 | Beedie School of Business NewsBurnaby North-Seymour MP and Beedie School of Business alumnus Terry Beech has been named as one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders. The program recognizes young leaders from across 40 different countries for making positive change in their communities. “It’s a privilege and a pleasure to be inducted into the Young Global Leaders program and to stand with so many amazing recipients, past and present,” says Beech. “I’m proud to represent Burnaby and more » Read More... |
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 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe Society for Consumer Psychology has selected Brent McFerran, W.J. VanDusen Associate Professor of Marketing at the Beedie School of Business, as a co-winner of its Early Career Award. The award recognizes McFerran’s scientific contributions to consumer psychology. Cassie Mogilner Holmes, Associate Professor of Marketing at UCLA Anderson School of Management, was also named as a co-winner of the award. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThis morning, Sarah Lubik, Director of Entrepreneurship for SFU and a lecturer in innovation and entrepreneurship at the Beedie School of Business, took part in an interview on the Business in Vancouver show on Roundhouse Radio. In the interview, Lubik discusses the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship, and her role as one of Canada’s ten Innovation Leaders who are helping the federal government develop Canada’s Innovation Agenda. To hear the interview in full, listen to the show on the more » Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following article was published by the Globe and Mail on December 16, 2016. By Andrey Pavlov. The B.C. government announced Thursday their new program designed to help address the housing affordability crisis that has spread across many parts of our province. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie hosts event on 3D printingDec 16, 20163D printing arrived in the public consciousness in a blaze of media attention around 2012, with stories focusing on sensational aspects, such as the perceived danger of 3D printed guns or the opportunity to print your own Stradivarius violin. A Financial Times article from the time claimed it would be “bigger than the internet”, and President Obama even referred to 3D printing in his 2013 State of the Union Address, saying it had “the potential more » Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe design of a website could be just as influential as the message it conveys, according to new research from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe Beedie School of Business has been ranked as one of the top 25 graduate business schools in the world for its dedication to integrating sustainability into the education of future business leaders. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsJing Li, Associate Professor of International Business and Canada Research Chair in Global Investment Strategy at the Beedie School of Business, has been named to the 2016 cohort of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA portable DUI-testing headset, a revolutionary clean tech membrane, and a home diagnostic for chemotherapy patients were just some of the pioneering ventures pitched to a panel of guest judges at SFU’s Invention to Innovation Venture Pitch competition. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe first students to complete the new Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology Commercialization program at SFU’s Beedie School of Business are preparing to transform their game-changing technology inventions into viable, commercialized innovations. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following is an extract from an article published by The Province on September 30. By Randy Shore. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSimon Fraser University has opened the Charles Chang Innovation Centre, a new graduate student residence and innovation facility in downtown Vancouver. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business professor Gervase Bushe has been named to a prestigious list of the 30 Most Influential Thinkers in the field of Human Resources. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsAs a two-time winner of the Beedie School of Business’ highest teaching honour, the TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award, professor Avi Bick is clearly not content to rest on his laurels. Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsSarah Lubik is in the business of creating entrepreneurs. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsMOT MBA alumnus awarded Fulbright ScholarshipAug 29, 2016Beedie School of Business Management of Technology (MOT) MBA alumnus Rick Colbourne has been awarded a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Indigenous Entrepreneurship at the University of Arizona. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsEnvironmentally friendly toothbrushes found to impact energy conservation. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business faculty Sarah Lubik and Avi Bick have been named winners of the 2016 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award. The prestigious award is the highest teaching honour of its kind at the Beedie School. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBlaize Horner Reich, RBC Professor of Technology and Innovation, and former Dean of the Beedie School of Business, has received the prestigious Academic Fellow Award by the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) for 2016. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSeries of working sessions discuss collaborative governance in Peruvian natural resources. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe music industry has Billboard, the business world has Forbes 500. Now, ranking successful academic papers has been made possible by Google Metrics – and Beedie School of Business professors Jan Kietzmann and Ian McCarthy rank as stars in business and management. Kietzmann and McCarthy’s seminal paper, Social Media? Get Serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media, is the highest ranked paper over five years in the Business, Economics and Management category of more » Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe Beedie School of Business continues to build strong ties in international business education through the Bocconi Campus Abroad program. For three weeks in July a cohort of 29 students from the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan traveled to Vancouver to take a condensed course in marketing with a select number of Beedie students. The Bocconi Campus Abroad program has been active for nine years, with a different topic being co-taught by two Bocconi more » Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA dedication to community engagement and a passion for experiential learning have earned Beedie School of Business lecturer Kamal Masri a Surrey Leader Community Leaders Award. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsVancouver entrepreneur Andrew Harries appointed to newly created position. