Research Centres

Sauder School of Business's specialized research centres work with leading international companies to apply creative management thinking to impact practice and provide relevant education.

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 Business Families Centre

The Business Families Centre is a non-profit organization that offers programs and resources related to the issues faced by entrepreneurial families, including governance, relationships, advisors, wealth preservation and succession.

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 Centre for CEO Leadership

The Centre for CEO Leadership is a dynamic medium for candid, confidential and inspired peer-to-peer leadership education and knowledge transfer between and among top CEOs, Presidents and foremost scholars, enabled by access to peer-leading applied research.

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 Centre for Operations Excellence

The Centre for Operations Excellence is an internationally recognized operations research (OR) centre dedicated to providing value to business and academia through projects with industry and research on applied OR methods. COE also administers the UBC Master of Management in Operations Research (MM in OR), a specialized 16-month program that provides students with an advanced education in business analytics and operations research.

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 Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate

The Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate supports research and education in real estate and urban economics at UBC. Research conducted by the Centre covers theoretical issues and applied problems and is shared through academic seminars and publications. The Centre works actively to integrate the academic work of UBC students with the professional community through internships and targeted research papers.

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 Centre for Transportation Studies

The Centre for Transportation Studies fosters research and publication on transportation, logistics and closely allied fields. The primary emphasis is on economics, management and policy issues, but many academic disciplines may be involved including economics, operations research, statistical analysis, management and organizational structure, as well as teaming up with expertise from civil engineering, geography, environmental studies, planning or other academic programs.

 

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 ISIS - Research Centre for Social Innovation and Sustainability

ISIS is focused on leveraging business tools to advance social innovation and sustainability, through research, incubation, and application. The core research themes at ISIS are building the low carbon economy, social economy, and economic development with First Nations. The centre's goal is to build intellectual and human capacity by linking knowledge with action to further the field of sustainability and social innovation.

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 KPMG Research Bureau In Financial Reporting

An academic hub for research in the area of financial reporting, the KPMG Research Bureau bridges theoretical and empirical economic analyses of external and internal financial reporting, auditing and taxation. 

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 Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business

The Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business supports theoretical and applied research into the role of governments in the Canadian economy and into the relationship between government and business in Canada. Centre research investigates the way governments should operate to best serve their constituents and the causes and effects of actual government activities.

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 Phillips, Hager & North Centre for Financial Research

The Phillips, Hager & North Centre for Financial Research coordinates the Sauder School of Business Finance Division's research and educational activities.

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 W. Maurice Young Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Research Centre

The W. Maurice Young Centre for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Research aims to be a leading centre of research into the entrepreneurial economy. Its mission is to promote the generation and dissemination of knowledge and experience concerning the process of innovation and entrepreneurial value creation.

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