Beedie School of Business News

The following article was authored by Associate Professor Peter Tingling, and published by The Jakarta Post on June 23, 2012.

You work for an organization that has grown steadily by getting the fundamentals right — hiring and developing good people, instilling a strong work ethic, conducting solid analysis, and making smart choices.

Yet, despite these efforts, your company is struggling to make ends meet. The economy has faltered, your reserves are dwindling, and your biggest clients are scaling back.

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Tags: Beedie, Beedie School of Business, budgeting, government, HR, human resources, IMD, innovation, Michael Wade, organizational behaviour, Peter Tingling, sfu, SFU Beedie, Simon Fraser University, strategic information management, The Jakarta Post

SFU JDC West godparent Erica Rizzo and co-captains Amit Bhagat and Joel Thom.

The 2013 JDC West business schools showdown is six months away, but the SFU Beedie team is already hard at work to prepare for the prestigious competition.

Over the past few weeks, candidates for SFU Beedie’s JDC West academic team partook in the new case competition cohort, taught by instructor Tara Immell. The students did practice cases and presentations to develop their understanding of how to analyse cases and work as a team. The team is currently four months ahead of schedule, but co-captains Amit Bhagat and Joel Thom are convinced this new rigorous 8-week tryout structure has shown them which candidates are willing and able to commit to the team.

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The following article was published by The Vancouver Sun on June 23, 2012.

Squamish Nation Chief Ian Campbell is one of several aboriginal leaders who have signed up for a new business degree program at Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business. (Photograph by: Wayne Leidenfrost, PNG, Vancouver Sun)

Squamish Nation Chief Ian Campbell, like other aboriginal leaders across B.C., sees accelerated business opportunities as key to his com-munity’s future.

To that end, the 39-year-old chief is one of several first nations leaders signing on for a new business degree pro-gram offered by Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business.

“I see this as an opportunity to develop skills in business administration,” said Campbell, who will participate in the Executive MBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership program – the first of its type in Canada – which starts this fall.

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Tags: Aboriginal, Aboriginal Executive MBA, Beedie School of Business, EMBA, EMBA for Aboriginal Business and Leadership, EMBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership, Executive MBA, Executive MBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership, graduate programs, Mark Selman, sfu, SFU Beedie, Simon Fraser University, The Vancouver Sun

BURNABY, BC– As the world gears up for the forthcoming London Summer Games, a new Olympics tradition is also coming to SFU’s Beedie School of Business.

The Beedie Olympics is a new student engagement initiative aimed to strengthen the Beedie community – and raise money for the global sporting charity Right to Play.

The unique on-campus event will be the first of its kind to bring together faculty, alumni, and undergraduates through friendly competition. Through high-energy sports, socializing, and prizes, the Beedie Olympics will not only strengthen the connection between past and present students, but also foster social change.

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VANCOUVER– The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University has been awarded EQUIS re-accreditation for a five-year period, an achievement that puts the school among an elite class of business schools globally.

EQUIS is an international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration. The accreditation body is run by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), and strives to raise the standard of management education worldwide.

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Tags: AACSB, accreditation, Americas MBA for Executives, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Daniel Shapiro, education, EFMD, EMBA for Aboriginal Business and Leadership, entrepreneurship, EQUIS, European Foundation for Management Development, joint accreditation, Keith Beedie, management education, Research, Ryan Beedie

The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University salutes the graduating class of 2012 — for their engagement, focus and hard work. They are tomorrow’s founders and leaders of organizations that are internationally competitive, locally responsive, and sustainable. Having seen what they have achieved already, we can’t wait to see where they will go from here.

To see the list of MBA, EMBA, MOT, MFRM, MSc Finance and PhD graduates, please click here.

Tags: Executive MBA, GAWM, graduates, innovators of tomorrow, MBA, MOT MBA, MSc Finance, Segal Graduate School

As Canada reflects on National Aboriginal Day and a new era for Aboriginal peoples in the country, Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business is moving quickly towards the September commencement of its Executive MBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership. The program is one of many indicators that First Nations, Métis and Inuit people are entering a new era in which their communities and nations can return to prosperity.

The new EMBA, the first of its kind in the country, meets a growing need for senior-level management education for Aboriginal managers and entrepreneurs, as well as individuals and organizations collaborating with Aboriginal communities. It will provide executive-level education that reflects the growing role of business development for First Nations.

Participants will study core management concepts and principles already included in the Executive Master of Business Administration program but will also examine business and economic issues from the perspective of First Nations. Keep reading…

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The following is a media release issued by SFU on June 20, 2012.

Contact:
Reid McKenzie, mckenziereid@hotmail.com
Derek Moscato, SFU Beedie School of Business, 778.782.5038, derek_moscato@sfu.ca
Erica Branda, SFU Advancement, 778.782.3353, ebranda@sfu.ca

Reid McKenzie, grandson of the late Alan Eyre, has donated all the assets of the Alan and Margaret Eyre Foundation to Simon Fraser University to create an undergraduate bursary for students entering the SFU Beedie School of Business. The total value of the new Alan and Margaret Eyre Endowment Fund is close to $600,000.

Says Reid McKenzie: “My grandfather was a great community leader and supported a number of causes, but education was most important to him. He treasured his involvement with SFU and was proud of his time working with Gordon Shrum to shape its direction in the early years. So it is only fitting that the remaining assets of the Alan and Margaret Eyre Foundation will be used to support students for generations to come.” Keep reading…

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As a result of economic uncertainty and a less-than-optimal employment outlook both globally and locally, some students at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University are taking an alternative path to growing their careers. In the process, they are making hands-on contributions to the economy and society through entrepreneurial activity, community engagement, and international development.

A case in point is Education Generation, founded by Shawn Smith, a Beedie School of Business alumnus and current lecturer in innovation and entrepreneurship at the school. Education Generation is an online community, which crowd funds higher-education scholarships and directly partners with innovative educational programs globally. To date, Education Generation, which has been recognized with the 2011 United Nations affiliated World Summit Youth Award, has funded more than 300 scholarships for students in ten countries, raising over $100,000 in early funding from corporate and private donors. Keep reading…

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The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University is pleased to announce that it has been awarded SSHRD Insight Development Grant (IDG) funding for four separate business research initiatives – projects that will bring new understanding and knowledge to the areas of social innovation, capital markets, sustainability and business ethics.

They include research focused on liquidity and market efficiency in Canada conducted by Assistant Professor Karel Hrazdil and Professor Dennis Chung, and a project by Associate Professor Sudheer Gupta focused on inclusive economic development and poverty alleviation. Keep reading…

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