Asper School of Business News Archive
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Private-public partnership model wins tight MBA competition
March 10, 2022 —
Asper MBA students Anna Gilfillan, Nick Gamble, Alana Moffat and Assad Baker placed first in the Reimagining Women in Leadership MBA Case Competition hosted by the Ted Rogers School of Management.
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Asper Professor’s Work Accepted by Financial Times top 50 Journal
March 7, 2022 —
Asper School of Business Accounting and Finance Assistant Professor and CPA Research Fellow, Dr. Changqiu Yu examines how analysts process information to justify their recommendations and target prices.
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Individual investors’ dispersion in beliefs and stock returns
March 4, 2022 —
Investors’ beliefs are central to asset pricing, since different beliefs about firms’ fundamentals affect both stock prices and dynamics. However, not all investors are the same — individual investors may have limited information or knowledge compared with institutional ones, and therefore, their opinions cannot represent all investors. The information conveyed by financial analysts, too, is sometimes subject to bias.
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Beyond numbers and spreadsheets
March 2, 2022 —
Sirius Zhang knew she had to study abroad to quell her burning curiosity for future-focused business practices.
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Sustainable solutions best in class
February 28, 2022 —
Asper MBA sustainability course assignment becomes international competition win
UM Community Events March 2022
February 28, 2022 —
Enjoy livestream midday recitals, cheer on the Bisons track and field team, learn how water purification is sustained in the Climate Series Webinar, and more
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Mentoring Manitoba’s future leaders
February 25, 2022 —
The Asper School of Business, home to the James W. Burns Leadership, connected with Block and Patel to hear their perspectives on the President’s Student Leadership Program, why students should apply, and what they as mentors have learned through this journey
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Celebrating another year of co-op success
February 23, 2022 —
On February 4, more than 200 co-op employers and students gathered virtually for the Celebrating Co-op Awards
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The business of environmental sustainability
February 14, 2022 —
It wasn’t until the beginning of the pandemic that Asper student Jessica Burtnick considered taking an MBA. Burtnick, who started the MBA program in January 2021 as an occasional student was recently appointed as the new Director of Marketing and Sales at Frontiers North Adventures (FNA), a local sustainable tourism business that specializes in polar bear, beluga whale, and northern lights experiences in Churchill, Manitoba.
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Asper Case teams draw valuable lessons from experiential learning
February 9, 2022 —
Only one month into 2022 and Asper students are already busy successfully representing the School on the international and national case competition stages.