Research
Globe and Mail: Putting sustainability into practice can be tough
Oct 28, 2015
The following article was published by the Globe and Mail on October 19 and features comment from Beedie School of Business associate professor Stephanie Bertels.More...
MBA graduate’s venture delivers healthy snacks across Canada
Oct 26, 2015
It’s late in the afternoon on a busy day in the office, and hunger pangs are beginning to strike. All too often the only answer is to turn to the usual vending machine options that are salted and high in fat in order to satisfy those cravings. After all, healthy snacking choices are few and far between.More...
How firms can appropriate consumer-created intellectual property
Oct 10, 2015
New research from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business reveals that though firms may be tempted to profit from consumer-created modifications to their intellectual property, this is not always advisable – and can in fact backfire.More...
Two Beedie sustainability initiatives garner prestigious Clean 50 honours
Oct 2, 2015
Two sustainability-related initiatives with their roots in the Beedie School of Business have been named among Canada’s top 15 sustainability projects for 2016.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...
How firms can appropriate consumer-created intellectual property: study
Sep 1, 2015
New research from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business reveals that though firms may be tempted to profit from consumer-created modifications to their intellectual property, this is not always advisable – and can in fact backfire.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...
The hazards of Confidential Information rules in the workplace: study
Aug 10, 2015
New research from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business reveals that organizations that implement rules governing Confidential Information (CI) can make it difficult for employees to fulfill their roles – resulting in rule breaking or bending.More...