 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business PhD student Simon Pek has recently returned from the Council of Europe’s World Forum for Democracy, where work done by Democracy in Practice, the non-profit organization he co-founded, earned them a place as one of three finalists in the Democracy Innovation Award. Read More... |
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 | 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 NewsBeedie School of Business PhD candidate Ebru Ipek was the winner of the “That’s Interesting!” award at the prestigious 2016 Academy of International Business (AIB) conference. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie duo named on BC Business 30 Under 30 listMar 23, 2016Beedie School of Business alumni Bryan Gallagher and Matias Marquez have been named on BC Business’ prestigious 30 Under 30 list. 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 NewsPrestigious doctoral scholarship benefits PhD students Stefanie Beninger and Karen RobsonJun 12, 2015As a leading research-focused school, the Beedie School of Business has a renowned PhD program. The program is so strong in fact, that it can currently boast two PhD students who are the recipients of a prestigious doctoral scholarship awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). 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 excerpt from the full article published in the Globe and Mail on April 8, 2014. By Jennifer Lewington, Globe and Mail. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsA research paper by Beedie School of Business PhD student Simon Pek has received the Best Doctoral Student Paper Award at the 56th annual Western Academy of Management Conference. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following article about a new report prepared for B.C.’s Financial Institutions Commission by Beedie School of Business PhD student Mingxin Li was published by CBC News on March 11, 2015. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business students, faculty and staff gathered to express their gratitude to the Beedie family for their record-setting $22 million gift at the second annual Beedie Appreciation Night. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie open innovation research ranked tops on SSRNJun 11, 2013Research from two Beedie School of Business PhD students has become a top paper on the subject of open innovation for 2013, with almost 500 downloads on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN), a leading repository of business academic papers. The paper, “The Theory of Crowd Capital”, was authored by Beedie PhD students Prashant Shukla and John Prpić, and examines the increasing number of organizations using IT to engage dispersed populations of individuals for knowledge […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsFour PhD students from the Beedie School of Business played prominent roles at a prestigious Marketing Science conference held in Atlanta, Georgia recently. Current Beedie PhD students Adam Mills and Kirk Plangger were joined by Beedie PhD alumni Anjali Bal and Colin Campbell at the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Cultural Perspectives in Marketing Conference. The conference ran from August 28 to September 1, with a theme of Thriving in a New World Economy. The […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following article was published by The Globe and Mail on July 5, 2012. Unlike in North America where students typically look like they want to leave 10 minutes before the scheduled end of a class, in Beijing Majid Ghorbani’s lectures often run 10 minutes overtime, or longer. “Students in China can’t seem to get enough. They make me feel like they really want to learn,” says the recently transplanted Vancouverite, now an assistant professor […] Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsFor many people, the notion of investing in a business involves an eventual return of capital and ultimate profitability. However, financial gain was the last thing on the mind of Beedie School of Business lecturer and PhD student Adam Mills when he made his latest investment in BBA student projects – ultimately leading to funds raised for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities. In his Business 478 strategy class, Mills tasked his students with starting […] Read More... |