 | Beedie School of Business NewsWorking 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 BC Business article, click here. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsPresented by SFU CIBC Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management and the Shareholder Association for Research & Education Join presenters: Damon Silvers Director of Policy and Special Counsel for the AFL-CIO and Edward Waitzer Jarislowsky-Dimma-Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance at the Schulich School of Business and Osgoode Hall Law School and Senior Partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP With Moderator Robert Adamson SFU CIBC Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management For a discussion on […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsBjorn Stigson, President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, to visit SFU Business on May 10May 03, 2010The China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) Project Presents BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – THE GREEN RACE IS ON BJORN STIGSON President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Geneva MONDAY, MAY 10, 2010, 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Room 1300, SFU Segal Graduate School of Business 500 Granville Street, Vancouver The WBCSD is a CEO-led, global association of some 200 international corporations committed to providing business leadership as a catalyst […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – April 23Apr 27, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending April 23, 2010. BC News Two SFU profs were quoted in a story on the news-and-commentary website of TheTyee.ca. It wondered why BC Hydro had paid for a Vancouver hotel room for Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom during the 2010 Winter Olympics—then billed his ministry after TheTyee asked about it. “The general rule would be that if the minister was performing business on behalf of […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsTom 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 “Institutional entrepreneurship in emerging fields: HIV/AIDS treatment advocacy in Canada,” in recognition of its scholarly impact. Launched in 2007, the annual award recognizes an […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsLeyland Pitt and Michael Parent for the Financial Post: Ambush marketing hurt Adidas brandApr 20, 2010When Wayne Gretzky lit the Olympic torch at this year’s Winter Games in Vancouver, organizers didn’t take any fashion chances. Canada’s hockey hero was adorned in gear from an Olympics official sponsor, the Hudson’s Bay Company. Organizers had reason to be diligent with the clothing showcased at the torch lighting — arguably the most impactful and symbolic moment of the Games. Because less than two years earlier, a Summer Olympics sponsor — Adidas — was […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – April 16Apr 16, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending April 16, 2010. BC News Business in Vancouver carried a full-page story on how Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal business celebrated a leadership exchange program aimed at reconciling decades of mistrust between industry and First Nations. “In partnership with Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Segal Graduate School of Business, the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business (ICAB) placed six corporate executives and aboriginal leaders in each other’s seats […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsIndustry Executives and First Nations chiefs switch seats to improve inter‐cultural understanding. By Joel McKay Aboriginal and business leaders gathered in downtown Vancouver recently to celebrate a leadership exchange program aimed at reconciling decades of mistrust between industry and First Nations. In partnership with Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Segal Graduate School of Business, the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business (ICAB) placed six corporate executives and Aboriginal leaders in each other’s seats for several days last […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsRekha Krishnan Receives the 2009 Verity Award for “Overall Outstanding Paper in Management”Apr 12, 2010Rekha Krishnan, Assistant Professor of International Business at SFU Business, has been selected to receive the 2009 Verity Award for excellence in research in the management field. Her award-winning paper, co-authored with Alex Eapen, is entitled “Conform or Rebel: When Does Keeping to the Rules Enhance Firm Performance?” It was published in the June 2009 issue of Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (CJAS). The Verity International Award for Overall Outstanding Paper in Management is given […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsBusiness Undergrads Clean UpApr 12, 2010A team of SFU undergraduate business students won the BC Clean Ventures competition last month at UBC. The competition is the first and only event of its kind in Canada, at which participants solve real-world clean-technology issues by developing green-business venture ideas, presenting them to teams of investors and negotiating financing. The SFU Business team of finance and accounting students—Jamie MacDonald, Kevin Nguyen, Jeremy Poon and Kevin Wang—beat out 34 other teams comprised of 132 […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsEmergency-response software tools, sustainable transportation programs, portable power devices—the range of business ideas ran the gamut as Management of Technology MBA students pulled out all the stops this semester to take their business ideas from inception to market introduction. Among their ventures: Quake Aware: An earthquake-preparedness website and iPhone application developed by Richmond students who recognize the earthquake disaster risks facing their community, which sits at or under sea level. Their product was inspired by […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsSchools from across North America, Europe and Asia converged upon SFU Business from March 31 to April 3 for CaseIT 2010, an annual international undergraduate case competition with a strong MIS focus designed to find the best and brightest in case analysis.. Hosted at Simon Fraser University, the CaseIt event is entirely student-run, and takes up to a year to plan. Students work diligently over three semesters to secure corporate sponsorship, invite visiting schools, and […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsAn SFU professor who has devoted his career to helping others deal with thorny ethical dilemmas, a UBC professor who developed an innovative therapy to assist people with