The Bureau of Asset Management was formed to encourage and promote research in the broad range of topics under the theme of asset management and to improve the amount and quality of communication between the Sauder School of Business and the business community.

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The Bureau of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Freight Security conducts and disseminates research in the area of intelligent transportation systems and freight security.

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The Bureau for Research on Applications of Information Technology fosters cooperation between industry, faculty, and students, conducts applied research in industry, helps organizations with cutting–edge IT issues, and provides students with real world experience.

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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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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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The Centre for Health Care Management is a partnership of academic and health care delivery organizations. Its purpose is to provide information that health care leaders at all levels can use to make the best decisions.

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The Centre for International Business Studies promotes international business education and research. It takes a leadership role in building relationships between the university, business, and the international trade and investment policy community to promote Canadian exporting and foreign direct investment capabilities.

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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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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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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 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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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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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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The Phillips, Hager & North Centre for Financial Research coordinates the Finance Division's research and educational activities around four broad themes that cut across industry segments: (1) Understanding and managing financial risks; (2) Understanding and evaluating the financial policies of corporations; (3) Understanding and evaluating financial regulation; and (4) Understanding the determinants of financial values. Within these four areas, the Centre will pursue research designed to produce substantive insights into critical industry challenges--insights that help to strengthen institutional performance.

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The W. Maurice Young Center 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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