 | Beedie School of Business NewsCounting 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 it” — was recently published in the Journal of Management Inquiry‘s OnlineFirst. by Cynthia Nalevanko, Editor, Management INK Who is […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsIn the spirit of the commencement of the National Hockey League season, SFU Business professor Lindsay Meredith recently discussed the economics of the sport with Maclean’s magazine and the Vancouver Province. According to the Province, one operation riding the coattails of the Vancouver Canucks hockey franchise is Vancouver’s city hall. SFU’s Meredith pointed out that “with the mania for hockey in Vancouver, you get city hotel business up, you get better sales in restaurants, pay […] Read More... |
 | EQUISHow SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending Sept. 17, 2010. Lindsay Meredith Marketing prof Lindsay Meredith was in a Province story on the economic impact of the Vancouver Canucks NHL franchise. “You get city hotel business up, you get better sales in restaurants, pay parking—(and) all of that stuff is spinoffs the city can get their hands on through property tax.” As well: “You can understand Rogers dropping millions of dollars to get […] Read More... |
| EQUISHow SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending Sept. 10, 2010. National and World News Gary Mauser, professor emeritus with SFU’s Faculty of Business Administration, had his letter to the editor regarding the long-gun registry published in The Kamloops Daily News. He cited two interesting points from a recent RCMP report about the Canadian Firearms Program. “First, the report clearly states that its primary focus is on ordinary citizens who own firearms […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsThe September issue of Report on Business Magazine, published by the Globe and Mail, features a 2-page feature on the entrepreneurial environment that exists at SFU Business. Entitled “Where Ideas Grow,” the story includes an interview with school Dean Daniel Shapiro and Robert Adamson, Director of SFU’s Jack Austin Centre for Asia Pacific Business Studies. As well, it includes profiles on emerging companies from the business school, such as MetroLyrics, Saltworks, Layerboom and Pacifica Partners. […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsFarmer rips page from corporate strategy handbook Bill Vanderkooi has applied the principles of vertical integration as he aggressively expands the family business David Ebner Abbotsford, B.C. — From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail Last updated on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 7:06PM EDT When Bill Vanderkooi arrived home to the family farm in 1993, with a master’s degree in animal science from Michigan State University, he saw a bounty of opportunity. It was already in his blood. Mr. […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsPerfect grades and a perfectly nice kid By Pete McMartin, Vancouver Sun Ten years ago, when he was eight, Afraj Gill came to Canada with his family from Chandigarh, India. In the interest of brevity, since this column has only so much space, we should get right to it and catalogue what Afraj has been up to since his arrival. To begin: – He graduated from high school this year from Enver Creek secondary in […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsEvery year, corporations establish thousands of joint ventures (JVs), investing hundreds of billions of dollars. In fact, between 25% and 40% of all foreign investments take place via equity JVs. The use of JVs and strategic alliances has been rapidly growing. JVs require an open mind, and the willingness to work through testing strategic logic; partnership and fit; shape and design; and operating the JV. Contrary to the perceptions of some, JVs can be just […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsSFU Business is proud to host the SFU – Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity at the Segal Graduate School of Business on September 29, 2010. The awards recognize those who have shown exemplary leadership in advancing the cause of diversity in business. Last year tickets for this inspirational breakfast sold out in only two weeks, so be sure to reserve yours today. A corporate award will be presented to an organization that exemplifies […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsNew 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 at how to enable the success of “fluid teams” – those workplace teams that are subject to a higher […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsBy 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- decision making. The core idea is that decisions supported by hard facts and sound analysis are likely to be better than decisions made […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsSFU Business hosts Courage to Soar 2010 ConferenceAug 17, 2010SFU Business is pleased to host this year’s Courage to Soar 2010 Conference, a national event from August 13 to 18 that brings young leaders from across the country to Vancouver to engage with other leaders. Youth in Motion’s 4th Annual Courage to Soar Leadership Conference — sponsored by Freedom 55 Financial and hosted by Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Business Administration — is a dynamic leadership development opportunity available only to Top 20 Under 20 […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsIt’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 of Technology, Sweden) have won an award from the Academy of Marketing for their investigation of Second Life’s business and marketing practices. […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsAhmed Medina, who completed the Management