 | 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... |
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 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe next generation of budding entrepreneurs from faculties across Simon Fraser University gathered at Surrey City Hall, all with one goal: to become a member of the 2015 cohort of The Next 36. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA new certificate from Simon Fraser University will allow any undergraduate student from faculties across the university to add innovation and entrepreneurship training to their education. 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... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsParticipating in the Beedie Endowment Asset Management fund (BEAM) is paying dividends for the students’ careers. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsDr. Sarah Lubik, a lecturer in entrepreneurship and innovation at the Beedie School of Business, and co-director of the Tech Entrepreneurship@SFU program, has been announced as Director of Entrepreneurship for SFU. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie leading the way in BC’s NorthwestSep 02, 2015New MBA is geared towards Northwest BC Industries. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSFU’s Beedie School of Business offers researchers a way to bring their world-changing thinking to practical applications in the global marketplace. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsNew research from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business reveals that though firms may be tempted to profit from consumer-created modifications to their intellectual property, this is not always advisable – and can in fact backfire. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following article was published in the Huffington Post Canada Business section on August 26. It features research by Beedie School of Business faculty Ian McCarthy, Jan Kietzmann and Leyland Pitt, current PhD student Karen Robson, and former PhD student Kirk Plangger. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsDrone technology that can be used to monitor crops, a medication management device, and an app-enabled pregnancy monitoring device were just some of the innovative interdisciplinary technology ventures showcased at the final class presentation for the 2014/15 Tech Entrepreneurship@SFU cohort. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business lecturers Kathleen Burke and Kamal Masri have been announced as recipients of the 2015 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award – the highest teaching honour available at SFU’s Beedie School of Business. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsNew research from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business reveals that organizations that implement rules governing Confidential Information (CI) can make it difficult for employees to fulfill their roles – resulting in rule breaking or bending. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsUser innovation is a potential creative goldmine for organizations – but there are many potential hurdles that must be overcome in order for a firm to strategically take advantage of these opportunities. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsNew broadly skilled breed of entrepreneurs coming out of SFU Surrey campus. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsHumans must fight the inherent animal emotions within them and train themselves to think carefully in order to make successful investments. Capitulating to fear and greed will only result in investments failing, much like the recent crash in the Chinese stock market. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA new book co-edited by Beedie School of Business Professor Gervase Bushe explains the underlying practices that make it possible for leaders to effectively change their organizations – even when faced with issues so complex that no one really knows what the right answers are. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsCalifornia’s Bay Area houses some indisputably world-class technology companies. Google, Samsung, and LinkedIn, to name only a few, are headquartered in the area. Operating in secrecy on game-changing ideas and products, these companies make Silicon Valley the undeniable global hub of innovation. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business PhD candidate Karen Robson has received the Rising Star Award from the American Marketing Association (AMA) Consumer Behavior Special Interest Group – one of the largest special interest groups within the AMA. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business PhD student Bryan Gallagher has been selected as one of five winners of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) 2015 Storytellers contest. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following is an extract from an article published in the Financial Post on September 25, 2014. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA new interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation concentration offered by Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business and its partners will teach undergraduate students the teamwork, problem solving, and creativity skills that are increasingly required to create opportunities after graduation. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThis summer, undergraduates at SFU’s Beedie School of Business and Emily Carr University showcased and sold sustainable products of their own design in the culmination of the interdisciplinary entrepreneurship platFORM program. