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PhD another milestone for lifelong learner
Oct 7, 2024
Dr. Husna Memon considers herself a lifelong learner and now has a PhD in Finance from SFU’s Beedie School of Business to show for it. Memon’s curiosity and drive led her to earn an MBA from the University of Wales, and then on to Vancouver to continue her studies. “I first joined SFU Beedie’s MSc Finance program to expand upon my knowledge base acquired through an MBA,” Memon explains. “Following the completion of my MSc, […]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...
Non-profit co-founded by Beedie student shortlisted for Democracy Innovation Award
Nov 29, 2016
Beedie School of Business PhD student Simon Pek has recently returned from the Council of Europe’s World Forum for Democracy, where work done by Democracy in Practice, the non-profit organization he co-founded, earned them a place as one of three finalists in the Democracy Innovation Award.More...
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.More...
Beedie duo named on BC Business 30 Under 30 list
Mar 23, 2016
Beedie School of Business alumni Bryan Gallagher and Matias Marquez have been named on BC Business’ prestigious 30 Under 30 list.More...
Karen Robson receives American Marketing Association Rising Star Award
Jul 6, 2015
Beedie School of Business PhD candidate Karen Robson has received the Rising Star Award from the American Marketing Association (AMA) Consumer Behavior Special Interest Group – one of the largest special interest groups within the AMA.More...
Beedie PhD Bryan Gallagher nets SSHRC Storyteller award
Jun 3, 2015
Beedie School of Business PhD student Bryan Gallagher has been selected as one of five winners of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) 2015 Storytellers contest.More...
Globe and Mail: How non-business students can segue into an MBA
Apr 8, 2015
The following is an excerpt from the full article published in the Globe and Mail on April 8, 2014. By Jennifer Lewington, Globe and Mail.More...
Beedie PhD Simon Pek wins prestigious Doctoral Student Paper Award
Mar 23, 2015
A research paper by Beedie School of Business PhD student Simon Pek has received the Best Doctoral Student Paper Award at the 56th annual Western Academy of Management Conference.More...
CBC News: Vancouver housing prices risk mortgage default
Mar 13, 2015
The following article about a new report prepared for B.C.’s Financial Institutions Commission by Beedie School of Business PhD student Mingxin Li was published by CBC News on March 11, 2015.More...