of Technology MBA at Simon Fraser University in 2007, has been selected as a winner in the BC Innovation Council’s Entrepreneurship @ Wavefront competition for wireless concepts. His company, Revonet Consulting, underscores the growing innovation in the wireless sector in British Columbia in recent years. Medina’s business model, which revolves around a scheduling tool for smart phones, was conceived in the Marketing/Finance course that he took during the technology-geared […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSFU Business researchers’ investigation of Second Life wins international marketing awardAug 03, 2010An 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 for best case study paper at the July 2010 Academy of Marketing Conference in Coventry, England. The conference is […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business Newsby Jonathon Narvey, Special to SFU Business How does a business idea go from start-up to long-term success? The New Venture BC seminar series, hosted at Simon Fraser University’s Segal Graduate School of Business, gives a crash-course in entrepreneurship to the British Columbia business community at large – as well as to SFU Business students and alumni. SFU Business was a founding sponsor for NVBC, establishing it in 2000 to help encourage entrepreneurship in B.C.’s […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsBusiness in Vancouver profiles SFU Business alumnus Charles Chang, CEO of Sequel Natural FoodsJul 27, 2010Growing functional-food demand yielding healthy bottom lines for local companies Port Coquitlam’s Sequel Naturals posting steady 50% annual revenue increase By Glen Korstrom Stricter government regulation of natural health products is about the only thing likely to keep Port Coquitlam-based Sequel Naturals from continuing its 50% annual growth rate. CEO Charles Chang expects revenue to top $21 million for the year that will end July 31. That compares with $14 million last year. “We want […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – July 16Jul 21, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending July 16, 2010. BC News Lindsay Meredith, marketing prof in SFU Business, was on CBC-TV talking about BC Ferries treatment of a customer whose assured boarding card expired with $731 credit still on it. BC Ferries refused to extend her card, and told her she should have read the fine print on the card and on the BC Ferries website. “Not a particularly bright […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsStudents bring soccer to the kidsJul 15, 2010Some local Simon Fraser University business students are keeping the World Cup soccer fever alive. The students are offering low-income children an opportunity to experience the game with a one-day camp. “A few friends and I are organizing a community event called Beyond the Game,” said Tony Jing. “We are part of a project management course at SFU that requires us to host a community project. “Since all of us were concerned about the lack […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsJoyent acquires SFU Venture Connection participantJul 15, 2010Howie Wu may still be working towards graduation but the Simon Fraser University executive MBA student’s start-up venture, Layerboom Systems Inc., has already made the grade. Joyent, Inc., a San Francisco-based international inventor of integrated smart technologies, has acquired Layerboom, making it SFU Venture Connection’s first protege to be acquired. Layerboom helps companies build and sell virtual private server ‘clouds’. Cloud computing refers to the new ability to shift physical technology infrastructure to a remote […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSFU pet project fundraises for pit bull shelterJul 14, 2010Project4Pets, a class project undertaken by five Simon Fraser University business students, will get tongues and tails wagging on July 18 from noon to 5 p.m. Fourth year students Whitney Law, Michael Liang and Lynzee Bewcyk and third year students Reza Andalib and Kelly Pang are mounting Talented Tails. It’s a pet talent show in East Vancouver to raise money for HugABull. The seven-year-old Vancouver-based non-profit rescue and advocacy group has resettled more than 400 […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsThe 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. Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – July 9Jul 12, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending July 9, 2010. National and World News Marketing guru Lindsay Meredith of SFU Business was in a national Canadian Press story on the renaming of GM Place in Vancouver as Rogers Arena. He was also on the Early Edition show on CBC Radio and the Bill Good show on CKNW, saying it’s a savvy marketing move that will better position eastern-based Rogers in the […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – July 2Jul 12, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending July 2, 2010. National and World News The Canadian Press quoted marketing prof Lindsay Meredith in a national story on the impact of the new HST on homebuyers and landlords. It noted he was one of many who poured funds into renovating his home before the tax took effect. “‘I suspect you’re going to see lethargy in the market for probably a good chunk […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsSFU Business alumni from the school’s Management of Technology MBA program have been profiled extensively in an upcoming book by business author and venture capitalist Andrew Heintzman, “The New Entrepreneurs: Building a Green Economy for the Future.” The subject of the profile, Saltworks Technologies, is a Canadian cleantech company focused on providing sustainable cost effective solutions for desalination and brine