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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...
Huffington Post: How Gamification Can Transform Business Processes
Aug 27, 2015
The following article was published in the Huffington Post Canada Business section on August 26. It features research by Beedie School of Business faculty Ian McCarthy, Jan Kietzmann and Leyland Pitt, current PhD student Karen Robson, and former PhD student Kirk Plangger.More...
Beedie prof. Kim Trottier examines art of decision-making
Sep 30, 2013
Study by Kim Trottier shows making choices under pressure is critical in business as well as sport. Growing up in the northern Ontario community of Kapuskasing, Beedie School of Business assistant professor Kim Trottier was naturally drawn to the sport of hockey at an early age. She was at one point the only girl on an all-boys hockey team – drawing attention to herself as the fastest skater in her age group. She eventually gave […]More...
Beedie prof. Peter Tingling tests business theories through professional sport
Sep 4, 2013
Professional sport is undeniably big business. Player contracts and sponsorship deals amount to tens of millions of dollars, with ticket sales, television rights and merchandising totaling billions. One could surmise, therefore, that sport commands a lot of attention in the way of academic research. However, Beedie School of Business associate professor Peter Tingling’s motivation for researching sport is a little less obvious. Rather than the business of professional sports, Tingling’s true research interests lie in […]More...
The perfect petri dish
Aug 16, 2013
Peter Tingling on the importance of researching business in sports. Professional sport is undeniably big business. Player contracts and sponsorship deals amount to tens of millions of dollars, with ticket sales, television rights and merchandising totaling billions. One could surmise, therefore, that sport commands a lot of attention in the way of academic research. However, Beedie School of Business associate professor Peter Tingling’s motivation for researching sport is a little less obvious. Rather than the […]More...
The science (or not) of drafting professional hockey players
Aug 14, 2013
Peter Tingling research debunks “Myth of Detroit Red Wings”. The National Hockey League draft has become something of an annual tradition for Beedie School of Business associate professor Peter Tingling, who found himself in New Jersey recently for the 2013 edition – a scene that attracted leading hockey managers, scouts and media in addition to the players themselves. Tingling, whose focus on management decision-making makes the high profile sporting event a particularly compelling laboratory, has […]More...
Intuition vs. Analysis: NHL coaches and the fine art of decision-making
Aug 13, 2013
Study by Kim Trottier shows making choices under pressure is critical in business as well as sport. Growing up in the northern Ontario community of Kapuskasing, Beedie School of Business assistant professor Kim Trottier was naturally drawn to the sport of hockey at an early age. She was at one point the only girl on an all-boys hockey team – drawing attention to herself as the fastest skater in her age group. She eventually gave […]More...
NHL draft: ‘It’s all guesswork,’ professor says
Jul 2, 2013
The following article was published by Toronto Star on June 29, 2013. Peter Tingling, a business professor at Simon Fraser University who has analyzed years of NHL drafts, says the notion that some teams are particularly good at making draft decisions is a myth. NEWARK, N.J.—This is the day NHL general managers will boast that they can’t believe a certain player was still around. This is the day that will give rise to those backstories down […]More...