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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...
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...
Pedal-power hybrid vehicle set for Vancouver
Jan 28, 2015
Management of Technology MBA alumnus Kody Baker aims to revolutionize Vancouver’s urban transport.More...
Consumers misled about cause of obesity: study
Jan 13, 2015
New research from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business indicates that food and drink manufacturers are contributing to the world’s growing obesity crisis through deceptive and confusing marketing.More...
Affirmative Action elicits bias in pro equality Caucasians: study
Jul 25, 2014
New research from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business indicates that bias towards the effects of Affirmative Action (AA) exists in not only people opposed to it, but also in those who strongly endorse equality.More...
NBC News: Even One Woman on the Board Makes a Difference
Jul 22, 2014
The following article about Beedie School of Business professor Judy Zaichkowsy’s research was published by NBC News on July 21, 2014.More...
Beedie Prof. Nilesh Saraf awarded prestigious research paper honour
Jul 21, 2014
A research paper by Beedie School of Business Associate Professor Nilesh Saraf has been recognized as one of the best and most highly cited research papers published in management journals in the last 15 years.More...
The effect of counterparty credit risk on American options
Jul 14, 2014
New research from the Beedie School of Business suggests that long-established practice used by financial institutions for over two decades is in fact inaccurate – and could have major repercussions for the way banks value assets.More...
Globe and Mail: Beedie study shows mixed-sex boards are better governed
Jul 3, 2014
The following article was published in the Globe and Mail on July 2, 2014.More...