SFU Business garners double exposure in Academy of Management Review
February 8, 2010
New research focused on human resources and organizational behaviour from SFU Business has been recognized with publication in the Academy of Management Review, one of the most prestigious journals in the management field.
The occasion is significant in that two SFU Business professors – associate professor Mila Lazarova and assistant professor Andrew Von Nordenflycht, who are part of a vibrant cohort of new scholars – have published separate articles in the journal’s January edition.
Lazarova published the article “Elucidating the Positive Side of the Work-Family Interface on International Assignments: A Model of Expatriate Work and Family Performance” with co-authors M. Westman and ... Read More >>
Media initiative provides Downtown Eastside context for 2010 Games
February 4, 2010
As the global media descends upon Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, a new initiative conceived in partnership with SFU Business is helping international reporters give their stories about the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood more context, and a stronger sense of that community.
Keeping the Door Open Society and SafeGames 2010, which focus on risky behaviours, harm reduction and social justice issues, established the concept of telling the neighbourhood’s story in a responsible way at the 2009 SI2 (Social Innovation) Conference, hosted by Simon Fraser University’s Segal Graduate School of Business in downtown Vancouver.
“It is not obvious from the surface that the ... Read More >>
SFU Business Hosts Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Summit
February 1, 2010
On January 21, 2010, Simon Fraser University Business co-presented the “Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100” awards and summit at SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in downtown Vancouver.
Colleen Collins, SFU Business Associate Dean, co-presented the Top 100 awards ceremony along with Betsy Gibbons of Korn/Ferry International.
A highlight from the summit was a panel discussion that included award winners Christine Day, CEO of Lululemon Athletica, Annalisa King, VP & CFO of Best Buy Inc., and Jessica McDonald, former Deputy Minister to the Premier and Head of the British Columbia Public Service.
Under the leadership of the Women’s Executive ... Read More >>
Segal Graduate School hosts innovation conference for SFU Business researchers
February 1, 2010
A unique, interdisciplinary research conference focused on innovation was held at the Segal Graduate School of Business on January 15, 2010.
As part of the “Segal Seminar Series on Organizations, Strategy and Technology” (SSSOST), the event included 35 members of the SFU Business faculty, as well as 12 PhD students from the school.
In total, 14 papers were delivered, focused on a broad range of business innovation subjects, from software development to consumer-generated advertising, and from health care technologies to organizational learning.
SSSOST was launched two years ago, with the intention of being a vehicle for faculty at SFU Business to further develop ... Read More >>
SFU Business Establishes Centre for Global Workforce Strategy
January 29, 2010
Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Business Administration has established a new centre that will develop strategies and carry out research related to the changing needs of workforce management.
The Centre for Global Workforce Strategy was created in response to a growing need by companies to effectively manage workforce diversity. Ideally situated within the university’s collaborative and multidisciplinary research environment, the centre will draw from the expertise on global workforce management at SFU Business. The centre also has an extensive global network of individuals associated with ongoing research projects in the area.
“Leading companies have recognized that workforce diversity is not ... Read More >>
CMA Centre for Strategic Change and Performance Measurement Research Dinner
December 10, 2009
CMA Centre for Strategic Change and Performance Measurement will be hosting a Research Dinner on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 6 - 9pm in the Segal Salon Rooms at the Segal Graduate School of Business (500 Granville Street). Details to be announced. ... Read More >>
PhD Candidate Colin Campbell Wins Best Paper Award at ANZMAC
December 10, 2009
Colin Campbell, Marketing PhD Student at SFU Business, won the award for the best paper on the Brands and Brand Management track of ANZMAC, the Australia and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, recently held in Melbourne, Australia.
His paper, co-authored with Hsiu-Yuan Tsao, of Takming University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; Mana Farshid, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden; and Ronika Chakrabarti, Lancaster University, UK, was entitled “Lemon-Aid: Brand as a Signal for Quality – A Classroom Game”.
More than 600 marketing academics from all continents attended the conference, which was hosted by Monash University, and the Brands and Brand Management ... Read More >>
LSG Launches "Aboriginal Leadership Exchange", in partnership with the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business (ICAB)
November 9, 2009
The Learning Strategies Group, in partnership with the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business (ICAB), launched the pilot of a unique exchange program that provides Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal senior leaders with the opportunity to learn about each other’s workplaces, social environments, and decision-making processes to help facilitate better business relationships.
