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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 types […]

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SFU Beedie’s Anne Macdonald honoured with Fellowship designation by CPABC

May 10, 2023

Anne Macdonald, faculty member in accounting at SFU’s Beedie School of Business, has been honoured with the prestigious Fellowship of Chartered Professional Accountants (FCPA) designation by CPABC for her outstanding contributions to the accounting profession through her teaching and support of SFU Beedie students. After over 22 years of teaching, Macdonald will be retiring this year. During her two decades at SFU Beedie, Macdonald has taught every course in the accounting concentration, including “Introduction to […]

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SFU Beedie welcomes 10 exciting new faculty members

Sep 29, 2022

This fall, SFU’s Beedie School of Business is delighted to welcome 10 new faculty members to join the ranks of our world-class teaching and research faculty. Our new faculty members come from an incredible diversity of backgrounds, including accounting, management organization studies, technology, law, and more. These educators and researchers boast a dynamic range of research and teaching expertise that will enrich and strengthen our SFU Beedie academic community. Please join us in welcoming these […]

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SFU Beedie professor June Francis speaks to new landmark anti-racism legislation at B.C. Legislature

May 4, 2022

B.C. has introduced new legislation to begin collecting racial data on its population with the goal of dismantling systemic racism and discrimination faced by Indigenous, Black and racialized British Columbians. SFU Beedie professor June Francis spoke to this new landmark legislation on May 2 at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria, B.C. The Anti-Racism Data Act is the first anti-racism data legislation in B.C. and was co-developed with Indigenous and racialized communities to help identify which […]

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SFU Beedie professor Jing Li wins award for case study in global competition

Feb 28, 2022

Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business faculty member Jing Li has been named a winner in The Case Centre’s 32nd Awards and Competitions, a global competition celebrating excellence in case writing and teaching. Li won the Strategy and General Management category award for her case study, Amazon Goes Global 2020. The Case Centre Awards and Competitions have been presented annually since 1991 and recognize worldwide excellence in the case method of teaching. A cornerstone […]

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Beedie professor elected to Vancouver School Board

Oct 23, 2017

Judy Zaichkowsky, University Professor of Marketing at SFU’s Beedie School of Business, has won election to the Vancouver School Board. Zaichkowsky, representing the Green Party, secured a seat on the nine-strong board at Vancouver’s byelection on October 14, 2017, after receiving the second highest number of votes among the 19 candidates. Zaichkowsky received 23,383 votes, representing 7.14% of total votes cast. “This foray into politics was a very gratifying experience, as I got to connect […]

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Gervase Bushe named one of HR’s Most Influential Thinkers

Sep 28, 2017

Beedie School of Business professor Gervase Bushe has made the list of the 30 Most Influential Thinkers in the field of Human Resources for the second year in a row, after being named at number seven in the 2017 rankings. Britain’s HR Magazine has published its annual HR Most Influential Rankings for the past 12 years recognizing some of the top practitioners and thinkers in HR. This list draws attention to individuals whose ideas and […]

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SFU Beedie Names Inaugural Ryan Beedie Chair in Finance

Jul 6, 2017

Dr. Eduardo Schwartz has been appointed to the newly created position of Ryan Beedie Chair in Finance at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. Schwartz is a highly-respected academic who has held positions in several of the world’s leading universities, including University of California (UCLA), the University of British Columbia, and the London Business School. He has an Engineering degree from the University of Chile and a Masters and Ph.D. in Finance from the […]

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Beedie’s David Hannah honoured for contribution to management education

Jun 28, 2017

A case study co-authored by David Hannah, Associate Professor of Management and Organization Studies at Beedie School of Business, has won Management Teaching Review’s 2016 Best Paper Award. The Organizational Behavior Teaching Society and Management Teaching Review selected the paper, “Jarvis Manufacturing: An Experiential Exercise for Teaching the Fundamentals of Teamwork”, in recognition of the “significant impact” it had made on management education. “We were delighted to be chosen for this award,” says Hannah. “It […]

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How Beedie Faculty are leading learning outcomes

Jul 6, 2012

On June 28, Dr. Kathi A. Ketcheson, Director of Institutional Research and Planning at Portland State University, presented PSU’s approach to learning outcomes and assessment. PSU is an NWCCU (Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities) accredited university and SFU is currently in candidacy status for NWCCU accreditation. The process for establishing learning outcomes is under the purview of the Vice-President Academic and the Learning Outcomes and Assessment Working Group. Dr. Ketcheson’s presentation provided some insight […]

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