schizophrenia, and a UNBC professor who is a tireless educator, researcher, and advocate for improving health outcomes of Aboriginal peoples receive this year’s CUFA BC Distinguished Academics Awards. SFU’s Professor Mark N. Wexler received the Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award for his 30 years of applying his […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsStudents Create Earthquake iPhone AppApr 08, 2010What should you do if an earthquake hits? Consult your iPhone. An “earthquake-friendly” iPhone application developed by six Simon Fraser University Management of Technology MBA students is now available free online through the Apple iTunes store. QuakeAware is the first and only iPhone application that focuses on what to do in the event of an earthquake. “Our team was challenged with developing a product or service that benefits our community through inov8.ca, SFU’s social innovation […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsFrom the Vancouver Board of Trade ‘Sounding Board’ article by Patricia Battistel: The Chief Information Officer (CIO) profession is one of the most critical in business and industry today. With so many outcomes and so many dollars hinging on CIO decisions, it is essential that CIOs have leadership skills beyond the effective deployment of technologies. The first graduates of an IT leadership certificate program jointly offered by the Learning Strategies Group of Simon Fraser University’s […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – April 2Apr 06, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending April 2, 2010. Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – March 26Mar 29, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending March 26, 2010. National & World News A National Post story on corporate social responsibility quoted John Peloza of SFU Business: “’The bottom line for why companies should do it is because it makes financial sense,’” Prof. Peloza says, noting there is a small positive correlation between corporate responsibility and profits. For this to work, he says the company needs to strike a balance […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsDaniel Shapiro, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University, was part of a United Nations-assembled global collective of academics and policymakers intent on setting a revitalized agenda for research and policy in the realm of foreign investment last week. The first UNCTAD Symposium on International Investment for Development, held in Geneva from March 15 to 16, has been established at a time when global capital flows and their relationship to economic […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsStudents from SFU Business’s Management of Technology MBA program showcased an impressive and progressive range of community-focused, technology-grounded products this week – from sustainable transportation programs to emergency response tools, and from portable power devices to sports and health software applications. The presentations were part of the MOT 774 business course, which requires students to take business ideas from inception to market introduction. The products presented included: Quake Aware: An earthquake-preparedness website and iPhone application […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – March 19Mar 19, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending March 19, 2010. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBy Marianne Meadahl, SFU News Online For Matt Hallat, chasing a dream is all downhill now. Hallat, a member of the 2010 Canadian Para-Alpine ski team, has spent four years on the slopes gearing up for a big week of competition at this month’s Paralympic games at Whistler. The Squamish resident took a hiatus from his SFU Business studies to focus solely on training. He hopes to resume his classes in the fall with some […] Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – March 12Mar 17, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending March 12, 2010. Read More... |
| EQUISMedia Matters – SFU Business in the News – March 5Mar 08, 2010How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending March 5, 2010. Read More... |
| EQUISSFU Beginnings, by Dennis CulverMar 05, 2010The following article was written by SFU Business alumnus and supporter Dennis Culver, who passed away on February 10, 2010. We republish it here because it speaks to his love of writing and detail, and his special relationship with SFU Business. It also tells a unique and worthwhile story about Canada’s first EMBA program. — SFU Beginnings by Dennis Culver In 1967, Eleanor and I made our second trans-continental journey from our North Vancouver residence […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsSFU Business remembers Dennis Culver, 1923-2010Mar 05, 2010Longtime SFU Business alumnus, supporter and friend Dennis Culver passed away on February 7, 2010. His family is holding a public memorial for him at the Segal Room at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre campus in downtown Vancouver on March 26 at 1 pm. Dennis Culver, 1923 – 2010: A Legacy of Devotion to Community and Higher Education It’s difficult to do justice with words to the unique and enduring legacy that an individual like […] Read More... |
| EQUISHow SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending February 26, 2010. Read More... |
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| Beedie School of Business NewsOn the eve of Vancouver’s Winter Olympic Games, a new study from Simon Fraser University shows that the persistent effectiveness of ambush marketers leaves Olympic sponsors and those of other major sporting events particularly vulnerable – costing them not only their financial investment, but ultimately their customers. Professors Leyland Pitt and Michael Parent from SFU’s Segal Graduate School of Business examined data from the 2008 “Li Ning affair”, which saw Olympic sponsor Adidas ambushed by […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsNew research focused on human resources and organizational behaviour from SFU Business has been recognized with publication in the Academy of Management Review, one of the most prestigious journals in the management field. The occasion is significant in that two SFU Business professors – associate professor Mila Lazarova and assistant professor Andrew Von Nordenflycht, who are part of a vibrant cohort of new scholars – have published separate articles in the journal’s January edition. Lazarova […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsAs the global media descends upon Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, a new initiative conceived in partnership with SFU Business is helping international reporters give their stories about the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood more context, and a stronger sense of that community. Keeping the Door Open Society and SafeGames 2010, which focus on risky behaviours, harm reduction and social justice issues, established the concept of telling the neighbourhood’s story in a responsible way at the […] Read More... |
