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With new innovations and concepts in the business landscape come infinite research possibilities. Newfoundland and Labrador, rich in resilience and fortitude, provides ample opportunities to strategically use our resources to make research contributions that positively impact our local, national and global communities.

By prioritizing a pragmatic and conscientious approach, and by cultivating strategic partnerships that engage the wider community, we’re designing an ecosystem that pursues, supports and celebrates exciting, rigorous and innovative research that transforms our world.

Our goal

We strive to celebrate research excellence while also seeking resources to help our researchers achieve high-quality outputs.

Our progress

In 2024, 19 faculty members published 48 articles in 46 peer-reviewed journals.

Our researchers achieve success in grant competitions across North America:

Our goal

We aim to advance our reputation as a business school that uses research to contribute in positive ways to business and society.

Our progress

Our researchers make intellectual contributions that advance current modes of thinking, knowledge and practice.

Our faculty members disseminate expertise and insight on current issues, trends and challenges through the media.

We seek funding sources that help us engage with community and business organizations to work on contemporary issues. These sources include:

• Mitacs Canada Accelerate: pairs organizations with top research talent, including a student and supervising faculty member, to achieve business and innovation goals.
• Mitacs Canada Accelerate Entrepreneur (e-Accelerate): helps students grow their startups, develop research or technologies, and get to market faster.
• Mitacs Business Strategy Internship: pairs organizations with top research talent, including a student and supervising faculty member, to provide strategic insights and help enhance operations, improve processes and develop new opportunities.

2025

• Aug. 28:
  ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University researchers awarded more than $13 million to drive scientific and technological breakthroughs
  

2024

• Sept. 26:
  ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University experts tackling global issues thanks to more than $3.3 million federal investment
• Sept. 19: Ethical link
  The surprising connection between companies’ carbon emissions and sexual orientation equality
• Feb. 12: New finance prof
  Dr. Yang Xu brings hedge fund experience to ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s business faculty

2023

• Nov. 23:
  ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University launches centre focused on emerging research field
• Nov. 9: New hires broaden expertise at business faculty
  Trio integrates sustainability into research and teaching
• Oct. 30:
  Business faculty member brings Indigenous lens to teaching and research
• Sept. 29:
  Business professor examining ‘performance outcomes’ of CEOs
• Sept. 8:
  Dr. Erin Oldford one of 66 ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ researchers receiving federal funding
• June 30:
  Let junior consultants collaborate and innovate, say business researchers
• May 4:
  Business researcher receives international nod for ‘timeless’ work

2022

• Nov. 28: New voices
  Business faculty adds experts in law, tech and innovation
• Nov. 24:
  Accounting researcher finds mood influences executive earnings forecasts
• Nov. 23:
  Dr. Carlos Bazan, Dr. Jennifer Jewer net $99,837 of $470,000 awarded to ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ researhers
• June 23:
  Dr. Ginger Ke’s hazmat research nabs $130,000 of nearly $8 million invested at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ
• June 20:
  Canada needs better CBD policies to protect consumers from unlicensed products
  
  May 26: Transformative potential
  Business faculty releases fourth annual research bulletin
• May 10:
  CEOs are hindering LGTBQ+ equality in the workplace, says business professor
• April 28: Diversity gaps
  Business researchers target issues in senior leadership and finance industries
• April 5:
  Interdisciplinary teams awarded nearly $500,000 for high-risk, high-reward research
• Feb. 28: 
  Building confidence and measuring impact in Petty Harbour
• Jan. 18:
  Social entrepreneurship, gender bias projects earn federal research funds for business grad students

2021

• Nov. 26:
  Research aims to support Canadian small- and medium-sized businesses
• Oct. 27: 
  Advice for local businesses affected by global supply chain chaos
• May 26: 
  Business faculty launches third annual research bulletin
• March 29: 
  Dr. J.Y. Tang wins award for research on dominant leaders
• Jan. 21: 
  Business faculty joins global network focused on responsible research