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Creativity, Education and Entrepreneurship: new research traces a connection
Faculty of Management
Posted: Nov 24, 2021
Category: Faculty
Is there a link between your creativity and the likelihood of launching a venture? A team of researchers at UNB recently studied this very question in relation to students; as a result of their findings, they published an article that provides practical advice for educators on how to design and deliver programs on entrepreneurship. The research was led by Dr. Maha Tantawy as part of her...
Read the full postThe dealings behind Canada’s most controversial bankruptcy: UNB prof wins award for new book
Faculty of Management
Posted: Nov 23, 2021
Category: Faculty
To many scholars, research is an adventure of discovery, a journey with often unpredictable endings. When he began writing about the evolution of Canadian business, Dr. Barry Boothman, a management professor at UNB, had no idea where his work would take him. His adventure has spanned more than thirty-five years and led him into unexpected territory. In 2020 his 645-page Corporate Cataclysm:...
Read the full postBBA Alum Joins Forces with Current Business Students to Increase Recruitment and Retention of Newcomers
Faculty of Management
Posted: Oct 19, 2021
Category: Alumni Highlights , Alumni
Young alum Nicole Andrade (BBA’20) has only just begun her career, but she’s already doing exciting and meaningful work as part of FLIP, the Fredericton Local Immigration Partnership. Not only is she using the skills she learned in the sales accelerator program in the Faculty of Management, she’s also drawing on her own experience of being a newcomer to New Brunswick. Nicole...
Read the full postUNB's Faculty of Management International Graduate Internship Program
Faculty of Management
Posted: Sep 22, 2021
Category: Programs , Faculty Highlights
New Brunswick employers in high-growth sectors looking to hire top talent may be eligible for up to 75 percent wage subsidy thanks to UNB's Faculty of Management International Graduate Internship Program being launched this term. International students pursuing graduate studies in business at UNB bring a wealth of experience with them and, in some cases, multiple degrees. Many would like to...
Read the full postUNB’s faculty of management launches new MBA specialization in management analytics
Faculty of Management
Posted: Aug 20, 2021
Category: Programs
A new concentration in management analytics offered by the faculty of management at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton will provide MBA students data-rich decision-making tools to enhance their career potential.“Business is increasingly digitizing, resulting in the need for organizations to analyze a large amount of data for decision making,” says Devashis Mitra, dean of...
Read the full postWhen experience produces negative returns: A fresh perspective from UNB Researcher
Matthew MacLong
Posted: Aug 19, 2021
Category: Faculty
Performing tasks for the first time on the job is challenging, but how much experience should organizations expect their managers will need before they begin showing improvement in a new task? Very few studies capture the early stages of experiential learning in organizations. Typically, studies on this subject tend to focus on established organizations without going back far enough to see how...
Read the full postUNB business students work with Peterbilt Atlantic to meet new industry challenges
Matthew MacLong
Posted: Jul 30, 2021
Category: Students
After decades of dominating the traditional truck market, Peterbilt Atlantic, Atlantic Canada’s largest heavy-duty truck dealer, is adapting to a changing industry. To help them face this challenge, Peterbilt recently consulted with faculty of management students completing the Strategic Management course. The students conducted an industry analysis to consider opportunities that might...
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Matthew MacLong
Posted: Jul 30, 2021
Category: Alumni , Programs , Students
After decades of dominating the traditional truck market, Peterbilt Atlantic, Atlantic Canada’s largest heavy-duty truck dealer, is adapting to a changing industry.To help them face this challenge, Peterbilt recently consulted with faculty of management students completing the Strategic Management course. The students conducted an industry analysis to consider opportunities that might...
Read the full postChanges in Stock Prices: solving a piece of the puzzle
Faculty of Management
Posted: Jul 16, 2021
Category: Faculty Highlights , Alumni , Faculty
Do you ever wonder if there is a relationship between stock prices and cash flows? Stock prices are the sum of discounted future expected dividends. In a conventional view of financial economics, fundamental cash flows, such as dividends, play an important role in driving stock price movements. Surprisingly, as recent empirical evidence shows, almost all variability of U.S. aggregate...
Read the full postDevashis Mitra reappointed dean of management
Faculty of Management
Posted: Jul 9, 2021
Category: Faculty
Dr. Devashis Mitra will remain in his position as dean of UNB's faculty of management for another two years. On July 7, Dr. Kathy Wilson, Acting Vice-President Academic (Fredericton) shared the following announcement with the university community:I am pleased to announce that Dr. Devashis Mitra’s term as dean of the faculty of management in Fredericton has been extended. Dr. Mitra...
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