Research
Simon Fraser University
Shifting the burden of risk
Jun 30, 2014
Publicly traded companies more likely to take risks with employee pension plans.More...
Pride and purchases: Do these designer pants make my head look fat?
Apr 1, 2014
Beedie study finds dark side to rewarding ourselves with luxury goods. The following article was published by Canada.com on March 31, 2014.More...
Beedie researchers examine technology’s impact on blue-collar workers
Feb 13, 2014
New research from the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University indicates that the addition of simple communications technology is revolutionizing the way blue-collar workers perform their roles – often in unexpected ways. The research looks at how blue-collar workers use technology to share knowledge and collaborate on the go. It reveals that a relatively small introduction of technology, such as mobile phones, can result in a significant impact on the way work is more »More...
At the intersection of Bio and Nano
Jan 6, 2014
Beedie researchers explore the emergence of a new sector.More...
Revolutionizing the mobile work force
Dec 17, 2013
Beedie researchers examine the impact of technology on blue-collar workers.More...
Knowledge problem? Go with the crowd
Dec 13, 2013
By John Prpic and Prashant Shukla, PhD students at the Beedie School of Business. Information technology applications are giving people more say in processes ranging from product development to government policy-making. As Metro Vancouver’s municipal bureaucrats and politicians wrestle over transportation priorities in the Lower Mainland, it’s clear that future projects – given their growing scope and cost – will require even greater consultation and public input than in years past. New bike lanes, bridges, more »More...
Prof. Eric Gedajlovic appointed as inaugural Beedie Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Oct 31, 2013
Eric Gedajlovic, a professor at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, has been appointed as the Beedie Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship for a five-year term. The newly created professorship focuses on scholarship that is relevant to business strategy and entrepreneurship at both global and local levels – and outreach activities that disseminate academic research. Gedajlovic’s research is widely cited by scholars working in the fields of strategy, organizational theory, entrepreneurship, international more »More...
Beedie study investigates the “Entourage Effect”
Sep 5, 2013
The following article was published by canada.com on August 28, 2013. The mensch connection: VIPs feel more status when sharing perks with their friends. If a velvet rope lifts in your honour, but none of your friends are there to see it, does your ego still get a boost? Canadian researchers investigated “the entourage effect” to determine whether a VIP’s experience of status changes in the presence of accompanying guests. Although reward-sharing should weaken the more »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 »More...
Bridging the gap
May 21, 2013
Pek-Hooi Soh examines the link between pharmaceutical innovation and commercialization. By Roberta Staley. Modern medicine sits on the cusp of a brave new health paradigm, where care is administered to a patient based upon his or her unique genetic makeup. Such models of personalized medicine rest largely upon a revolutionary new way to produce drugs developed through the study of gene-disease associations. This area of scholarship is called genomics, a branch of molecular biology that more »More...