Home2014-15 Research Annual ReportDean’s Annual ReportDonate Now ---------- 1.0 Message from the Vice-Dean (Research)   1.1 Thank you from Dean Julien2.0 Outcomes and Impact   2.1 Entrepreneurship and Innovation   2.2 Business Analytics and Performance Management   2.3 Health Systems Management3.0 Research communities   3.1 Finance   3.2 Accounting   3.3 Organizational Behaviour/Human Resources   3.4 Marketing   3.5 Management   3.6 Graduate Research Programs4.0 Research Structure   4.1 Chairs   4.2 Professorships   4.3 Fellowships   4.4 Research centres, groups and laboratories   4.5 Research Environment   4.6 Strategic Areas of Expertise   4.7 Research Office – Services5.0 Research Publications   5.1 Entrepreneurship and Innovation   5.2 Health Systems Management   5.3 Analytics and Performance   5.4 Other Disciplines

• 1.0 Message from the Vice-Dean (Research)
  • 1.1 Thank you from Dean Julien
• 2.0 Outcomes and Impact
  • 2.1 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • 2.2 Business Analytics and Performance Management
  • 2.3 Health Systems Management
• 3.0 Research communities
  • 3.1 Finance
  • 3.2 Accounting
  • 3.3 Organizational Behaviour/Human Resources
  • 3.4 Marketing
  • 3.5 Management
  • 3.6 Graduate Research Programs
• 4.0 Research Structure
  • 4.1 Chairs
  • 4.2 Professorships
  • 4.3 Fellowships
  • 4.4 Research centres, groups and laboratories
  • 4.5 Research Environment
  • 4.6 Strategic Areas of Expertise
  • 4.7 Research Office – Services
• 5.0 Research Publications
  • 5.1 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • 5.2 Health Systems Management
  • 5.3 Analytics and Performance
  • 5.4 Other Disciplines

Strategic Areas of Expertise

The Telfer School defines a Strategic Area of Expertise (SAE) as a distinctive, relevant and sustainable platform for achieving national and international reputation in research, teaching and outreach. The objective is to create “full spectrum” SAEs that range from basic and applied research, pedagogy to program delivery and outreach.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

By focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation, the School aims to make a meaningful contribution to the economic prosperity of Canada and the region, and to help advance the commercialization of R&D. The School’s research activities, programs and initiatives are aligned to enable participation in the policy & regulatory conversation, and to generate an entrepreneurial and ‘intrapreneurial’ attitude in our graduates.

Our expertise in this area includes:

Research leaders:

• The Deloitte Professorship in the Management of Growth Enterprises
• The Research Chair in Canadian Francophonie
• The Paul Desmarais Professor
• The Power Corporation Professor in the Management of Technological Enterprises
• The RBC Financial Group Professor in the Commercialization of Innovation

Collaborative research

• Emerging Technologies and Innovation Management Laboratory
• The Institute for Science, Society and Public Policy

Health Systems Management

The Telfer School aims contribute solutions to Canada’s health challenges and to advance dialogue on healthcare policy. A principal focus is to create and validate enabling technologies, processes and practices and to generate management expertise that improves healthcare costs and outcomes. Long-standing relationships exist with the Faculties of Medicine, Engineering and Health Sciences, and hospitals in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

Support to this strategic area is provided by:  

• Core faculty members who are recognized experts in their fields
• The Nursing Best Practices Research Centre
• Institute of Population Health
• Mobile Emergency Triage (MET) Research Program
• IBM Centre for Business Analytics and Performance

Analytics & Performance

The school aims to generate the necessary skills for our graduates to gain insight from data to lead and manage change and performance. Business analytics and performance management can foster improved organizational productivity, especially in the areas where society is facing pressing problems such as in health care, energy, and the environment. Contributions in this field can also help shape public policy directions.

We advance our work in this area through:

Academic leadership:

• The Canada Research Chair in Information and Performance Management
• The Professor in Performance Management
• The Telfer Research Fellow

Collaborative research

• IBM Centre for Business Analytics and Performance
• Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Laboratory
• Marketplaces for Safe and Fair Trade Laboratory