƵ examined police data on this case to study the challenges of adaptability in high intensity situations.</p> Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:12:01 +0000 VRƵ Five questions organisations must ask when reacting to surprises /desautels/node/66505 <p>There are five key questions to ask when adapting to surprise situations in business, according to <strong>Samer Faraj</strong>, Canada Research Chair in Technology, Management and Healthcare at Desautels Faculty of Management, VRƵ.</p> <p>The researchers examined police data from an infamous 2011 murder – where a Dutch criminal was shot whilst under surveillance, but the assailant evaded capture due to police failings – to highlight the challenges of adaptability in high intensity situations.</p> Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:42:50 +0000 VRƵ Shots fired! Why is switching between organisational practices so difficult? /desautels/node/66270 <p>Imagine you work for the police and are involved in large covert surveillance of a notorious criminal. The team is experienced and includes a helicopter, cars, a high tech listening post, and over a dozen agents observing the site. Just after your team has taken positions, your subject gets shot. You can see the shooter, but are unable to move. <span>Your colleagues cannot see what is happening, but you have difficulty getting into contact with them. The local police do not have a clue of what is going on – it’s a covert operation after all. They can’t start helping you out of the blue.</span></p> Thu, 30 Jun 2016 16:12:34 +0000 VRƵ What effective leaders in online communities do differently /desautels/node/64607 <p><span>This is </span><strong>Karl Moore</strong><span> of the Desautels Faculty of Management at VRƵ with Talking Management for The Globe &amp; Mail. Today I am delighted to speak to one of our senior I.T. professors at VRƵ, </span><strong>Samer Faraj</strong><span>.</span></p> Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:36:44 +0000 VRƵ Northern Approaches /desautels/node/59383 <p>In many ways, Canada, the world’s second biggest country by area, is a global leader in the effective use of technology in its public health system. Almost all X-rays, MRIs, CTs and other imaging tests in its hospitals are now filmless, which equates to adding the equivalent of up to 500 radiologists and 11 million more exams annually.</p> Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:51:55 +0000 VRƵ