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Dr. Saeed Rahman, a UFV business professor, and two teams encompassing eight UFV students traveled to Calgary to compete in the 2020 Enactus Western Canada Regional Exposition that took place on February 27-28. The event brought together hundreds of students, academics, and business leaders from across Western Canada to celebrate the achievements of future … Read more
Dr. Saeed Rahman was featured in the University of Victoria’s Centre for Social and Sustainable Innovation (CSSI) Year in Review 2018-2019 magazine. Below is the conversation he had regarding his research and passion for sustainability. Q1: What topics or issues does your research explore? My research explores how organizations can understand, build, co-create, and integrate … Read more
Over a dozen faculty members, across campus, participated in UFV’s annual Faculty Micro-Lecture Challenge on February 26. Described as “speed dating for research,” 14 challengers from four faculties – Science, the Arts, Health Sciences, and Professional Studies – took the stage in rapid succession to explain the real-world implications of their research in just 2 … Read more
Dr. Mike Ivanof from the School of Business will be among 15 researchers from across the Institution who will be partaking in the Micro-Lecture Challenge. Participants are given two minutes to present their most recent research topics and findings. Dr. Ivanof will be speaking on, “Emerging Trends in Consumption Patterns of Goods and Services”. The … Read more
Dr. Saeed Rahman spoke to a large group at Friday’s Seminar Series. Faculty, Staff, Administration, and the BUS 304 – Organizational Theory and Design class attended his lecture on, “Global Climate Change and the Emergence of Multi-Level Governance: The Role of Business, Non-Profit Organizations and Cross-Sector Alliances”. During his presentation, Dr. Rahman emphasized how effective … Read more
Join the next School of Business Seminar Series Presentation, held on Friday February 14th, 11:30am – 1:00pm in B140 on Abbotsford campus. Dr. Saeed Rahman will be speaking on, “Global Climate Change and the Emergence of Multi-Level Governance: The Role of Business, Non-Profit Organizations and Cross-Sector Alliances”. Abstract: Effective global climate governance entails establishing institutions, … Read more
UFV School of Business Assistant Professor, Dr. Saeed Rahman‘s research was recently published in the Times Colonist newspaper. The article, “Integrating ecological knowledge for sustainable business practices“ focuses on his research pursuit to understand how businesses can advance sustainability efforts through better integration of ecological knowledge.
An Open Conversation on Data Sovereignty: Reconciling our responsibility to protect student privacy with the critical imperative of preparing our students for effective engagement in a globally interdependent digital economy. Dr. Carl Janzen recently presented on Data Sovereignty during the School of Business monthly Seminar Series Dr. Janzen explained that the world is increasingly … Read more
The October Seminar Series was held last Friday and saw Interim Director, Dr. Carl Janzen as presenter. Dr. Janzen spoke on, “An Open Conversation on Data Sovereignty: Reconciling our responsibility to protect student privacy with the critical imperative of preparing our students for effective engagement in a global interdependent digital economy”.
Last week Friday the School of Business launched their 2019/2020 Seminar Series with a presentation by the faculty’s newest member, Dr. Saeed Rahman. Saeed’s current research interests include ecological knowledge, regenerative sustainability, systems theory, social-ecological systems perspective, organizational unlearning, climate change governance, and reverse innovation. His research on ecological knowledge focuses on exploring how agriculture/agri-food businesses … Read more