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business undergraduate students continued their impressive form at global case competitions in 2016, earning the gold medal at the prestigious APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge, one of the world’s premier management information systems case competitions. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsHow to improve Canada’s record in science innovationMay 04, 2016SFU Beedie Professor Elicia Maine studies strategies to boost advanced material commercialization. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsEMBA in Indigenous Business and Leadership facilitates international Indigenous connectionsMay 02, 2016At Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, students in the pioneering Executive MBA in Indigenous Business and Leadership program are set to benefit from a new partnership – one that will expose them to some of the world’s top research in Indigenous governance and economic issues. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSociety believes that those on social assistance – or “welfare” – should not be paying a premium to purchase ethical goods instead of cheaper alternatives, according to a new study from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsTechnology is increasingly embedded in our everyday lives, yet in addition to the positive effects that it is intended to have it can also have negative side effects – one of which is a significant detrimental impact on our attention spans. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsFaculty and alumni from the Beedie School of Business are featured prominently in the shortlist for the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) 2016 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business associate professor Stephanie Bertels has been awarded the SFU President’s Award for Leadership in Sustainability, recognizing her efforts in advancing the cause of sustainability both within and beyond the University. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University is pleased to announce that it has maintained its accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for a period of five years. Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsPresident’s Faculty Lecture: Elicia Maine on turning scientific invention into innovationFeb 25, 2016Canada is punching above its weight in invention – but when it comes to bringing its scientific discoveries to commercial applications, it receives a failing grade on its report card. So what can be done to turn Canada’s burgeoning community of scientists into a prolific community of scientist entrepreneurs? Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsMedia Advisory: Experts examine role of investors in building sustainable capital marketsFeb 23, 2016A panel of ESG (economic, social and governance) experts will discuss how capital is allocated and invested in global, regional and national economies at a special learning and networking event on Thursday, February 25 at 6 p.m. at Simon Fraser University’s Segal Graduate School of Business. Experts from the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the Capital Stewardship Program (SEIU), bcIMC (British Columbia Investment Management Corporation) and SHARE (Shareholders Association for Research & Education) more » Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA new book from Beedie School of Business Professor of International Management David Thomas indicates that multicultural employees are an under-utilized resource within organizations – and if correctly nurtured can be used to harness in innovation. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business lecturer Kamal Masri has never been afraid to take chances. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following article about research by Beedie School of Business faculty Rekha Krishnan and Rajiv Krishnan Kozhikode was published by the Globe and Mail on January 29. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsMore First Nations students navigate post-secondary business training as aboriginal high school graduation notches to all-time high. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe Beedie School of Business is delighted to welcome its new dean, Professor Ali Dastmalchian. While Monday, January 4 kicks off his first week in a new role, Beedie is most certainly in wise and experienced hands. Professor Dastmalchian served as dean at the Gustavson School of Business, at the University of Victoria, for 10 years. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsLupii in Champlain Heights serves up zero-waste vegetarian food, with a side of social inclusion. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following article was published by the Huffington Post on 8 December, and features research by Beedie School of Business faculty David Hannah, Ian McCarthy, and Jan Kietzmann. By Liisa Atva. Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsProfessor Blaize Horner Reich, Dean of the Beedie School of Business, has been named a Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award winner. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following is an excerpt from an article published in the Globe and Mail on November 4, 2015. By Jennifer Lewington, Globe and Mail. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsAn innovative new partnership between SFU’s bookstore and a class of Beedie School of Business undergraduate students could point to a new direction in the future of university bookstores – as a laboratory for putting business education into action. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsIn 2013 when the SFU JDC West team was named Academic School of the Year, the scenes of euphoria among the victorious students were both heartwarming and inspirational in equal measure. Now a new crowd-funding initiative at the Beedie School of Business is aiming to make such scenes an annual occurrence. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following article was published by the Globe and Mail on October 19 and features comment from Beedie School of Business associate professor Stephanie Bertels. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSome of Canada’s most respected leaders of extractive resource companies and First Nations communities attended the Beedie School of Business on September 29 to impart leadership insights upon the students of the Executive MBA in Indigenous Business and Leadership. Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsThe following article was published by the Globe and Mail on September 18. By Jennifer Lewington. Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has tapped a veteran dean, international researcher and award-winning teacher as its next leader, effective Jan 1. Ali Dastmalchian says the opportunity to lead a school with Western Canada’s largest business undergraduate program, a fast-growing menu of graduate programs and a focus on entrepreneurship and sustainability proved irresistible. Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business lecturer Kamal Masri has been awarded the Canadian Cancer Society’s Community Champion Award, in recognition of his remarkable fundraising efforts for the Society. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSimon Fraser University has appointed Professor Ali Dastmalchian as dean of the Beedie School of Business, effective January 1, 2016. Read More... |