Over the past decade, Ali Asgary, associate professor of disaster and emergency management in York University’s School of Administrative Studies, has been running an annual emergency exercise training and is involved in field research on Vulcano Island in Italy alongside an international team organized and led by the University of Geneva. Most recently, the team […]
SAS Assistant Professor David Weitzner’s article in The Conversation suggests that management in organizations may no longer be pertinent to how different types of institutions are run. “Workers today don’t want to be managed, even benevolently. They want to be partners in co-creation, where all members are empowered to bring their whole selves to the organization regardless of […]
SAS Professor Richard Leblanc was recently interviewed for a BNN Bloomberg report titled, “Dysfunctional board ‘kryptonite’ in Rogers’ CEO search: Governance expert.” In the report, LeBlanc, an expert in governance, discusses how Edward Rogers has replaced CEO Joe Natale with interim CEO Tony Staffieri making way for a complex search for an external CEO for […]
The School of Administrative Studies is delighted to welcome three faculty members as of July 1, 2021. Sunwoo T. Lee (Finance Area) Sunwoo T. Lee completed her PhD in consumer sciences from Ohio State University. She received a BSc in consumer sciences and business administration, and an MSc in consumer sciences from Seoul National University. Her research interests include household economics, financial […]
Professor Richard LeBlanc was quoted in the Brampton Guardian on June 6, 2021 in an article title “Exec hiring taking longer amid COVID-19: experts”. He says, “Recruiting external candidates has become particularly tough because more people want to stay put during the crisis. They see a dramatic employment shift during a pandemic as risky and […]
Recently Professor David Weitzner contributed to The Conversation with a piece titled “After a year of Zoom meetings, we’ll need to rebuild trust through eye contact.” “The pandemic has exacerbated an already troubling trust deficit across political, economic and demographic divides. “Research shared just before the pandemic’s onset uncovered that millennials are reluctant to trust government, […]
A third-year undergraduate student in York University’s Disaster & Emergency Management program, in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, has won third place in an emergency management video competition. Jonathan Waldman’s video was selected as one of the top three entries for the Global Ethics Day Video Competition, which asked for submissions of videos […]
York University has released its first-ever list of Top 30 Changemakers Under 30, shining a spotlight on remarkable young alumni who are making a difference in their communities, the country and around the world. From the School of Administrative Studies, Matthew Ravida (BCOM ’18) joins the list. Matthew works as an events officer with BMO […]
York University’s Master of Financial Accountability (MFAc) graduate students showcased creative business solutions and proposed a variety of best practices in a collaborative case study opportunity provided by one of the largest banks in Canada, the Royal Bank of Canada. Amit Brahme, senior director, Newcomer & Cultural Client Segment, along with Lara Beauvais, senior manager, Performance Optimization […]
The City of Mississauga has selected Deryn Rizzi as its Fire Chief and Director, Emergency Management effective February 2, 2021. Chief Rizzi completed both a Masters of Arts, Disaster and Emergency Management and a Disaster and Emergency Management Certificate with the School of Administrative Studies. “I am excited to have Deryn at the City of […]