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SFU focus on international business research recognized
Oct 28, 2010
Simon Fraser University’s business school has been ranked as one of the world’s most productive institutions studying international business. A study in the International Business Review has ranked SFU Business 38th out of 40 universities around the world, based on the total number of academic articles published between 1998 and 2008. SFU was one of two Canadian universities to make the top 40 ranking. The University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of Business ranked more »More...
Business ethics team reaches finals at University of Arizona student case competition
Oct 26, 2010
October 26, 2010 An undergraduate student team from Simon Fraser University garnered finalist status at the Collegiate Ethics Case Competition, hosted at the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management from October 21 to 23 in Tucson. The event featured 30 leading business schools from across North America, including four from Canada. SFU’s team – featuring students Andrew McKinlay and Owen Hosford – was one of only four to reach the finals, along with the more »More...
Vancouver Sun profiles SFU Business grad and Shark Truth founder Claudia Li
Oct 25, 2010
As part of the Vancouver Sun’s week-long series on the worldwide decline in shark populations, the October 25 edition of the newspaper profiled Claudia Li and her organization, Shark Truth, which advocates for the removal of shark-fin soup on restaurant menus in Canada and internationally. The article in its entirety appears below. The dangerous allure of shark-fin soup and the grassroots movement to combat it by Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun Tai Cheng’s father Derick, a more »More...
International business research ranking puts SFU Business among top schools in the world
Oct 25, 2010
October 25, 2010 A new ranking of global business schools measured by scholarly impact in the realm of international business has put Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Business Administration among the best in the world. Published in the journal International Business Review, the survey ranks universities in terms of international business research output in elite business journals over the past decade. SFU Business ranked among the top 40 business schools globally, and was one of more »More...
Facial images in website design boost customer trust and profits: SFU Business research
Oct 22, 2010
October 22, 2010 Award-winning research from Simon Fraser University into the crucial role of design in e-commerce websites shows that the representation of the human face can have a big impact on customer experience and loyalty — and ultimately, the bottom line. Since 2002, SFU Business professor Dianne Cyr has examined various elements of website design from the perspective of cultural and gender values, including the business implications of how websites are treated visually. This more »More...
New study shows Canadian boards not reflecting country’s diversity
Oct 21, 2010
Vancouver, BC, October 21, 2010 – Some sobering findings on the lack of diversity on the boards of large Canadian companies were released today in the Canadian Board Diversity Council’s Annual Report Card. From the number of women holding directorships – about one-in-seven – to the number of visible minorities (just over five per cent) to the less than one per cent Aboriginal Peoples, FP 500 boardrooms are not reflective of the broader population of more »More...
Media Matters – SFU Business in the News – Oct. 15, 2010
Oct 19, 2010
How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending Oct. 15, 2010. Business and Economy The Vancouver Sun reported: “Shopping websites showing friendly faces and culturally appropriate colours have a distinct advantage over online marketers who focus exclusively on their merchandise, a researcher from Simon Fraser University has found. Dianne Cyr, a professor in the SFU business faculty, says that shoppers are inclined to perceive e-commerce sites as more appealing and trustworthy, and more »More...
Media Matters – SFU Business in the News – October 8, 2010
Oct 12, 2010
How SFU Business fared in the news for the week ending Oct. 8, 2010. The Vancouver Sun also told readers how the B.C. Liberals “plan to sell the (HST) tax with a ‘lunchroom’ PR campaign rather than a slick TV advertising blitz.” SFU marketing prof Lindsay Meredith was in the story: “Taxpayers love to hear how you are going to cut back the overall cost of the burden of government. So I certainly would be focusing more »More...
SFU’s Master of Financial Risk Management program profiled in Metro
Oct 6, 2010
As the business world becomes more specialized, students would do well to consider options like Simon Fraser University’s Master of Financial Risk Management program. To download a copy of the complete article printed in the Tuesday, September 21, 2010 issue of Metro News Vancouver, click here.More...
SFU PhD student receives Experiential Classroom’s Outstanding Teacher award
Oct 6, 2010
October 6, 2010 A PhD student from SFU Business has received the Outstanding Teacher Award from a globally recognized university clinic devoted to teaching in the area of entrepreneurship. Kirk Plangger, a marketing PhD student at Simon Fraser University, attended the Experiential Classroom program at the Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University from September 23 to 26, where he garnered the prize. Most of the participants in attendance were PhDs and seasoned university teachers from North more »More...