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HQ Vancouver – Hub appeal: World-class Vancouver draws global travel businesses

Oct 24, 2016

Travel businesses locating – and growing – here offer a state-of-the-art blend of options. 

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Beedie PhD candidate wins prestigious Academy of International Business award

Aug 15, 2016

Beedie 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.

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Bocconi Campus Abroad program builds cross-cultural connections

Aug 2, 2016

The Beedie School of Business continues to build strong ties in international business education through the Bocconi Campus Abroad program. For three weeks in July a cohort of 29 students from the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan traveled to Vancouver to take a condensed course in marketing with a select number of Beedie students. The Bocconi Campus Abroad program has been active for nine years, with a different topic being co-taught by two Bocconi […]

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Jack Austin Centre: Why China is undergoing State-owned Enterprise reform

Jul 13, 2016

As China’s economy slows to a medium-high growth forecast, the government has revealed plans for structural reforms around State-owned Enterprises (SOEs). Though these reforms offer opportunity for the Chinese economy, they are not without potential pitfalls.

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HQ Vancouver: Why global gaming giants set up shop in Vancouver

Jun 28, 2016

Vancouver is home to some global-leading organizations in thriving industries: visual effects, performance apparel, and information and communications technology to name but a few. Yet perhaps somewhat surprisingly, given the prominence of the great outdoors in Vancouver’s identity, one industry in which the city is a true global leader is gaming.

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HQ Vancouver: How BC attracts global tech companies

May 20, 2016

Vancouver is home to an undeniably world-class, and growing tech industry. Industry giants such as Microsoft and Amazon have recently set up home here, and the list of homegrown global organizations that have chosen to remain within BC is impressive. Yet, like most industries, Vancouver still falls short of its potential in housing the headquarters of tech organizations. So what can be done to improve this record?

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Beedie students strike gold at APEX Global Case Challenge

May 13, 2016

Beedie School of Business undergraduate students continued their impressive form at global case competitions in 2016, earning the gold medal at the prestigious APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge, one of the world’s premier management information systems case competitions.

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Crossing global Indigenous borders

May 3, 2016

Beedie’s EMBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership facilitates international Indigenous connections.

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EMBA in Indigenous Business and Leadership facilitates international Indigenous connections

May 2, 2016

At Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, students in the pioneering Executive MBA in  Business and Leadership program are set to benefit from a new partnership – one that will expose them to some of the world’s top research in Indigenous governance and economic issues.

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Beedie case competition success continues at UNICC

Mar 29, 2016

The Beedie School of Business continued its run of success at case competitions in 2016 with a third place finish at the University of Navarra International Case Competition (UNICC).

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