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School of Business Research Agenda and Institutes

MacEwan School of Business is a recognized leader in undergraduate international business education, known for student success, scholarship, innovation and excellence in teaching. The School of Business hosts two research centres: the Institute for Innovation in Management Education (IIME) and the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies (IAPS).

Launched in 2009, the Institute for Innovation in Management Education is a research centre devoted to the study of the organization and delivery of management education and development.

The Institute of Asia Pacific Studies was launched in 1998. Specializing in emerging Asian business, IAPS engages in research and educational and cultural exchanges between the Asia-Pacific region and Canada and is in the early stages of launching an international business journal.

The School of Business Conference Sponsorships

Competition or Cooperation: East vs. West (2009)
Managing by Values: Beyond Cultures and Generations (2010)
African Business and Sustainable Development: Challenges in the Era of Globalization 2011 (in partnership with Athabasca University Centre for Innovation in Management)

Faculty Research

The School of Business boasts a growing faculty with diverse research interests. During the 2009/2010 academic year, Bachelor of Commerce faculty members participated in conferences related to their areas, including the European Academy of Management, the Western Academy of Management, American Marketing Association, Academy of Marketing, Association of International Education Administrators, Academy of International Business and the Administrative Science Association of Canada.

During the period of 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, Bachelor of Commerce faculty members have authored or co-authored five books, published 34 articles in refereed journals, published eight non-peer-reviewed articles, gave 64 conference presentations, submitted 24 articles to peer-reviewed publications, and received nine internal grants and three external grants to pursue scholarly activity.

Accounting	Accounting Fraud Dual Currency Accounting Inflation Accounting
Communications	Efficiency of Marketing Communications Marketing Communications Role of Interactive Media in Marketing Communications
Entrepreneurship	Co-operative Enterprises Entrepreneurship and Innovation Intrapreneurship
Ethics	Business Ethics Corporate Sustainability Issues
Finance	Chinese Outward Direct Investment (ODI) Corporate Governance and Firm Value Dunning's Eclectic Paradigm Theory Earnings Management and Firm Performance Financial Information in Capital Markets Financial Literacy of Non-Accounting and Finance Staff Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and FDI Deflection Modeling Measures of Firm Performance Participatory Budget of Municipalities Post Earnings-Announcement Anomalies Securities Markets Valuation of Securities and Businesses
Human Resources	Financial Literacy of Non-Accounting and Finance Staff Human Resources Development and Child Labour Human Resources Development and Community Development Human Resources Development and Sufi Teachings Human Resources Development and Sustainability International Human Resources Development
International Business	Chinese Outward Direct Investment (ODI) Culture and International Business Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and FDI Deflection Modeling Government Intervention and Trade Regulations International Human Resources Development International Logistics International Marketing
Leadership	Leadership and Change Leadership Development Leadership Training Managerial/Leadership Competence Development
Logistics and Supply Chain Management	Coordination in Decentralized Supply Chains Designing Resilient Supply Chains Facility Location Impact of Information Availability on Supply Chain Performance Incentive Alignment Issues Under Competition International Logistics Inventory Simulation Logistics Systems for Production, Distribution, and Transportation Companies Multi-Echelon Inventory Systems Operations Scheduling Public Transportation Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology Supply Chain Disruptions Supply Chain Modeling and Simulations
Management	Attrition in Management Science Courses Business Performance Management Business Performance Management Modeling Change Management Democratic Management First Nations Management Education Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Systems' Effectiveness in Higher Business Education Management Education Management of Organizational Change Managerial/Leadership Competence Development Sustainability Technology Adoption Technology Commercialization
Marketing	Corporate Culture Efficiency of Marketing Communications Entrepreneurship and Innovation Interactiveness in Marketing Market Analysis for Higher Education Institutions Marketing Communications Marketing of Higher Education Place Marketing Role of Interactive Media in Marketing Communications Strategic Aspects of Marketing Strategic Marketing Teaching and Learning Marketing Management of Organizational Change Organizational Development in Pakistan's Public Sector
Taxation	Effects of Taxation
Teaching Pedagogy	Attrition in Management Science Courses Business Case Competitions Experiential Learning First Nations Management Education Human Resources Development and Sufi Teachings Hybrid Learning Methodologies International Marketing Knowledge Management Systems' Effectiveness in Higher Business Education Leadership Development Leadership Training Local Examples and Initiatives Integration in Lectures and Course Materials Management Education Mentoring in Higher Education Professional Skills Integration into the Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum Scholarship of Teaching Management Science Social Loading in Student Group Work Student Engagement Teaching and Learning Marketing Team Learning and Development Technology in Teaching

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The Research Issue

In the Spring of 2011, MacEwan University released "The Sustainability Issue". The university has undertaken a number of socially responsible practices and initiatives and has already started to see results - with faculty, staff, and students starting to change the way they learn and do business.

The following articles may be of particular interest:

New School, page 17 - Sustainability principles guide the next generation of business leaders
Growing in Place, page 28 - MacEwan's single sustainable campus plan
Business Class Abroad, page 32 - Study tours cross oceans and continents

Read "The Research Issue"

The Sustainability Issue

New School, page 17 - Sustainability principles guide the next generation of business leaders
Growing in Place, page 28 - MacEwan's single sustainable campus plan
Business Class Abroad, page 32 - Study tours cross oceans and continents

Read "The Sustainability Issue"

The Values Issue

2010 marked “The Values Issue” celebrating the notion of giving back both locally and globally. This inspiring second issue of aspire takes a look at the value of getting involved.

The following articles may be of particular interest:

Pay it Forward, page 24 – Grads give back to the community
Eastward Bound, page 12 – A taste of international business
Skills that count, page 8 – New Accounting major meets industry demand

Read "The Values Issue"

The Global Issue

The inaugural issue of aspire was published in 2009. This issue was themed “The Global Issue” and was the first time MacEwan School of Business unleashed a magazine-style publication.

The following articles may be of particular interest:

Destination China, page 34 – Travel students get a lesson in Asian culture
First Class, page 26 – A candid look at seven MacEwan Commerce grads
No Time to Waste, page 18 – MacEwan goes green

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