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SFU MBAs compete on national stage at 2011 MBA Games
Jan 7, 2011
Master of Business Administration students from SFU Business have touched down in Toronto for the 2011 MBA Games, held from January 7-9 at the Schulich School of Business. Since 1988, the National MBA Games have been an annual Canada wide competition that brings together MBA students from across the country. There are three major areas of competition: academic, athletic, and spirit. The Games are the largest gathering of MBA students in Canada. Last year the more »More...
Media Matters – SFU Business in the News – December 17, 2010
Dec 20, 2010
How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending December 17, 2010. B.C. Ferries Salaries New documents show 21 B.C. Ferries employees each earned more than $200,000 in salary, including president David Hahn, who pulled in $984,248. SFU marketing expert Lindsay Meredith toldCanadian Press that B.C. Ferries’ decision to determine salaries by comparing private and public sector remuneration data won’t go over well with taxpayers. Full story: http://at.sfu.ca/DgLscC Workplace Innovation Greenbiz.com reported on a new more »More...
SFU Business salutes EMBAs from Top 100 Most Powerful Women list
Dec 20, 2010
The Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University congratulates its outsanding alumni who have been included in the recently published “Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100” list from the Women’s Executive Network. The SFU Business graduates are Zabeen Hirji (EMBA ’94), Chief Human Resources Officer at RBC; Loreen Paananen (EMBA ’95), Executive VP of Retail Development at Shoppers Drug Mart; and Bev Park (EMBA ’02), President and CEO, Couverdon Real Estate. The three EMBA more »More...
Media Matters – SFU Business in the News – December 10, 2010
Dec 15, 2010
How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending December 10, 2010. B.C. Politics The media also reached out to SFU political scientist Marjorie Cohen Griffin on Carole James’ resignation. 24 Hours, Ming Pao newspaper, CKNW, and Fairchild Television did interviews with her. While News1130 and 103 Juice radio (Kelowna) spoke with SFU marketing expert Lindsay Meredith to get his take on the B.C. political scene. SFU professor emeritus Gary Mauser was interviewed by Global TV news and OMNI Televisionregarding Clark’s more »More...
Read Stephanie Bertel’s report entitled Embedding Sustainability in Organizational Culture: A How-To Guide for Executives
Dec 13, 2010
The Network for Business Sustainability has released its new research report from SFU Business Assistant Prof. Stephanie Bertels, entitled “Embedding Sustainability in Organizational Culture: A How-To Guide for Executives.” Click here to read the report. NBS gave blogger and CSR consultant Celesa Horvath a sneak preview of the report, and invited her to review it. Her posting is below: Overview of the Report From a comprehensive review of academic research on sustainability and organizational culture (as more »More...
SFU Business hosts first annual Finance International Case Competition
Dec 13, 2010
In its first year, the Finance International Case Competition (FICC) hosted its top twelve teams from November 12-13, 2010, with the preliminary round at Harbour Centre followed by finals at Segal Graduate School of Business. The judging panel, including representatives from corporate partners from CIBC, GE Capital and CGA, awarded third place to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, second to Edwards School of Business (Saskatchewan) and first to Queen’s School of Business. The top more »More...
Spark innovation by example – SFU Business workplace study
Dec 13, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Bertels, 778.782.5163; stephanie_bertels@sfu.ca Derek Moscato, SFU Business, 778.782.5038; drmoscat@sfu.ca Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.4323;marianne_meadahl@sfu.ca December 13, 2010 Companies striving for greater workplace innovation should try showing employees how it’s done creatively rather than overwhelming them with rules and regulations, says a Simon Fraser University researcher. A new study by Stephanie Bertels, an SFU Business assistant professor, finds that traditional approaches like bringing in new HR policies or performance goals only address a company’s day-to-day needs. Bertels more »More...
Alumni new venture Quikpiq reaches prestigious finals at Canada’s Next Great Startup
Dec 10, 2010
QuikPiq, a social media startup founded by alumni from SFU Business, was recently announced as a Top 5 finalist in the Canada’s Next Great Startup competition in November. The competition took place in Toronto as part of the 2010 Impact National Conference and was attended by 300 of Canada’s top entrepreneurial students as well as established entrepreneurs. Consisting of members Anoop Aulakh, Ashish Gurung, and Don Masakayan, the team was the first place finisher at more »More...
BusOne students and fourth-year marketers help the United Way
Dec 10, 2010
They’re first-year students on a mission to spread a little extra cheer this Christmas. Taking up the challenge from their instructor, students from SFU Surrey’s new BusOne program put their business creativity to the test and participated in the Market on the Mezzanine craft fair on campus last week. One group dressed as elves, sold cotton candy and posed for photos with Santa, helping to initially raise more than $600 for the United Way. Their more »More...
School of Hard Knocks: SFU Business Dean Daniel Shapiro on Canadian innovation in the global economy
Dec 9, 2010
Daniel Shapiro, Dean of SFU Business, talks to the Globe and Mail in an extensive feature on what Canadian businesses need in order to thrive in the fast-evolving global economy. Globe and Mail, December 9, 2010 The fifth in an eight-part series of solutions to challenges facing Canada’s foreign trade. This week’s challenge: Bench Strength Building up Canada’s talent base, from managers to scientists, entrepreneurs to salespeople, is a key challenge as Canadian business aims more »More...