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SSHRC Insight Development Grants awarded to SFU Beedie researchers
Sep 13, 2024
We are pleased to share that two SFU Beedie faculty members have each been awarded an Insight Development Grant from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). SSHRC is Canada’s funding agency that promotes and supports research and training in the humanities and social sciences. Aviva Philipp-Muller, assistant professor of marketing, was awarded $65,000 for How Donors’ Assumptions Impact the Recipients of Charity. This research examines how consumers make the choices to give different more »More...
Inaugural MBA Leadership Challenge a gift to incoming MBA cohorts
Sep 10, 2024
This year’s incoming MBA students capped off their orientation week with an inaugural experiential learning opportunity, thanks to a generous gift from SFU Beedie executive-in-residence and alumna, Zabeen Hirji (MBA ’94). The Zabeen Hirji MBA Leadership Challenge is a one-day case competition challenging new students to develop thoughtful solutions to a business issue related to responsible leadership. Hirji’s gift is part of what she calls her “Purposeful Third Act”— a portfolio of activities in business, more »More...
Students channel business acumen and innovative thinking into solutions to global health challenges
Sep 6, 2024
Two teams of SFU Beedie undergraduate students applied their business skills to tackle a chronic global health issue in a virtual global case competition. According to the World Health Organization, about 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, the majority (close to 80 per cent) live in low- and middle-income countries. The number of people with diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980 and the prevalence continues to increase, particularly in urban areas and amongst children and more »More...
New appointments to SFU Beedie faculty for Fall 2024
Aug 30, 2024
The Beedie School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of outstanding faculty members to its exceptional teaching and research team. With diverse backgrounds and extensive expertise, these educators will enrich the academic community and learning experience at SFU Beedie. We extend a warm welcome to both fresh faces and familiar ones joining us in new roles, and look forward to witnessing the energy and excellence they bring to our school. GHERARDO CARACCIOLOLecturer, Finance more »More...
PhD candidate examines enacting values as a pathway to success for Indigenous entrepreneurs
Aug 12, 2024
Indigenous entrepreneurs often experience colonial dissonance—tension that arises from operating their business in a western marketplace based on competitive and capitalist values that are out of sync with their own as Indigenous Peoples. SFU Beedie PhD candidate and Indigenous (Michif) scholar, Jordyn Hrenyk, conducted research to better understand the role of values in Indigenous entrepreneurship, by engaging 40 Indigenous beadwork entrepreneurs from Nations across colonial states of Canada and the U.S. The business of beading more »More...
Real-world problem-solving skills showcased in annual competitions
Jul 19, 2024
The annual PEAK and ELITE case competitions took place this summer at SFU Beedie. The events showcased the talent, critical thinking, and dedication of 166 participants who competed in front of a panel of judges. Both competitions are organized by SFU Beedie’s Office of Student Experiences (OSE) to challenge students with real world business problems they must solve within a limited time. The competitions present hands-on opportunities for participants to strengthen their analytical, problem solving more »More...
Honouring spaces of belonging
Jul 4, 2024
A Coast Salish weaving is prominently displayed in the entrance hall of the Segal Graduate School of Business in downtown Vancouver. The specially commissioned artwork was shared in ceremony May 2023, and welcomes the Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA (IBL EMBA) students and other visitors with the story of this place, beginning at a time long before the building that now houses Beedie School of Business stood here. In a creative fusion of tradition and more »More...
Do university rankings matter?
Jun 10, 2024
The answer, as we often like to say is…it depends. A quick Google search of “university rankings” will return pages and pages of results. Some are recognizable sources, some are not. To understand if a particular ranking has merit and relevance, it should be reviewed with an informed and critical eye. Methodology matters Universities, their faculties (such as medical and business schools) and specific degree programs (MBA, for example) are ranked using a more »More...
Celebrating SFU Beedie IBL EMBA graduate Nyden Iron-Nighttraveller
Jun 10, 2024
Nyden Iron-Nighttraveller will proudly add MBA to his list of accomplishments when the entrepreneur and father of four graduates from SFU Beedie’s Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA (IBL EMBA) program on June 12. Iron-Nighttraveller’s educational and professional journey has not been linear. The embodiment of perseverance, he completed his undergraduate degree in 2020 taking courses when and where he could, both in-person and online, and at two different universities, so he could study while more »More...
Celebrating SFU Beedie graduate Harneet Gill, BBA
Jun 7, 2024
Harneet Gill will don a cap and gown on June 12 to celebrate earning a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA). Her journey through SFU Beedie has been marked by engaged learning and personal growth. Gill once aspired to be a teacher, but a high school work experience program and a two-week internship at the Vancouver Film School’s HR department sparked her interest in human resources, leading her to pursue a BBA with a concentration in more »More...