Natural gas, green energy trends the focus of Encana visit for SFU MBAs

Sep 30, 2011

VANCOUVER— The role that natural gas could play in addressing British Columbia’s economic and sustainability goals was the focal point of a special public event hosted by Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business at its downtown Vancouver Segal Graduate School campus on September 29. Among others, executives from leading Canadian natural gas firm Encana were on hand to engage with students to share their thoughts on BC’s role as a significant natural gas producer […]

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Scotiabank wins Beedie School of Business diversity award

Sep 28, 2011

Contact: Derek Moscato, 778.782.5038; derek_moscato@sfu.ca Dixon Tam, dixon_tam@sfu.ca Michelle Cobb (Scotiabank) Phone: 778-327-5451 Email: michelle.cobb@scotiabank.com September 28, 2011 Scotiabank was today recognized with Simon Fraser University’s Nancy McKinstry award for leadership in diversity. The SFU Beedie School of Business corporate award, presented during a sold-out breakfast at the university’s Segal Graduate School campus in downtown Vancouver, recognizes an organization that exemplifies the values of diversity in the workplace. The Canadian bank was recognized for its core values, […]

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Beedie students chosen to attend global summit for sustainability and responsible leadership

Sep 27, 2011

Two students from SFU's Beedie School of Business have been selected to be among only 125 globally to attend the Daimler World Dialogue in Germany. Undergraduate student Chris Velasco and MBA student Lee O’Donnell are off to Stuttgart to attend the highly selective event, taking place on October 4 and 5 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum and the Carl Benz Arena. Daimler, one of the world's leading automobile companies, is hosting the event alongside the UN Global Compact GRLI (Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative’s) 11th General Assembly in the German city.

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Brad Pitt film has lessons for HR managers

Sep 27, 2011

Business leaders and human resources consultants can learn how to hire the right people by seeing the movie Moneyball, which stars Brad Pitt and opened at cinemas September 23. Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business professor Peter Tingling told Business in Vancouver last week that the movie is based on a true story of how Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane has used computer generated analysis to field a competitive major league baseball team since he was appointed to […]

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Darden School’s Ryan Quinn delivers “Breakfast with a Lift” at SFU

Sep 27, 2011

Ryan Quinn, author of the book Lift: Becoming a Positive Force in Any Situation, spoke to a sold-out audience of management professionals about how anyone, in any situation, and any role, can become a positive force and positively impact those around them. The September 23 event, hosted by the Beedie School of Business’ CMA Centre for Strategic Change, was held in partnership with the Certified Management Accountants, BC Human Resources Management Association, and the CMA Centre for Strategic Change – at the Segal Graduate School campus in downtown Vancouver.

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Beedie team takes home hardware at business ethics competition

Sep 26, 2011

A team of students from the Beedie School of Business is enjoying the afterglow of a successful journey to Bellevue, Washington to participate in one of North America's highest-profile business ethics competitions. The students — Fahad Yasin, Christine Prasad, Sasha Vukovic, Moira van den Akker, and Andrew McKinlay — competed in the LMU/ECOA Intercollegiate Business Ethics Case Competition (IBECC), held in Bellevue, Washington from September 21-22. The team competed against a prestigious international field that included the likes of Oxford, USC, INSEAD, Holy Cross and Boston College.

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David Thomas: Diversity is key in fight for the creative class

Sep 21, 2011

In a newly-published article in the Globe and Mail, David C. Thomas, director of the Centre for Global Workforce Strategy at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, says that in the past, corporations viewed diversity as a problem to be managed. But that has changed drastically in recent years, he argues. “Now, they recognize it as a significant advantage,” he says. “Now, whether it’s a company or a city, the way to achieve economic […]

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Send women on international assignments: Prof. Rosalie Tung

Sep 21, 2011

Send women on international assignments: Expert Published in Human Capital Magazine September 21, 2011 An international expert has revealed that fewer than 20% of women are given international assignments in business, despite being better equipped to handle the pressures of working abroad. At a seminar held yesterday at Macquarie University and attended by management leaders from across Australia, Dr Rosalie L. Tung (pictured) presented her findings on the complexity of doing business in Asia and […]

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Beedie School of Business hosts Dragons Den’s Jim Treliving and Bruce Croxon at SFU Surrey

Sep 20, 2011

Dragons' Den, Canada's highest-rated entertainment program, is sending two of their fire-breathing venture capitalists to SFU’s Beedie School of Business. Held at SFU’s Surrey campus on September 29, the event will include presentations from Jim Treliving, Chairman and Owner of Boston Pizza International and Bruce Croxon, Founder of Lavalife and Vida Spas.

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Vancouver Stanley Cup Riot the focus of SFU ethics business case at international student competition

Sep 20, 2011

SEATTLE– Five undergraduate students from the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University are using Vancouver’s 2011 Stanley Cup Riot as a case study to examine the growing role that social media plays in society and business. The students — Fahad Yasin, Christine Prasad, Sasha Vukovic, Moira van den Akker, and Andrew McKinlay — are competing in the LMU/ECOA Intercollegiate Business Ethics Case Competition (IBECC), held in Bellevue, Washington from September 21-22. The SFU […]

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