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Vancouver Province: Canada’s anti-spam law to put the squeeze on B.C. businesses electronic promotion
Jun 25, 2014
The following is an excerpt from the full article published in the Vancouver Province on June 20, 2014, and features commentary from Beedie School of Business professor Leyland Pitt.More...
AIB 2014 Annual Meeting: How do MNEs overcome distrust and build legitimacy in host countries?
Jun 24, 2014
Foreign direct investment (FDI), particularly that from emerging markets such as China, has rocketed in recent years. Almost ten years ago Chinese outward investment was negligible, yet last year over $100 billion was invested. Yet with much distrust existing in the countries that are the beneficiaries of the investment, MNEs are increasingly looking to take action in order to get stakeholders onside.More...
Academy of International Business: Local Contexts in Global Business
Jun 24, 2014
As the host school of the Academy of International Business (AIB) 2014 Annual Meeting, the Beedie School of Business has partnered with the Globe and Mail to publish a special business report highlighting a small selection of the research papers that will be presented at the event.More...
Daniel Shapiro awarded AIB International Educator of the Year
Jun 24, 2014
Daniel Shapiro, Dean of Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, has been honoured with the Academy of International Business (AIB) Fellows’ International Educator of the Year Award.More...
RADIUS launches two new venture accelerator initiatives
Jun 23, 2014
RADIUS, the Beedie School of Business’ social venture lab and venture incubator, has launched two new venture accelerator programs aimed at nurturing early stage social initiatives and providing social entrepreneurs with the tools required to bring their ventures to market.More...
The Beedie School of Business welcomes the Academy of International Business
Jun 23, 2014
The Beedie School of Business is honoured to host the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB).More...
Beedie alumni elected to SFU Alumni Association Board of Directors
Jun 19, 2014
A trio of Beedie School of Business alumni has been elected to the SFU Alumni Association Board of Directors for 2014/15 following the May elections.More...
BBA duo awarded EDC International Business Scholarships
Jun 16, 2014
Two Beedie School of Business undergraduate students have been selected as recipients of a prestigious international business scholarship in recognition of their commitment to building an international business career.More...
Six Beedie students honoured by Surrey Board of Trade
Jun 13, 2014
Beedie School of Business students comprised almost a quarter of the recipients of this year’s Surrey Board of Trade’s Top 25 Under 25 Awards.More...
Alumni systemize coaching culture in Beedie JDC West team
Jun 9, 2014
As the largest student-run business case competition in Western Canada, JDC West serves to provide teams of students from top business schools with case competition experience. Yet despite a proud history that had seen the Beedie School of Business crowned School of the Year in the 2007 competition, standards had slipped so far that Beedie teams did not place in a single category in 2012. Clearly, something had to change.More...