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Beedie School Of Business
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...
SFU Beedie professors awarded SSHRC Insight Grant
Jun 16, 2022
SFU Beedie professors Rekha Krishnan, Rajiv Kozhikode have been selected to receive an Insight grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSRHC). The Insight program aims to support and foster excellence in social sciences and humanities research intended to deepen, widen and increase our collective understanding of individuals and societies, as well as to inform the search for solutions to societal challenges. In start-up accelerators, women are not only evaluated alongside men but […]More...
New research finds timing is the key to success for science startups
Feb 8, 2017
Timing is essential when it comes to achieving commercial success for science-based companies according to a new research paper by faculty at SFU’s Beedie School of Business. The study, published in leading journal Nature Nanotechnology is part of a broader multi-year project on the global nanobiotechnology industry led by Professor Elicia Maine and Dr. Jon Thomas.More...
Ancient Practice of Mindfulness Has Lessons for Modern Business
Nov 25, 2016
The centuries-old practice of mindfulness offers significant benefits to individuals and businesses involved in customer service, according to a new article co-authored by professors at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business.More...
Top of the charts: Beedie professors top Google Metrics list
Aug 3, 2016
The music industry has Billboard, the business world has Forbes 500. Now, ranking successful academic papers has been made possible by Google Metrics – and Beedie School of Business professors Jan Kietzmann and Ian McCarthy rank as stars in business and management. Kietzmann and McCarthy’s seminal paper, Social Media? Get Serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media, is the highest ranked paper over five years in the Business, Economics and Management category of […]More...
NHL Draft 2016: Drafting is educated guesswork
Jun 23, 2016
On the heels of the NHL draft, research from SFU Beedie School of Business professor Peter Tingling suggests that the draft tactics of NHL teams are often no better than randomly assigning players across the entire draft.More...
Globe and Mail: Beedie selects veteran Ali Dastmalchian as its new dean
Sep 25, 2015
The following article was published by the Globe and Mail on September 18. By Jennifer Lewington. Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has tapped a veteran dean, international researcher and award-winning teacher as its next leader, effective Jan 1. Ali Dastmalchian says the opportunity to lead a school with Western Canada’s largest business undergraduate program, a fast-growing menu of graduate programs and a focus on entrepreneurship and sustainability proved irresistible.More...
Ali Dastmalchian appointed dean of SFU’s Beedie School of Business
Sep 18, 2015
Simon Fraser University has appointed Professor Ali Dastmalchian as dean of the Beedie School of Business, effective January 1, 2016.More...
From research to the marketplace: Beedie leads the way for researchers
Sep 2, 2015
SFU’s Beedie School of Business offers researchers a way to bring their world-changing thinking to practical applications in the global marketplace.More...
Leanwashing: A Hidden Factor in the Obesity Crisis
Jan 30, 2015
A significant proportion of the global population believe that lack of exercise is a major factor that leads to obesity. Aneel Karnani, Brent McFerran and Anirban Mukhopadhyay explore the role of food and beverage companies in undermining the importance of dietary choices in the obesity debate – a process that has become known as “leanwashing”.More...