Research News
Political cartoons reflect public sentiment around high-profile scandals
July 18th, 2011
Context, it turns out, is everything when it comes to politicians’ sex scandals and the impact of editorial cartoons that reflect the public’s reaction to them. A recent study from Simon Fraser University shows that political cartoons – pervasive in newspapers and increasingly social media channels such as blogs and YouTube – serve as a reflection of public sentiment in the wake of such scandals. They can be a valuable source of information to those who direct and manage individual political brands and guide their campaigns and careers. As a gauge of public reaction, they are for better or worse influenced by the unique circumstances of each scandal.
SFU Beedie School’s MIS researchers rated among best globally
April 8th, 2011
VANCOUVER– The research output of the Management Information Systems (MIS) area at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has been ranked among the Top 30 in the world, according to a recently published analysis of publications in top academic journals. The ranking puts SFU in an elite class of business schools – and ahead [...]
Companies can’t dismiss consumer hackers
March 28th, 2011
Companies need to embrace the new wave of consumers who are tinkering and altering their products, according to an award-winning study by researchers at SFU’s Beedie School of Business.
Their findings come in the wake of some high profile hacking of proprietary technology offerings, including the unlocking of Apple’s iPhone 4 and the hacking of Microsoft’s [...]
Corporate social responsibility can enhance customer value: SFU Beedie study
February 15th, 2011
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities have the potential to enhance customer value in many ways, The Conference Board said in a report co-authored by SFU Beedie marketing professor John Peloza.
Investing in CSR to Enhance Customer Value, the most recent installment in The Conference Board Director Notes series, includes a review of 163 articles about the relationship [...]
Study: Engage consumers using social media
January 25th, 2011
Contact:
Michael Parent, SFU Business, 778.782.5214; mparent@sfu.ca
Derek Moscato, SFU Business, 778.782.5038;derek_moscato@sfu.ca
Dixon Tam, SFU media relations, 778.782.8742; dixon_tam@sfu.ca
January 25, 2011
It isn’t enough for today’s companies to pay lip service to social media when developing successful marketing strategies, according to Simon Fraser University researchers. Instead, firms need to focus more on increasing two-way engagement through social media channels. This means [...]
Is business ready to embrace the power of slow?
Managers and scholars have long been interested in how industry dynamics govern the creation and erosion of competitive advantage. As competitive advantages are temporary, especially in fast changing industries, a cover of Business Week asked “Is Your Company Fast Enough?” and we have popular business book and magazines with titles such as Fast Company, “Business [...]
Companies can’t turn blind eye to consumers who hack, manipulate products: SFU Business study
December 21st, 2010
December 23, 2010
Companies need to face up to a new wave of empowered consumers who are tinkering and altering their products, according to a new, award-winning study from the Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University.
The assertion comes in the wake of some high-profile hacking of proprietary technology offerings – including the unlocking of [...]
Stephanie Bertels on embedding sustainability into organizational culture
October 25th, 2010
On October 21, 3BL Media caught up with SFU Business Assistant Prof. Stephanie Bertels during the 2010 Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) conference in Toronto.
CBSR, a non-profit, member-led organization that mobilizes Canadian companies to make powerful business decisions that improve performance and contribute to a better world and 3BL Media, a leading CSR and [...]
Putting a human face on e-commerce
October 18th, 2010
Putting a human face on e-commerce
By Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun
Shopping websites showing friendly faces and culturally appropriate colours have a distinct advantage over online marketers who focus exclusively on their merchandise, a researcher from Simon Fraser University has found.
Dianne Cyr, a professor in the SFU business faculty, says that shoppers are inclined to perceive e-commerce [...]
Ambush marketing research wins best paper prize
October 1st, 2010
Research from SFU Business professors Leyland Pitt and Michael Parent on the implications of ambush marketing at global-scale sporting events has garnered a notable award from the journal Business Horizons. Entitled “Event Sponsorship and Ambush Marketing: Lessons from the Beijing Olympics,” the research has won the Business Horizons/Elsevier Publishing Prize for the journal’s “Best Article” [...]
David Hannah and Brenda Lautsch on Counting in Qualitative Research
September 20th, 2010
Counting in Qualitative Research: Why to Conduct it, When to Avoid it, and When to Closet it
David R. Hannah and Brenda A. Lautsch of SFU Business discuss their recent research with the Sage Management Ink Blog. Their article — entitled “Counting in Qualitative Research: Why to Conduct it, When to Avoid it, and When to Closet [...]
MBA-inspired research on fluid teams garners Wall Street Journal profile
August 23rd, 2010
New classroom-inspired research focused on organizational reshuffling from the Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University is garnering significant international attention, thanks to its publication in the August edition of the Wall Street Journal’s Executive Adviser.
Gervase Bushe, the lead researcher and a professor of leadership and organizational development at SFU Business (pictured right), looked [...]
MIT Sloan Management Review: Is Decision-Based Evidence Making Necessarily Bad?
