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MBA student Jessica Fong profiled in Metro News
Nov 16, 2010
My MBA experience Jordana Divon, Metro News Vancouver Name: Jessica Fong School: Simon Fraser University Current city: Vancouver Position: Online Marketing Specialist at SFU Business School Pre-MBA I had a BA in economics. After graduation I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do, so I took an administrative position and got to do some accounting. I’ve always wanted to pursue my MBA, but I was never motivated. However, I wasn’t too happy with my more »More...
National Post: Students set tone in Prof. Leyland Pitt’s marketing class
Nov 16, 2010
By John Shmuel, Financial Post When professor Leyland Pitt assigns students their main presentation in his marketing course, there’s only one piece of instruction given to them: Present about anything you want. The effectiveness of guerrilla marketing at sports events? Sure. Using Web 2.0 to create dialogue with your customers? Knock yourself out. Deploying satellites to act as billboards. Sure, why not? Of course, the ideas won’t necessarily lead to good marks. But that’s the more »More...
SFU Business undergrads garner Final Four status at Hong Kong’s Citi International Case Competition
Nov 9, 2010
November 9, 2010 A team of undergraduate students from SFU Business made it to the Final Four at one of the world’s most prestigious international business case competitions held in Hong Kong recently. The Citi International Case Competition 2010 which took place last week saw 19 outstanding teams from top business schools around the world compete in a divisional playoff format. The SFU Business students participating were Frederick Bantados, Sahar Sharafzadeh, Awin Ye, and Jojo more »More...
Media Matters – SFU Business in the News – November 5, 2010
Nov 8, 2010
How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending November 5, 2010. Premier Campbell Resigns The Province and the Victoria Times Colonist also spoke with SFU business professor Lindsay Meredith, who commented that it was former premier Bill Vander Zalm and his anti-HST campaign that was responsible for Campbell’s move. “Zalm set the clock ticking,” Meredith told The Province.The Vancouver Sun also quoted Meredith from an SFU Issues & Experts media alert. The Province (story #1): http://at.sfu.ca/MrQLqN The Province more »More...
Student project helps needy to build new life
Nov 8, 2010
Basic household goods gathered. By Frank Luba, The Province In terms of business projects, The Good Drive really was a win-win effort Sunday. Hundreds of household goods were donated to the non-profit group Gather and Give for people trying to rebuild their lives. And five students completed their assignment for a project management class, a third-year business course at Simon Fraser University. Chantelle Buffy, Josephine Gunawan, Aren Hanson, Sabaina Saif and Kenny Wee came up more »More...
SFU Business announces William Rowe EMBA Alumni Professorship
Nov 4, 2010
November 4, 2010 The Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University is pleased to announce the William Rowe EMBA Alumni Professorship. The new professorship has been established in honour of the late William Rowe, who earned his Executive MBA from SFU in 1972. Rowe, who passed away earlier this year, established a longlasting relationship with both Simon Fraser University and SFU Business. It represents the second EMBA Alumni Professorship created at SFU Business. The more »More...
Business students seek home essentials in the name of social sustainability
Nov 2, 2010
SFU business students have partnered with the non-profit Gather & Give organization to assist low-income families, reports the Burnaby NewsLeader. As part of an assignment for a project management class related to sustainability, the students will collect household items, such as pots and pans, kitchenware, toiletries, bedding, and other housewares. The newspaper said most people think about the environment when sustainability is discussed, but the students decided to focus on social sustainability instead. “Making sure more »More...
Does information technology help or hinder?
Nov 1, 2010
The debate in The National Post is whether the biggest technological revolution known to mankind proved to be accurate. According to the paper, there were tremendous expectations for information technology (IT) and some argue today that predictions of increased productivity never came to fruition. Of course, IT did change the way we work and how organizations communicate around the world, and now there are new expectations with the arrival of IT Revolution 2.0. This time more »More...
Media Matters – SFU Business in the News – Oct. 29, 2010
Nov 1, 2010
How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending Oct. 29, 2010. SFU Business Recognized According to Business in Vancouver, SFU Business has been ranked 38th out of 40 universities around the world, based on the number of academic articles published between 1998 and 2008. International Business Review chose SFU and the University of Western Ontario (ranked fifth overall) as the only two Canadian schools to make its list. SFU Business dean Daniel Shapiro said being recognized more »More...
SFU club launches unique program to inspire female students to make a difference
Oct 29, 2010
Young Women in Business at SFU Encourage Social Entrepreneurship BURNABY, B.C. (October 29, 2010)- A group of enthusiastic students from the Young Women in Business (YWiB) Network at SFU (YWiB SFU) have embarked on a new project for social change. The new program, Project GIVE (Generating Innovative Visions of Entrepreneurship), will provide participants with the opportunity to develop ideas and business plans for social change while working alongside mentors from leading non-profit organizations. Founder of more »More...