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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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Beedie School of Business celebrates global case competition successes

May 31, 2016

Business education in action takes to world stage.

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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 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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How organizations can use multicultural employees to spark innovation

Feb 16, 2016

A new book from Beedie School of Business Professor of International Management David Thomas indicates that multicultural employees are an under-utilized resource within organizations – and if correctly nurtured can be used to harness in innovation.

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Beedie MSc Finance team qualifies for PRMIA Risk Management Challenge finals

Feb 11, 2016

Four students from the MSc Finance program at the Beedie School of Business emerged victorious over three teams from Western Canada to win the regional round of the prestigious PRMIA Risk Management Challenge.

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Globe and Mail: Why some elite companies cheat to stay ahead

Feb 2, 2016

The following article about research by Beedie School of Business faculty Rekha Krishnan and Rajiv Krishnan Kozhikode was published by the Globe and Mail on January 29.

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HQ Vancouver: Growing a global hub of premium and performance apparel in B.C.

Jan 21, 2016

Unbeknownst to many of its residents, British Columbia is home to a cluster of head offices in the premium and performance apparel sector – and the province should strive to leverage the unique advantages it has to offer to entice organizations to set up head offices here, and nurture those less-developed ones that already call B.C. home.

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Beedie hosts historic presentation on China’s 13th Five-Year Plan

Jan 19, 2016

A commitment to innovation and green technologies, and a shift away from the inefficient economic model that relies on cheap labour for manufacturing will play fundamental roles in the future of China’s economy.

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HQ Vancouver: A Hub for Global Business Services

Nov 30, 2015

Vancouver is currently punching far below its weight in terms of the number of number of globally recognized businesses with head offices in the city. However, rather than viewing this as a negative, this in fact represents a massive opportunity for the city.

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