Schulich Showcases Its Faculty with 3rd Annual Research Day

On January 26th, the Schulich School of Business at York University provided its faculty a chance to showcase their leading-edge management thinking during the third annual Research Day. This year, entries were up 40 percent, and the event included 38 research projects across all management disciplines and industries. Each team presented their study via a poster containing essential information, but team members were still on hand to explain and discuss.

“There is an enormous wealth of knowledge created behind the office doors of Schulich faculty. Research Day is the unique occasion, where we open these doors and show to the Schulich community what exciting and groundbreaking work is going on,” Dirk Matten, Associate Dean of Research, said in a press release. But the research wasn’t just limited to the Schulich School. Many of the projects were cross-disciplinary and completed in collaboration with researchers from other York University departments as well as other universities.

The culmination of the poster showcase came in the form of The Best Poster Award 2017, which was voted on by attendees. The winner was “Spoils from the Spoiled: Strategies for Entering Stigmatized Markets” presented by a team of four: two Ph.D. candidates and two professors.

In addition to the poster showcase, Research Day featured a panel discussion about the impact of research in the real world. The discussion was led by Matthias Kipping, a Professor of Policy at Schulich, and included three other professors representing a variety of disciplines at the School.

Lastly, Dean Dezsö J. Horváth presented the Dean’s Impact Research Awards, which recognized and rewarded Schulich faculty members “who have demonstrated excellence in research.” Christine Oliver took home the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Charlene Zietsma took home the Emerging Leader Award.

“At Schulich, we pride ourselves on being global, innovative and diverse. And I think you see all those qualities captured in the research on display today,” said Horváth.  “I am proud to report that research productivity is at its highest level ever based on the number of articles by Schulich faculty that have been published in top-tier academic journals.”

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