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsNew Dean welcomes Beedie graduate studentsSep 02, 2014As the first day of the new academic year heralds the start of a journey for students beginning their programs, this year also marks a landmark for the Beedie School of Business, as it finds itself under the tutelage of a new Dean. Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsThe following is an excerpt from the full article published in the Georgia Straight on August 20, 2014, and features comment from Beedie School of Business lecturer in entrepreneurship and innovation Sarah Lubik. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business News24 Hours Toronto: Specialized MBAs on the riseAug 11, 2014The following is an excerpt from the full article published in 24 Hours Toronto on August 11, 2014, and features comment from Beedie School of Business associate dean Ian McCarthy. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business MBA students partnered with the City of Vancouver and CityStudio Vancouver to develop innovative solutions aimed at encouraging sustainable modes of commuting among City employees. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsJune Francis and Adam Mills awarded 2014 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching honoursJul 29, 2014Beedie School of Business teachers June Francis and Adam Mills have been awarded the 2014 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award – the highest teaching honour offered by the Beedie School of Business. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsIt is time again for the CIOCAN (CIO Association of Canada) Leadership Development Program, an annual professional development program for senior IT leaders offered by SFU Executive Education at the Beedie School of Business in partnership with the CIO Association of Canada’s Vancouver chapter. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsDaniel Shapiro, Dean of Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, has been honoured with the Academy of International Business (AIB) Fellows’ International Educator of the Year Award. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following is an excerpt from the full article published in the Globe and Mail on May 23, 2014. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSFU student innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration highlighted at Opportunity FestApr 11, 2014Undergraduate student entrepreneurs from across Simon Fraser University gathered to celebrate innovation at the fourth annual Opportunity Fest, a marketplace-style showcase of student creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following extract is from an article published in the Globe and Mail on October 22, 2013, and features commentary from David Dunne, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Beedie School of Business, and chair of RADIUS. New initiatives are popping up on campuses across the country. This fall, the University of British Columbia in Burnaby, B.C., offered a new course, informally known as Entrepreneurship 101 and developed in collaboration with its Sauder School of Business, for […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following article was published in the Financial Post on September 25, 2013. Colleen Collins likes to illustrate the difference between men and women moving up the executive ranks with an anecdote. “If a woman sees a job with 12 requirements, and she can meet 10 of them, she won’t think she’s qualified to apply. But a man with only two of [the 12] skills believes he is,” says the former associate dean for Simon […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsAnthony Chan’s long-term affiliation with the Beedie School of Business has given him a unique insight into the needs of the students – one that not only benefits those he teaches, but as the winner of the TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award for 2013, has undoubtedly benefited him too. Chan, a lecturer in Beedie’s Management Information Systems (MIS) area, actually studied for his undergraduate degree at Simon Fraser, where he majored in MIS. After […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business lecturer Shafik Bhalloo’s engaging teaching style has won him many admirers in the short time he has taught at the Beedie School – so many, in fact, that it has resulted in him winning the 2013 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award. Bhalloo joined the Beedie School of Business in 2008 as a sessional lecturer, where he teaches classes in commercial law, employment law, and business ethics. Outside of teaching, Bhalloo […] Read More... |
 | Corporate ConnectionsAs part of the annual teaching workshop and luncheon held on November 2, 2012, Jason Toal, Interaction Specialist from the TLC, was asked to create visual summary of the workshop. This visual summary (below) is designed for purposes of perception and to augment our visual understanding. The major topics of discussion from the World Cafe are captured here, and provide a reference for ongoing dialogue about teaching, globalization, experiential learning and technology. To learn more […] Read More... |
 | EQUISTalking about teaching: Brown bag lunch sessionsFeb 28, 2013Our own Teaching and Learning Group launched Talking about Teaching Brown Bag Lunch Sessions on February 1. The purpose of Talking about Teaching is to create a learning community for our teachers. The initiative brings teachers together, in community, to share things they are doing to engage students, provide opportunities to discuss and model characteristics of quality teaching, to get support with teaching challenges, and to try out new ideas or concepts before introducing them […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsAnne Macdonald, a senior lecturer of accounting at the Beedie School of Business, has been named recipient of Simon Fraser University’s 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award, the highest honour of its kind awarded to faculty at the university. The Excellence in Teaching award is presented annually to three teachers from across the university who possess the ability to stimulate students creatively and critically, are enthusiastic about student learning and innovation in teaching, are able to […] Read More... |