We are excited to be working with ICAB on this innovative pilot project, it’s a first in Canada and it provides us with a unique opportunity to design and facilitate a safe experience through which Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal senior leaders can experience each other’s work and cultural environments to develop important insights ... Read More >>
Professor Leyland Pitt Receives Honorary Doctorate
November 9, 2009
Professor of Marketing, Leyland Pitt will be receiving an honorary doctorate (PhD Honoris Causa) on November 9th awarded by the Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden. This honour is in recognition of Leyland's work in the areas of eCommerce and Internet Marketing in general, and specifically for his contributions to the establishment and development of the PhD programs in marketing and eCommerce within the Division of Industrial Marketing, eCommerce and Logistics at the Lulea University of Technology. ... Read More >>
SFU Business Names Sustainability Entrepreneur in Residence
November 4, 2009
SFU Business may be the first University business school in Canada to appoint a Sustainability Entrepreneur in Residence. LEED-accredited (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and former SFU Business Assistant Professor – Entrepreneurship, Dr. Boyd Cohen, will occupy this unique position.
Dr. Cohen stepped away from the academic tenure track to focus full time on his own sustainable initiative launched in 2008, 3rd Whale Media (www.3rdwhale.com). 3rd Whale Media is the leading provider of mobile solutions for lifestyles of health and ... Read More >>
The Economist Covers MOT MBA Alumni Company Saltworks Technology
October 29, 2009
MOT MBA Alumni and Saltworks Technology founders, Ben Sparrow and Joshua Zoshi, have been featured in the current issue of The Economist. Past winners of the New Ventures BC Competition, Saltworks Technology addresses the issues of the production of potable water through a desalination process that is designed to be economical, environmentally sensitive and sustainable.
This year, Saltworks has completed a solar capture station in the Okanagan for heat capture testing, has partnered with the BC Innovative Clean Energy Fund and Sustainable ... Read More >>
SFU Business' Pink Rangers Win RBC Mini Innovation Challenge
October 27, 2009
RBC announced the winner of its RBC Mini Innovation Challenge. For the 2009 competition, the challenge for student proposals was about organizations and social innovation: "Organizations that support Social Innovation and create social good will do better if they can work together but currently mechanisms do not exist that support easy and effective group-to-group collaboration. Suggest innovative ways to allow these organizations to connect and collaborate."
A total of 51 teams registered, with SFU representing 10 of the 51. BUS338 alone had 7 student teams submit proposals. 20 proposals were short-listed with 8 of the 20 coming from SFU and the ... Read More >>
PhD Candidate Colin Campbell Heads Up New AMSQ Column
October 27, 2009
Starting with the November 2009 Academy of Marketing Science Quarterly newsletter, PhD candidate in Marketing, Colin Campbell, has started up an interview series with the assistance of AMSQ Editor, Theresa Flaherty. The column is titled "New Minds meet Great Minds" and will pair PhD students in marketing with established marketing academics for each interview. The first installment features Anjali Bal (PhD Marketing, SFU) interviewing Dr. Jagdeish Sheth, the Charles H. Kellstandt Professor of Marketing at Emory University.
To read the first “New Minds meets Great Minds” interview, click here. ... Read More >>
Leyland Pitt Awarded Grant to Investigate Apps
October 27, 2009
Marketing Professor, Leyland Pitt has received a seed grant from the Advanced Practices Council (APC) of the Society for Information Management to investigate “iApps in U-Space: Developing Customer Service Applications for Smart Phones”, with Iris Junglas, University of Houston.
The Advanced Practices Council is a forum for senior IT executives who commission exclusive research and share cross-industry perspectives.
This grant is awarded for a proposal that is to be developed into a presentation for an SIM/APC meeting to take place in Atlanta, GA in January 2010. If the SIM/APC committee thinks the project should go on to the ... Read More >>
Ian McCarthy's Canada Research Chair Renewed
October 26, 2009
The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), formally announced 181 Canada Research Chairs newly awarded or renewed in 45 Canadian universities. As part of that announcement, Associate Professor Ian McCarthy's Canada Research Chair in Technology and Operations Research has been renewed for five years.
