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SFU’s Beedie School of Business renews prestigious EQUIS accreditation
Oct 26, 2022
Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has earned renewed EQUIS accreditation by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Global, a comprehensive institutional accreditation system that recognizes the world’s top business and management schools. The accreditation, which is valid for a five-year period, recognizes the excellence of research and education at SFU Beedie. SFU Beedie also holds accreditation from AACSB International and is among only one per cent of business schools worldwide with both more »More...
Research-based entrepreneurship shines at the i2I Venture Pitch
Oct 21, 2022
Environmentally-friendly water-repellent materials and rapid, yet accurate, viral testing took home the top prizes at this year’s invention to Innovation (i2I) Venture Pitch Competition at SFU’s Beedie School of Business. The annual event is a celebration of the scientific entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial scientists graduating from SFU Beedie’s i2I program. The culmination of the program, the event gives six program participants the opportunity to present their strategies for their research-based innovations to a panel of expert more »More...
BBA graduate pursues dream of being commercial airline pilot with Cathay Pacific
Oct 6, 2022
Of the career paths chosen by graduates of SFU’s Beedie School of Business, commercial airline pilot of a Boeing 777 might be one of the rarer ones. Leo Cheung’s first love was always aviation. As a child travelling between Vancouver and Asia during summer holidays, he thought it would be cool to have a job sitting on the flight deck of a massive commercial aircraft. After all, not many individuals can have the bragging rights more »More...
SFU Beedie’s Indigenous Business Leadership EMBA weaves Indigenous teachings into contemporary business knowledge
Oct 4, 2022
Dennis Thomas’s dedication to his Nation started 15 years ago with working in economic development and managing Takaya Tours, an internationally recognized Indigenous tourism business. It was there that he connected with his cultural roots and, today, he is a cultural ambassador in his community who strives to embed his Nation’s culture in all areas of business to keep the ancestral knowledge alive and well. Thomas, whose ancestral name is Whonoak, is a member and more »More...
SFU Beedie professor June Francis selected to chair B.C.’s new anti-racism data committee
Oct 3, 2022
June Francis, professor of marketing at SFU’s Beedie School of Business, has been selected to lead B.C.’s new anti-racism data committee, signalling another major stride in her efforts to advocate for anti-racism in British Columbia and make the province a more inclusive place. Out of 160 applicants to join the committee, 11 were selected, with Francis appointed chair of the committee. “We’ve selected 11 members who will help us identify how we can improve government more »More...
SFU Beedie welcomes 10 exciting new faculty members
Sep 29, 2022
This fall, SFU’s Beedie School of Business is delighted to welcome 10 new faculty members to join the ranks of our world-class teaching and research faculty. Our new faculty members come from an incredible diversity of backgrounds, including accounting, management organization studies, technology, law, and more. These educators and researchers boast a dynamic range of research and teaching expertise that will enrich and strengthen our SFU Beedie academic community. Please join us in welcoming these more »More...
SFU Beedie professor June Francis at heart of city’s redevelopment plan for Hogan’s Alley
Sep 21, 2022
A new city project hopes to reclaim some of the hope that was lost when city planning in the early 70s led to the displacement and erasure of Hogan’s Alley, Vancouver’s historic Black neighbourhood. The City of Vancouver has signed a historic agreement with the Hogan’s Alley Society to become home to new apartments and a potential cultural centre. At the heart of this project is June Francis, co-chair of the Hogan’s Alley Society and more »More...
SFU Beedie professor Natalie Bin Zhao awarded Mitacs grant
Sep 8, 2022
SFU Beedie Professor Natalie Bin Zhao has been awarded a Mitacs grant to understand the business insider’s perspective on medical device recalls, and how that perspective affects opportunities for organizational learning and improvement. The $15,000 award will also help support Professor Zhao’s research assistant and PhD student. Professor Zhao’s proposed research seeks to understand the CEO’s role in a firm’s response to product failures, including failure correction through leader modelling fallibility (LMF). LMF refers to more »More...
Chasing opportunity: Pandemic opens doors for BBA student entrepreneur to co-found health tech start-up
Sep 6, 2022
Michelle De la O’s entrepreneurship journey started with bad news. A travel enthusiast, she had been excited to go on two student exchanges during her undergraduate degree—one in France and one in Italy. But those plans were quashed when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out and international travel came to a halt. With student exchanges no longer available, De la O looked for other options to enrich her experience at SFU’s Beedie School of Business. Eventually, more »More...
PEAK and ELITE case competitions promote experiential learning
Aug 25, 2022
This summer, students from SFU’s Beedie School of Business applied their skills and knowledge to real-world business problems at the annual PEAK and ELITE case competitions. The PEAK and ELITE case competitions are internally organized and designed to introduce students to the case competition experience. These competitions challenge students with real world business problems that they must solve within a limited time and present an opportunity to learn and strengthen their analytical, problem solving and more »More...