treatment. According to Heintzman, “this little company tucked away in the docklands of Vancouver may just […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsDavid Thomas appointed to Area Editorship with Journal of International Business StudiesJul 08, 2010David 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 on July 1, and will last for three and a half years. His Cross-Cultural Management area scope will […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsPaper co-authored by David C. Thomas and Mila Lazarova named 2010 Carolyn Dexter Award winnerJul 05, 2010The 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 the International Theme Committee. Their paper, “Scientific Mindfulness: A Foundation for Future Themes in International Business,” proposes scientific mindfulness as […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – June 18Jun 22, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending June 18, 2010. World Cup Soccer The Globe and Mail quoted SFU Business prof Leyland Pitt in a story about an ambush-marketing stunt at a FIFA World Cup soccer game. More than 30 women stripped down to orange mini-dresses—in a promotion for orange-themed Dutch brewery Bavaria NV. Said Pitt: “I can see lots of [particularly Dutch] fans seeing this as a victory of the […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsWorld Cup ambush marketing research by professors Leyland Pitt and Michael Parent profiled in Globe and MailJun 17, 2010Dutch 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 how the World Cup is as much about the contemporary mechanics of capitalism – a tasty brew of big money, sex, […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsGrades alone not enough to get into SFU business school By Tracy Sherlock, Vancouver Sun June 10, 2010 To combat sky-high admission requirements, Simon Fraser University’s school of business is changing its application process to take into account extracurricular activities. A 92-per-cent high school average is needed to get into the popular program, but that’s about to change. As of next year, all students will be selected based on “broad-based” admission requirements. “When our admission […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – June 11Jun 14, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending June 11, 2010. BC News Marketing prof Lindsay Meredith was on CKNW, discussing at length the public-relations fallout and the political impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster: “The longer you go without solving the problem, the more difficult it gets to make your point stick that you are indeed a worthwhile corporate organization and the more difficult it gets to keep the […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSFU Business congratulates the newest group of CA students to successfully complete one of the most challenging professional examinations in the world – the CA profession’s Uniform Evaluation (UFE). Out of 1037 CA School of Business (CASB) students who successfully challenged the uniform evaluation (UFE), three of the top 12 are graduates from Simon Fraser University. Sumeet Sangha “Growing up, my career choices were all over the place,” says Sumeet Sangha. “I never saw myself as […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsSFU Business alumnus William (Bill) Rowe, who graduated from the Executive MBA program and was a longtime supporter and friend of Simon Fraser University, passed away on May 28, 2010. A Celebration of Life will be held in his honour on June 9 from 2-4pm at Villa Amato, 88 East 1st Ave., in Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Union Gospel Mission or the Heart and Stroke Foundation may be made in Bill’s […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – June 4Jun 07, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending June 4, 2010. BC News The Vancouver Sun reported a dip in real estate prices and sales in the Fraser Valley. “Andrey Pavlov, a business professor at Simon Fraser University, said this spring’s slowdown in the Fraser Valley has not been particularly startling considering . . . developers (last year) stopped building new homes and possible vendors of existing homes became reluctant to sell just […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsAccelerating Social Innovation highlights faculty research and industry impact from SFU BusinessJun 07, 2010The 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), held this year at SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Accelerating Social Innovation offers insights into a number […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsStudy Tracks Role of Wealth in NHL InnovationJun 02, 2010T’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 is the prime driver of innovation,” says SFU business professor Peter Tingling, co-author of Feast or Famine: Does Wealth Help or Hinder Innovation […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsLeyland Pitt, Professor of Marketing in the Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University, has been appointed as the Dennis F. Culver EMBA Alumni Professor. Dennis Culver, who passed away on February 7, 2010, graduated from the first class of Executive MBAs at SFU, where he forged an enduring relationship with the institution. The EMBA alumni endowment – a fund Culver helped establish – created the EMBA professorship for which he is named. “Leyland […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsAt this free event, learn about business school first-hand from admissions officers and MBA alumni! A panel of experts will cover insider tips on the application process and discuss business career opportunities. The event will include a business school fair with representation from Vancouver-area and