Where Faculty Matter

This summer proved to be very fruitful for our Faculty members in Business and Economics both at The University and in the community

At the summer Business Gala Grace O'Farrell was awarded the outstanding teaching award by the Business and Administration Students Association.  This award is given to faculty members who have touched the students both in and out of the classroom. Awarded annually by student vote the Faculty would like to congratulate  Professor O'Farrell on this outstanding achievement.

At the 2011 Summer Convocation Professor Melanie O'Gorman was awarded Faculty of Business and Economics Chartered Accountants of Manitoba Excellence in Teaching Award. The award acknowledges Professor O’Gorman’s extensive teaching contributions at the undergraduate level and her work in the development of a new economics graduate program. Professor O’Gorman has made significant and innovative contributions in the development of three new courses, including an online course. Professor O’Gorman is highly regarded among her colleagues and students alike, and a deserving recipient of this award. Congratulations!

Research Awards

Professors Manish Pandey and Melanie O’Gorman of the Department of Economics have been awarded a SSHRC grant to study the key determinants of high dropout rates among Aboriginal youth in Northern Canadian communities. High school dropout rates are high all over Canada’s North, but they are the highest in Nunavut, at a rate of 50.0% for 2007-2010. In many Aboriginal communities, schools are places where indigenous knowledge is passed from generation to generation. When students exit the schooling system early, the cultural revitalization that is so important to contemporary Aboriginal communities in Canada is reduced. Professors Pandey and O’Gorman will develop an empirical investigation of the factors contributing to educational attainment using the Aboriginal Peoples Survey and an explanatory survey conducted in Nunavut. The empirical results will be used in the development of a model of a youth’s high school continuation decision. This study will provide important insights for policy aimed at reducing the incidence of high school dropouts in Northern Canada.

The Department of Business and Administration received the "Research Excellence Award" granted by The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada at its recent "What Matters Most" ASAC 2011 Conference.

The award recognizes the research accomplishments of the Department of Business and Administration and, in particular, those of Professors Victor Cui and Fabrizio Di Muro who were awarded Best Papers in their field this past year.

Professor Victor Cui won in the Technology and Innovation Management division for his paper with co-author Ilan Vertinsky of the University of British Columbia titled The Impact of Knowledge-Resource Similarity between Competitors on Innovation Performance: A Longitudinal Study of the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry.

Professor Fabrizio Di Muro won in the Marketing Division for his joint paper with Kyle Murray from the University of Alberta titled Arousal Congruency and Consumer Choice. The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) is a professional society for all those interested in the teaching, research and practice of management in Canada. 

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