Research

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 […]

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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.

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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.

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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”.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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