national business schools. Date: Thursday, July 8th Location: Segal Graduate School of Business – 500 Granville St, Vancouver, BC Event Agenda 5:30pm – 6:30pm – MBA Program Fair and Networking […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – May 28May 31, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending May 28, 2010. National and World News The Canadian Press reported on a study from SFU Business prof Peter Tingling that found rich NHL clubs don’t necessarily draft better. “The conclusions of Tingling and co-researcher Kamal Masri aren’t going to make NHL scouts happy. They conclude being able to spend a lot of money on scouting doesn’t make a team more successful at the […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsSFU Business student Jordan Marr is this year’s winner of the “Best Cash Budget” competition, part of the Bus653 Managerial Accounting course in the Segal Graduate School’s Executive MBA program. The course is one of two at SFU Business allowing selected EMBA potential and recent graduates to partake in the CMA Executive Student Program. Marr, who will earn his EMBA this term, is no stranger to success in accounting. When taking the accounting component of […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsSeventeen exceptional Canadians have been selected as the 2010/2011 Action Canada Fellows. They include SFU Business alumnus Terry Beech as well a physicist, a neuroscientist, a nurse and a First Nations management consultant. Selected to join Action Canada’s prestigious 11-month leadership development and public policy program, the 17 new Fellows will attend six working conferences across Canada, work on public policy projects and learn from mentors who are current leaders in government, business, academia and […] Read More... |
 | EQUISBusiness Ethics Pioneer HonouredMay 25, 2010From 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 public in dialogue about ethics earned him the Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award in April from the […] Read More... |
| EQUISCongratulations 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 Developing Economies) Nilesh Saraf (Firm-Performance Impacts of IT Implementation and IT Capabilities) David C. Thomas (Bi-cultural Individuals […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – May 21May 25, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending May 21, 2010. BC News Marketing prof Lindsay Meredith was quoted by The Vancouver Sun in a story about Tiger Woods’ rejection of a $100-million sponsorship deal from an online gambling company that offered to leave him free to be “bad”. Meredith called the proposal “bogus”, and from a company that was simply trying to drum up publicity for itself. He said there’s still […] Read More... |
| EQUISFirst Nations and Business Leaders Trade Places to Undo Stereotypes and Discover Common GroundMay 25, 2010Working with the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business (ICAB), SFU’s Learning Strategies Group helped to put together a leadership exchange where four B.C. CEOs and four First Nations chiefs were paired up, and each leader spent a few days at his or her partner’s workplace. To read the complete article, click here. Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsVancouver— A leading figure in the fight for financial regulation reform in the United States made his case for sweeping changes to an audience of pension funds managers, institutional investors and business academics at SFU’s Segal Graduate School of Business in downtown Vancouver yesterday. Damon Silvers, the Deputy Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), argued for broad U.S. legislative introductions in the wake of the global financial crisis […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsThe 2010 SFU Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity is issuing a call for nominations for the Corporate Diversity Award. Nominations are open to all companies with operations in British Columbia, and recognizes one that excels in the area of diversity. Nominees will be measured against the attached Nomination Criteria by the Awards Selection Committee, appointed by the University. Nominees are encouraged to provide examples of their accomplishments for each of the Objectives listed […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe 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 management issues – from banks in crisis, to Canada’s capital markets, to the relationship between profitability and the triple […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSFU Business professor Leyland Pitt wins American Marketing Association Innovation in Education Marketing prizeMay 10, 2010Leyland Pitt, Professor of Marketing in the Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University, has been awarded the 2010 Pearson Prentice Hall Solomon-Marshall-Stuart Award for Innovative Excellence in Marketing Education. The teaching prize is given annually by the American Marketing Association (AMA). Pitt won for his marketing classroom proposal entitled “Case Teaching in the Age of Technological Sophistication.” The competition was open to full-time marketing educators who are also members of the AMA, and […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSingapore— An undergraduate team from SFU Business has garnered a top prize at one of Asia’s most prestigious business school competitions. The SFU team – consisting of students Awin Ye, Matt Baril and William Trudeau – was awarded “Most Innovative Solution” at the Apex Global 2010 Case Competition, held last week in Singapore. APEX Global is an annual international undergraduate business IT case competition hosted by Singapore Management University. A total of 24 teams from […] Read More... |