| EQUISHow SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending February 4, 2010. Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsOn January 21, 2010, Simon Fraser University Business co-presented the “Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100” awards and summit at SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in downtown Vancouver. Colleen Collins, SFU Business Associate Dean, co-presented the Top 100 awards ceremony along with Betsy Gibbons of Korn/Ferry International. A highlight from the summit was a panel discussion that included award winners Christine Day, CEO of Lululemon Athletica, Annalisa King, VP & CFO of Best […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsA unique, interdisciplinary research conference focused on innovation was held at the Segal Graduate School of Business on January 15, 2010. As part of the “Segal Seminar Series on Organizations, Strategy and Technology” (SSSOST), the event included 35 members of the SFU Business faculty, as well as 12 PhD students from the school. In total, 14 papers were delivered, focused on a broad range of business innovation subjects, from software development to consumer-generated advertising, and […] Read More... |
| EQUISHow SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending January 29, 2010. Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsSimon Fraser University’s Faculty of Business Administration has established a new centre that will develop strategies and carry out research related to the changing needs of workforce management. The Centre for Global Workforce Strategy was created in response to a growing need by companies to effectively manage workforce diversity. Ideally situated within the university’s collaborative and multidisciplinary research environment, the centre will draw from the expertise on global workforce management at SFU Business. The centre […] Read More... |
| EQUISHow SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending January 22, 2010. Read More... |
| EQUISHow SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending January 15, 2010. Read More... |
| EQUISOver the past 20 years organizations have been exposed to more new communications tools and technologies than they have in the previous half-century. This has challenged both managers and scholars to keep abreast of these changes, and to better understand their relevance to effective corporate communications. SFU’s Leyland Pitt and Michael Parent, working with colleagues Pierre Berthon (Bentley University), Peter Steyn (Lulea University of Technology), and Arthur Money (Leeds University consider one such new tool, […] Read More... |
| EQUISHow SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending December 24, 2009. Read More... |
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| EQUISCanadian Council on Learning’s (CCL) Sharing the Flame project highlights some of Canada’s most promising practices in learning—giving these initiatives the visibility they deserve and helping others to learn from their success. The newest 2008 Sharing the Flame recognizes effective practices in four key areas: aboriginal learning, adult learning, health-related learning, work and learning. In the area of Work and Learning, which recognizes workplace learning programs that promote lifelong learning, facilitate career development and upgrade […] Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsCMA Centre for Strategic Change and Performance Measurement will be hosting a Research Dinner on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 6 – 9pm in the Segal Salon Rooms at the Segal Graduate School of Business (500 Granville Street). Details to be announced. Read More... |
| Beedie School of Business NewsColin Campbell, Marketing PhD Student at SFU Business, won the award for the best paper on the Brands and Brand Management track of ANZMAC, the Australia and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, recently held in Melbourne, Australia. His paper, co-authored with Hsiu-Yuan Tsao, of Takming University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; Mana Farshid, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden; and Ronika Chakrabarti, Lancaster University, UK, was entitled “Lemon-Aid: Brand as a Signal for Quality – A […] Read More... |
| EQUISHow SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending November 27, 2009. Read More... |
| EQUISThe Learning Strategies Group (LSG) is developing a strategic partnership with the Executive Foundation Lund (EFL) in Sweden. Just as LSG is responsible for SFU Business’ Executive Education portfolio of programs and services, EFL manages Executive Education at Lund University’s School of Economics and Management. “We see many similarities in our client structure and there are a number of Swedish companies operating in your region”, says Pia Sander, Managing Director for EFL. “SFU Business is […] Read More... |
| EQUISHow SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending November 20, 2009. Read More... |
| EQUISSFU Business has become one of the first university business schools in Canada to appoint a sustainability entrepreneur-in-residence. Boyd Cohen, a former SFU Business assistant professor and green entrepreneur, has returned as an adjunct professor to take up the new appointment. Link to Story Read More... |
| EQUISSFU News – November 19, 2009 Canada’s first leadership program to place senior executive officers at meetings on aboriginal reserves and get First Nations chiefs into executive suites kicked off earlier this month. The Leadership Exchange program, created by SFU’s Learning Strategies Group (LSG) in partnership with the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business (ICAB), is the first to pair aboriginal and non-aboriginal business leaders so that they can experience each other’s work and cultural environments. […] Read More... |
| EQUISVancouver’s physical location on the Pacific Rim leads us to look both east and west; our location in time means we are moving away from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based one. It’s a period of rapid change in the business world, a period that requires new thinking from sophisticated and innovative managers. SFU’s Faculty of Business Administration is poised to develop these managers while solidifying its position as a conduit between east and west…(download […] Read More... |