August 19th, 2010
By Peter M. Tingling and Michael J. Brydon
Many managers think they’ve committed their organizations to evidence-based decision making — but have instead, without realizing it, committed to decision-based evidence making. Is that all bad? What can be done to fix it? In recent years, much has been written about evidence-based- or fact-based- [...]
Virtual advertising profitable if done properly: SFU Business study
August 16th, 2010
It’s possible to run a profitable business in Second Life, a 3-D virtual world where users can socialize with each other through avatars. That’s the conclusion of a Simon Fraser University case study.
SFU business professors Leyland Pitt and Michael Parent, and PhD students Anjali Bal (SFU Business) and Wade Halvorson (Lulea University [...]
SFU Business researchers’ investigation of Second Life wins international marketing award
August 3rd, 2010
An in-depth investigation of business and marketing practices on Second Life by researchers from Simon Fraser University has won a prestigious award from the Academy of Marketing.
SFU Business professors Leyland Pitt and Michael Parent and PhD students Anjali Bal (SFU Business) and Wade Halvorson (Lulea University of Technology, Sweden) have won the Pearson Education Prize [...]
University Research Parks and Incubators: The Rio Experience
July 13th, 2010
The U.S. State Dept and the Fulbright Program have awarded Ian P. McCarthy, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Technology & Operations Management, a grant to study university research parks, incubators, and the associated technology transfer programs run by the Genesis Institute, BIO-RIO and the Technology Park of Rio de Janeiro.
David Thomas appointed to Area Editorship with Journal of International Business Studies
July 8th, 2010
David C. Thomas, Professor of International Management at SFU Business, has been appointed as Area Editor for Cross-Cultural Management with the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS).
JIBS is the world’s top-rated journal in the field of international business, and consistently ranks highly in the Financial Times’ list of top 40 business journals.
Thomas’ editorial term commenced [...]
Paper co-authored by David C. Thomas and Mila Lazarova named 2010 Carolyn Dexter Award winner
July 5th, 2010
The Academy of Management recently announced that a paper co-authored by SFU Business professors David C. Thomas and Mila Lazarova has been selected as the Carolyn Dexter Award Winner for 2010. The Carolyn Dexter Award is an all-Academy award given to the paper that best meets the objective of internationalizing the Academy as defined by [...]
World Cup ambush marketing research by professors Leyland Pitt and Michael Parent profiled in Globe and Mail
June 17th, 2010
Dutch mini-skirt marketers 1, South African police 0
Simon Houpt, Globe and Mail June 17, 2010
n a popular ad for ESPN’s coverage of this year’s World Cup, the U2 front man Bono declares the tournament is, “not about communism, socialism, or capitalism.” But a savvy marketing stunt unfolding this week in Johannesburg illustrates [...]
Accelerating Social Innovation highlights faculty research and industry impact from SFU Business
June 7th, 2010
The Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University has produced Accelerating Social Innovation, an externally-focused booklet that provides research and analysis from SFU Business researchers – in the realm of sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and business ethics.
Produced as part of SFU Business’ sponsorship of the Business in Vancouver Colour Series (Green edition: Sustainability), [...]
Study Tracks Role of Wealth in NHL Innovation
June 2nd, 2010
T’is the season of assessment for most National Hockey League teams now that only two are vying for the Stanley Cup, but a new study finds that spending more money on innovation may not be the best improvement strategy.
“Wealth can play a role but there is no conclusive evidence that it [...]
Business Ethics Pioneer Honoured
May 25th, 2010
From SFU News Online.
While most people tend to shy away from ethical dilemmas, Mark Wexler has spent 30 years seeking them out.
The Segal Graduate School of Business professor pioneered teaching ethics at SFU in one of Canada’s first MBA ethics programs.
That, and a lifetime commitment to applying scholarly work to practical problems and engaging the [...]
SSHRC and NSERC Grants Awarded to SFU Business Faculty
Congratulations to the following members of the SFU Business Faculty on their successful grant applications.
NSERC Discovery Grant:
Andrew Gemino (User-centred Design of Requirements Engineering Techniques)
SSHRC Standard Research Grants:
Evan Gatev (The Impact of Pension Fund Governance on Investment Performance and Risk Management)
Eric Gedajlovic (The Effects of Top-Management Social Capital on Corporate Entrepreneurship and Internationalization in [...]
Redefining Profitability highlights research and analysis from SFU Business
May 13th, 2010
The Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University has produced Redefining Profitability, an externally-focused booklet that provides research and industry impact highlights from SFU Business researchers.
Produced as part of SFU Business’ sponsorship of the Business in Vancouver Colour Series (Black edition: Profitablity), Redefining Profitability offers insights into a number of globally relevant finance and [...]
SFU Business professor Tom Lawrence to receive USC’s Greif Research Impact Award
April 21st, 2010
Tom Lawrence, associate professor in management and organization studies and the Weyerhaeuser Professor of Change Management at SFU Business, is the 2010 recipient of the Greif Research Impact Award.
The Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Southern California has selected Lawrence’s 2004 Academy of Management Journal article, entitled [...]