OBHR professors present major seminar during UBC Celebrate Research Week
Eight Sauder recipients get TLEF grants
In March, Sauder professors Sally Maitlis, Sandra Robinson and Danielle van Jaarsveld presented the research symposium, “A Walk on the Darkside of Work,” as part of Celebrate Research Week, a major UBC initiative aimed at connecting the community with UBC research. The seminar, held at UBC Robson Square, explored what happens when something goes wrong at the office—such as layoffs, bullying or injuries.
When the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) announced their grants for 2012 in late February, Sauder received approval for eight projects. The school will receive a total of over $266,000 in awards. The TLEF grants were created in 1991 to enrich student learning by supporting innovative and effective educational enhancements.
Sally Maitlis
Professor Sandra Robinson focused on ostracism and the issue of employees being excluded or feeling invisible in the workplace. Associate Professor Danielle van Jaarsveld presented her investigations into the influence of customers on employees—a relatively new area of research. Finally, Associate Professor Sally Sandra Robinson Maitlis examined trauma and growth at work. Her research deals with performers who have suffered career-shattering injuries, but who in many cases have made sense of their situation in ways that lead to post-traumatic growth. ■
Professor awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal On April 11, Professor Frieda Granot was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in a ceremony at the HMCS Discovery in Stanley Park. Professor Granot received the medal as a member of the Order of Canada. It was presented to her by the Honourable Steven Point, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. This commemorative medal was created Frieda Granot to mark this year’s celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. During 2012, 60,000 Canadians will receive the award in recognition of their national and international achievements. Earlier this year, Professor Granot was one of the winners of the 2011 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards, which recognizes the country’s highest achieving women in the private, public and not-forprofit sectors. ■
Yau Man Cheung
The 2012 grant recipients are: • Lecturer Yau Man Cheung, Management Information Systems Division, for his proposal “Enterprise Architecture Initiative: Engaging Students in Enterprise Architecture Knowledge”; • Instructor Paul Cubbon, Marketing Division, for his proposal “Decoding Social Media: Theory and Practice”; • Associate Professor Nancy Langton, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Division, for her proposal “Rapid Knowledge Transfer in Business Education: Teach us Something in 7 Minutes”;
Paul Cubbon
Nancy Langton
• Learning Technologies Manager Robert Peregoodoff for his two proposals, “Integrating iPeer with UBC’s New Course Management System,” and “Applying Emerging Web Practices in Teaching and Learning for Improved Student Experience and Interaction”; • Professor Martin Puterman, Research Director at the UBC Centre for Health Care Management, for his proposal “Web-based Implementation of Health Care Management & Service Operations Teaching Games”; • Assistant Professor Mariano Tappata, Strategy and Business Economics Division, for his proposal “Economics Hands-on. A simulation approach to learning microeconomics”; and • Educational Assessment Specialist Vaila Spillotopoulos for her proposal “Assessment of Learning in Business Education.” ■
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