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BC Hydro Gets First McKinstry Award
October 26, 2009
BC Hydro, which has women in six of its 10 senior management team positions, is the first recipient of SFU’s new Nancy McKinstry award for leadership in gender diversity. McKinstry, now retired, is a former vice-president of Odlum Brown Limited and past chair of the SFU board of directors and of the Investment Dealers Association of B.C. ... Read More >>
SFU's Business School Caters to Leaders
October 14, 2009
John Turley-Ewart of the Financial Post recently interviewed Faculty of Business Administration Dean Daniel Shapiro about our MBA programs and our approach to business education.
"We positioned ourselves as providers of relatively small cohort-based MBA programs that target very specific sectors or demographic groups, as opposed to a one-size-fits-all MBA." - Daniel Shapiro.
To read the interview, click here. ... Read More >>
The Dean's Dream
September 30, 2009
SFU Business Dean, Daniel Shapiro, was recently interviewed by Business in Vancouver. The interview was published in BIV's Colour Series - Blue Edition. The issue focuses on how business can use technology and innovation to improve profitability, growth and long-term staying power.
"I don't think to tdate there has been widespread acceptance or even understanding of how modern technology can be used by leaders to enhance leadership" - Daniel Shapiro, dean of SFU's faculty of business administration.
To read the full article and interview, click here. ... Read More >>
An Innovator's MBA
September 30, 2009
MBA alumna Wahiba Chair was featured in a recent Financial Post article about universities, MBA programs and entrepreneurship. "I was an engineer and had no business skills when I entered the program in 2007," says Ms. Chair. "I had a vision for my company but I did not have a refined product. I was able to tailor the courses to allow me to refine my concept and take it into a viable business. My thesis was a 100-page business plan for PortaLife."
Associate Dean, Ed Bukszar also comments on the changing face of MBA programs noting, "As we come out of ... Read More >>
Live Your Dream
July 29, 2009
2006 BBA graduate Terry Beech is on a mission to help others achieve their dreams. He and his twin brother, Doug, have created Twinbro.com, which through seminars, workshops and social media strategies, inspires students to pursue their goals, teaches strategies for improving scholarship and admissions applications and encourages leadership. Terry is also completing his MBA at Oxford University.
Excerpted from the 2008/9 SFU Report to the Community. ... Read More >>
Catalyst for Change
July 29, 2009
Fourth-year business/anthropology student Sean Peters is helping third-world entrepreneurs and their families escape poverty. As founder of the SFU chapter of Agents for Change (www.globalafc.org) and the organizer of a micro-credit fundraising competition, he inspired fellow business students to raise $6000 and use it to make loans to entrepreneurs in the developing world. ... Read More >>
SFU Business student Milun Tesovic and MetroLyrics profiled
July 24, 2009
SFU Business student Milun Tesovic and co-founder of MetroLeap Media, which operates MetroLyrics, was recently profiled on Shaw Cable's The Express and GlobalTV's Morning News. ... Read More >>
TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award 2009 Winners
July 21, 2009
It is my pleasure, as Chair of the Teaching Effectiveness Committee, to announce the winners of the 2009 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Awards: Mr. Kamal Masri and Dr. John Peloza. ... Read More >>
SFU Business Students 1st Runner Up at APEX 2009
July 3, 2009
SFU Business students Courtney Eng, Lael Locher and Andrew Clements competed in the Singapore Apex Global Business Competition and came inches away from 1st place walking away with trophies and prizes for first runner up. Among a competitive field of 16 teams from 11 countries in four divisions, teams were given just 24 hours to develop a solution to problems facing real world energy company Vestas, a Danish wind turbine company.
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Kaplan’s Business School Insider
June 22, 2009
Date: Thursday, July 16th
Location: Segal Graduate School of Business - 500 Granville St, Vancouver, BC
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Simon Fraser University Faculty of Business Administration Awarded EQUIS Accreditation
June 16, 2009
The Faculty of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University was awarded EQUIS accreditation on June 2nd. This takes the number of accredited schools to 117 across 34 countries.