 | Corporate ConnectionsJim Sibley delivers Team Based Learning sessionJan 11, 2013Our November 22nd workshop on Team Based Learning (TBL) was excellent. Jim Sibley, Director of the Centre for Instructional Support at the Faculty of Applied Science at University of British Columbia and a strong advocate for TBL, did an excellent job modelling how this pedagogy can be used in the classroom. Team-Based Learning was born in the University of Oklahoma Business School. The methodology focuses on having teams make difficult decisions and then publicly report […] Read More... |
| EQUISTeaching and Learning Luncheon delivers best practices for business and management educatorsDec 21, 2012A teaching forum hosted by the Beedie School of Business this past fall for faculty demonstrated once again why Beedie is recognized as one of Canada’s leading institutions not only in the realm of academic research but also for teaching and learning. Held on November 2, 2012, the second annual Teaching and Learning Luncheon offered the school’s faculty members an opportunity to come together in a supportive and collegial environment to engage in learning and […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsManagement narrative: How poetry informs businessDec 12, 2012While Kathleen Burke’s inclusion of poetry in a management class is relatively rare, it is a practice that is garnering growing acceptance. In a recent article, Harvard Business Review author John Coleman made the case that reading and writing poetry can be a valuable component of leadership development. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA group of undergraduate students at the Beedie School of Business have been helping Vancouver achieve its target of becoming the world’s greenest city by 2020 through a class project with a distinctly sustainable theme. This past fall, students in the class Business 443: New Product Development, taught by Lisa Papania, were tasked with conceptualizing, designing, producing, marketing and selling a product or service involving used textiles and clothing. The project encouraged the students to […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA new workshop series geared for industry professionals enjoyed a successful launch at the Beedie School of Business, focusing on re-energizing organizations and employees with digital and social media vehicles. Hosted by the Beedie School’s Executive Education, Ideas@Work delivers learning to managers and organizational leaders through research and collaboration. Read More... |
| EQUISTLG: Team Based Learning SessionOct 05, 2012The Teaching and Learning Group announces a Team Based Learning session. Date: November 22, 2012 Time: 9:00-11:00am Location: WMX 2230 Team-Based Learning was born in the University of Oklamhoma Business School. The methodolgy focuses on having teams make difficult decisions and then publically report and defend their decisions. The methodology has since spread to other disciplines and gives us very powerful method to bring deep learning to large classroom settings. The method effectively addresses two […] Read More... |
 | EQUISby David Rubeli Shauna Jones and I attended the 2012 Academy of Management (AoM) meetings in Boston, MA. In this article, I share five conference highlights that are relevant to the Beedie B.BA program and graduate programs at the Segal School: 1. Deep explorations of reflection and action learning at MIT Sloan 2. Henry Mintzberg’s inspiring MED Division Keynote 3. Clayton Christensen and David Teece on innovation in business schools 4. Exciting research on experiential […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsProfessor Sudheer Gupta and recent PhD recipient Todd Green have been announced as the winners of this year’s TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award. The prestigious award is the highest teaching honour of its kind in SFU’s Beedie School of Business. Since 1990, Beedie School of Business students, faculty and alumni have nominated teachers from both undergraduate and postgraduate programs for the award. The nominations are then scrutinized by the Teaching Effectiveness Committee, who select […] Read More... |
 | EQUISRethinking Teaching: Making ConnectionsJul 06, 2012by Shauna Jones A strategic focus for the Beedie School of Business is to educate, engage and inspire the responsible leaders of tomorrow. To do this we design and deliver distinctive, relevant, and responsive programs. As a teacher, I want to create significant learning experiences for my students so that they can apply their learning in the workplace in a way that has meaning for them. Yet, for many teachers, it is often difficult to […] Read More... |
 | EQUISHow Beedie Faculty are leading learning outcomesJul 06, 2012On June 28, Dr. Kathi A. Ketcheson, Director of Institutional Research and Planning at Portland State University, presented PSU’s approach to learning outcomes and assessment. PSU is an NWCCU (Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities) accredited university and SFU is currently in candidacy status for NWCCU accreditation. The process for establishing learning outcomes is under the purview of the Vice-President Academic and the Learning Outcomes and Assessment Working Group. Dr. Ketcheson’s presentation provided some insight […] Read More... |