Asper Research News Archive
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Associates Fellows demonstrate excellence in entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability
December 11, 2023 —
Nathan Greidanus has been named the Associates Fellow in Entrepreneurship, Wenxi Pu has been named the Associates Fellow in Innovation, and Raj Manchanda has been named the Associates Fellow in Sustainability. The new Associates Fellows were honoured at a celebration in the Drake Centre last week.
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Asper assistant professor of finance investigates fraud deterrence in underexamined markets
November 10, 2023 —
Asper School of Business assistant professor of finance Jianning Huang has published a paper in Review of Accounting Studies, a Financial Times 50 journal.
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Asper School of Business marks sustainability month reflecting on a year of progress
October 24, 2023 —
The Asper School of Business is championing sustainability with a series of initiatives engaging staff, faculty, students and alumni. In light of UM’s Sustainability Month, Dean Bruno Silvestre is excited to highlight Asper’s commitment to sustainability in business education.
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Asper PhD candidate explores how businesses can contribute to creating a better world
October 13, 2023 —
Asper School of Business researcher, instructor and PhD candidate Mojtaba M. Shourkaei explores how businesses can advance sustainability. He recently completed research on Patagonia, an outdoor apparel brand, and published his findings this year in Business Strategy and the Environment, a leading academic journal in the field of business sustainability.
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Asper associate professor’s work named best paper by top management journal
September 12, 2023 —
Buchanan’s work, whether he is studying reality TV or standards of sustainable forestry, takes our capacity for change seriously, approaching business as a dynamic and responsive field and pursuing individual phenomena with curiosity and a willingness to acknowledge, critique and learn.
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Replacing profit with purpose
August 8, 2023 —
Asper researchers are publishing work that rethinks traditional business models and prioritizes sustainability. Despite the lingering, outdated sentiment that sustain-centric business is an alternative perspective, they demonstrate how and why sustainability is the future—and the now—of business.
Artificial intelligence in and beyond the classroom
July 6, 2023 —
Asper assistant professor Wenxi Pu explores artificial intelligence (AI) in his teaching and research, curious about the implications of this evolving, sometimes disruptive, technology.
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Succession and family enterprise
June 23, 2023 —
On June 9-10, 2023, the Asper School of Business welcomed family business leaders, advisors and academics to the 2023 Rod Senft Family Business Conference.
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Asper supply chain professor collaborates to secure government grant
June 16, 2023 —
Paul D. Larson, Professor in Supply Chain Management secured $893,000 in funding from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) for their “Fast-Track to Supply Chains” project.
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Asper School of Business launches future-focused BComm curriculum
June 14, 2023 —
The Asper School of Business will launch a new Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) curriculum, beginning in Fall 2023. Developed by the Asper School’s Undergraduate Review Committee, the new curriculum will prepare students to face the dynamic landscape of business—to anticipate emerging issues and innovations while responding to existing problems.