CFBSD committees regroup members to consider specific issues of current importance to management education in Canada. These committees report to the Board. Specific information regarding current committees can be found below.
Management Education Research
Associate Deans Committee
- Kara Arnold, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Ronald Camp, University of Regina
- Danny Cho, Brock University
- Loren Falkenberg, University of Calgary
- Murtaza Haider, Ryerson University
- Dennis Olson, Thompson Rivers University
- Jennifer Percival, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- Tim Daus, CFBSD
Mandate
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To promote the value of management education research in general
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To raise the profile of research conducted in Canadian Business Schools
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To demonstrate to key stakeholders the need to increase resources allocated to research in management education
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To demonstrate the value of both theoretical and applied research in management education
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To identify key issues and challenges in the development of management education research
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To ensure that government and business understand the contribution of business schools research to society, especially in key areas such as commercialisation and productivity
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To enlist the support of key stakeholders in the promotion of business schools research
Communications & Advocacy
Members
- Pamela Ritchie, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Chair)
- Peggy Cunningham, Dalhousie University
- Andrea Soberg, Trinity Western University
- Tim Daus, CFBSD
Mandate
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To facilitate communication amongst the membership and with outside stakeholders, including the media, business leaders and government
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To develop key messages that can help both the organisation and its individual members promote management education and business schools in Canada
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To promote and communicate the activities and achievements of schools to the media and key stakeholders
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To develop a platform so that the opinions of CFBSD and its members can be communicated to the media and key stakeholders effectively
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To ensure that key stakeholders, the media and society at large better understand the contribution of management education and business schools to social and economic development in Canada
Membership
Members
- Robert Ellis, University of Lethbridge (Acting Chair)
- Peter Luk, Laurentian University
- Tim Daus, CFBSD
Mandate
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To ensure that the membership criteria are current
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To evaluate applications for membership
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To develop a policy on and promote the recruitment of associate members
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To ensure membership policy is consistent with current mission and priorities
Accounting
Members
- Tom Scott, University of Waterloo (Co-Chair)
- Tim Daus, CFBSD (Co-Chair)
- Lynda Carson, CGA Canada
- Tashia Batstone, CPA Canada
- Anne-Marie Gammon, CPA Canada
- Jylan Khalil, CPA Canada
- Daphne Taras, University of Saskatchewan
- George Kanaan, Concordia University
- Stephane Pallage, Université du Québec à Montréal
Mandate
Given the growth in accounting programs at Canadian universities and the scarcity of accounting faculty, a working group has been established to address this shortage while considering:
- AACSB accreditation requirements
- The shortage of PhD graduates in Canada and the US
- The appeal of an academic career to professional accountants
- Changes in the accounting profession and the impact on business schools