“We are delighted to have earned EQUIS accreditation. We have set high standards for ourselves and are proud of our world-class faculty, our innovative programs and our close ties with the business community. The accreditation process was an opportunity to benchmark our performance in various areas with very good international schools, and learn from the expertise of international colleagues. The learning ... Read More >>
SFU Business Professor David C. Thomas presentation on Cultural Intelligence and Creativity
June 3, 2009
When: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Facility: Segal Graduate School of Business
Location: 500 Granville St. Vancouver, BC Room #2300 (Rix Boardroom on the 2nd floor)
Ticket(s): Guests, $8.00; Associate Members, $5.00; Members, $0.00
Location is Wheelchair Accessible
Light refreshments will be served.
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High School Students Bring New Media to SFU Surrey for Project Management Competition
June 3, 2009
Have you ever wondered what high school students really think about post secondary education? Ten teams from five high schools in Surrey gathered this Saturday at the SFU Surrey campus to compete in the second annual Wideman Education Foundation (WEF) Project Management competition. The competition featured teams of high school students who produced short videos on why students like them should consider post secondary education. The event was jointly organized by the WEF, the Faculty of Business Administration and the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at SFU.
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Student stars in Arab reality TV show
May 29, 2009
MBA graduand Wahiba Chair is just back from Doha, Qatar where she spent 10 weeks as one of 16 finalists on the Arab docu-reality program, Stars of Science. It is the first Arab TV program to create a worldwide competition in which finalists work in a televised lab with assistance from mentors and experts to develop their business ideas into a marketable product. The five-week show airs in Qatar on May 29, with the winner yet to be determined by an audience vote. ... Read More >>
MBA Alumni Pub Night
May 27, 2009
Date: June 11, 2009
Place: The Wicklow Pub (610 Stamps Landing, Vancouver)
Time: 6:30pm
Come learn what the SFU MBA Alumni Board is all about. The Board would like to share the year’s successes with you and hear about what you would like from your MBA Alumni experience.
Come join us for a drink and some appies and share your thoughts and ideas with the Board for the coming year.
Hope to see you all there!
Please RSVP to Marni Larson, Secretary/Treasurer for the Board at mlar@stargarden.com ... Read More >>
SFU Business student Milun Tesovic named 2009 National Student Entrepreneur Competition Champion
May 8, 2009
Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) and founding sponsor CIBC are pleased to announce the 2009 National Student Entrepreneur Competition Champion – Milun Tesovic of Metroleap Media Inc. and full-time student of Simon Fraser University. ... Read More >>
SFU Business Undergrads Claim First Prize at L'Oreal EStrat International Finals held in Paris
May 1, 2009
A undergraduate team from SFU Business came out First Place at the prestigious L'Oréal EStrat International Finals. EStrat is one of the world's biggest online business simulation competition. In this 9th annual edition of EStrat, the competition attracted over 40,000 students from around the world. ... Read More >>
Economist and Business Professor Daniel Shapiro is the Newly Appointed Dean
May 1, 2009
Economist and business professor Daniel Shapiro is the newly appointed dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University, for a five-year term beginning May 1, 2009. ... Read More >>
SFU Business PhD Candidate Stacey Fitzsimmons Receives 2008 Best Student Paper Award
April 28, 2009
Congratulations to SFU Business PhD Candidate Stacey Fitzsimmons on being awarded the Paul Tai Yip Ng Memorial Endowment Award for Best Student Paper for 2008.
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MOT MBA Reunion
March 27, 2009
Date: May 19th, 2009, 5pm
Location: Room 1200, Segal Graduate School of Business, SFU, 500 Granville Street ... Read More >>
Simon Fraser University Students Take Top Place at 2nd Annual CA Case Competition
March 19, 2009
Two third-year commerce students from Simon Fraser University, Andy Leung and Raymond Zhang, took first place in the 2nd Annual Western CA (Chartered Accountant) Case Competition, held March 6 and 7 in Calgary, Alberta. ... Read More >>
Coming Out On Top
March 18, 2009
An SFU Business undergraduate team is among 16 finalists in L'Oréal EStrat, the world’s biggest online business simulation competition. ... Read More >>
British Columbia Student Entrepreneur Provincial Champion Named
February 20, 2009
Burnaby, BC (February 17, 2009) – Milun Tesovic, Co-Founder of “Metroleap Media Inc.” and full time student at Simon Fraser University, has been named the 2009 British Columbia Student Entrepreneur Provincial Champion by national charitable organization, Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship “ACE” and proud program supporter, CIBC. ... Read More >>
PhD Candidate to Speak at BBM Annual Meeting
January 16, 2009
José Domingo Mora, a SFU Business PhD candidate whose research and thesis examines media audiences and how social interactions affect group consumption, has received a $4,000 BBM Canada scholarship from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. ... Read More >>
SFU Graduate Recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Women
November 28, 2008
SFU Business graduate Zabeen Hirji-Nowaczyniski was named one of the Top 100 Women by the Women's Executive Network, as reported in the Globe and Mail.
