News and Events
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
The School of Business would like to congratulate the following School of Business students who won research awards yesterday evening at the UFV Undergraduate Research Excellent Awards. Our award winners are: Simon Frackiewicz, Tyler Henderson, & Matthew Logan won the Industry Engagement Research Excellence Award for their research, “Economic Impact of the Abbotsford Airshow”. Faculty supervisor: David Dobson Harjot … Read more
Yesterday was the 7th Annual School of Business Student Research Day. Hosted by Dr. Raymond Leung and with a panel of Business faculty members, three student teams presented their research. The winning team of the competition is nominated to receive the 2019 Undergraduate Research Excellence Award. This year the winning team was comprised of Harjot … Read more
Once again the Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies Office hosted the UFV Faculty Micro Lecture event yesterday. This annual interdisciplinary event showcases faculty research from across the institution, and encourages the expansion of the audience’s academic palate, through the sampling of new subject areas. Faculty researchers are given a maximum of two minutes to present … Read more
The School of Business would like to congratulate the following School of Business students who have won research awards at the UFV Student Research Day. Here are our award winners: Allan Les, Ford McMahon, and Simeon Gellert won the Vice Provost and Associate Vice President, Academic Award for their research, “Do Canadian Crime Statistics Support … Read more
Register for Student Micro-lectures by March 18! Micro-Lectures March 26, 2019 11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Micro lectures in Evered Hall South, Student Union Building (SUB), Abbotsford campus. Take the stage and share your research experiences in a high-speed 2-minute lecture. UFV Students only. Register for the Poster Presentation by March 18 – you can … Read more
School of Business Professor, Dr. Jelena Brcic was featured in The Globe and Mail recently regarding her research. The article, What the world’s most extreme workplaces can teach us about teamwork, discusses how Dr. Brcic’s research can help us to understand how the qualities of individuals can positively impact the functionality of teams and how studying … Read more
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides $6,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in Canada to conduct 12–24-week research projects at universities overseas. All academic disciplines are welcome. Undergraduate students are eligible provided they: Have finished their second year of studies prior to departure Remain enrolled full-time during the award Have maintained a B … Read more
An article by Dr. Frank Ulbrich, director of the School of Business, published in Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing has been selected by the editorial team as Highly Commended in the 2018 Emerald Literati Awards. The article, titled “Extended dependency network diagrams: adding a strategic dimension”, introduces a technique that enables managers to … Read more