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MOT MBA Alumni's Company Hoping to Ride New Wave of Power Generation
November 13, 2008
The following article appeared in the November 17, 2008 issue of Business in Vancouver.
Technology designed by Pemberton-based SyncWave Systems Inc. harnesses ocean energy ... Read More >>
Young Internet Tycoon Pursues SFU Degree
October 30, 2008
By Diane Luckow
SFU Business student Milun Tesovic is a successful entrepreneur whose outlook on life and money belies his years. ... Read More >>
PhD Student Receives BBM Scholarship from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters
October 23, 2008
PhD Student, José Mora has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 BBM Scholarship and will receive a commemorative certificate and a cheque for $4000 at the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Gold Ribbon Awards Breakfast on November 4, 2008. ... Read More >>
McGraw-Hill Ryerson Announces 2008 Scholarship Winners
October 16, 2008
SFU Business undergrad students Kyle Jackson and Jessica Kit-Sum Tang were recognized as two of 20 students across Canada who have been selected for McGraw-Hill Ryerson’s 3rd Annual Student Scholarship Award. ... Read More >>
EMBA Alum Recognized with Entrepreneur of the Year
October 15, 2008
BC Business has recognized Aimee Chan, President and CEO of Norsat International Inc., a public company providing microwave and satellite technology, with the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Award in the Turnaroud Category. ... Read More >>
MBA Graduate Shortlisted in Worldwide Competition
September 29, 2008
MBA Graduate, Wahiba Chair has been shortlisted for Stars of Science, an Arab worldwide science competition, sponsored by the Qatar foundation. ... Read More >>
MOT MBA Grads Win Big in New Ventures BC Competition
September 25, 2008
Ben Sparrow and Joshua Zoshi, both MOT MBA graduates (’05) have won $180,000 in cash and prizes in the 2008 New Ventures BC technology business idea competition. ... Read More >>
Marketing Project Pays Offs
July 26, 2008
A case analysis prepared by five of SFU’s full-time MBA students entitled: “Selling the Canadian Armed Forces Brand to Canada’s Youth” received the Pearson Education Prize for the Best Case Study on the case track of the 2008 Academy of Marketing Conference, the UK’s largest academic marketing conference. ... Read More >>
SFU Students Weather the Investment Storm
July 25, 2008
Operating within a volatile economic climate, SFU’s Global Asset and Wealth Management MBA (GAWM), Master of Financial Risk Management (MFRM), and business undergrad students were able to test their mettle and showcase their risk management and decision making skills in generating a positive annual return in the 2007 Redefining Investment Strategy Education (RISE) Forum, held at the University of Dayton. ... Read More >>
Working in Partnership with Other Nations
July 14, 2008
SFU Represented at Worldwide Business Competition
Sixty-six teams comprised of seven contestants in four countries went head to head at the 2008 Global Enterprise Experience, an international business competition aimed at developing skills in managing across cultures, time zones, world views and levels of wealth and poverty. ... Read More >>
SFU Graduates to Appear in CBC Program "Dragons' Den"
July 8, 2008
Sliced Tomatoes, Vancouver's first ready-to-cook meal delivery service, will be vying for investments from an illustrious panel of savvy Canadian venture capitalists on Season Three of the CBC television program "The Dragons' Den." ... Read More >>
BC Innovation Council Awards BC MBA Access to Commercialization Scholarships
July 3, 2008
The BC Innovation Council has awarded 10 graduate business students from Simon Fraser University with BC MBA Access to Commercialization Scholarships (valued at up to $15,000). ... Read More >>
Want to Be "CEO of Me? New Book Tells How
April 7, 2008
Feeling victimized by your over-committed work and family schedules? SFU Business associate professor Brenda Lautsch has a remedy.
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