An active and collegial group of senior and junior academics is the distinguishing feature of the MIS faculty at UBC. These researchers investigate a wide variety of topics, including electronic commerce, economics of information systems, systems analysis, intelligent systems, strategic and…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Management Science (PhD)

The complexity of modern organizations necessitates the use of mathematical modeling techniques. Management Science and Operations Research are concerned with the application of mathematical models to decision problems in business, industry, government and other organizations. Our PhD program…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Organizational Behaviour (PhD)

The emphasis of the PhD Program in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources (OBHR) is on developing research-oriented academics who study problems related to organizations, including the effects of management practices on people, between people within organizational settings, and between…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Strategy and Business Economics (PhD)

This PhD specialization covers applications of the disciplines of economics and statistics to topics of relevance for business or business related government policy. Applications include business strategy and international business drawing on insights from industrial organization and international…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Transportation and Logistics (PhD)

The doctoral program in transportation and logistics (TLOG) focuses on transportation economics and policy analysis. The program is designed to meet the needs of individual students, and there is considerable flexibility in choosing courses.

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

The Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is a problem-focused and curiosity-driven interdisciplinary research institute and graduate program, with interest and expertise in a wide range of topics under the realm of environment…

Master of Arts in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (MA)

Master of Engineering Leadership in Sustainable Process Engineering (MEL)

The Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Sustainable Process Engineering is currently undergoing a period of reflection and evaluation. As of January 2025, the program is paused and not accepting applications. This pause aims to ensure the program’s ongoing relevance and impact within the…

Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE)

The Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE) program is a unique, one-year, course-based masters degree which integrates Economics, Policy, and Business concepts to provide data-driven solutions that meet the challenges and opportunities in the food, agriculture, and environmental sector. This…

Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM)

The Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM) is a new 9-month, course-based master’s program that provides the geospatial skills and landscape ecology context required to tackle pressing environmental issues. It is a 9-month program which begins in August with a 3-week intensive and…

Master of Science in Business Administration in Management Information Systems (MSCB)

Aimed at students interested in research, the UBC MSc in Business Administration is a challenging and rigorous program designed to prepare students for a PhD program and a subsequent career in academia. As an MSc student, you will not only become part of a rich and stimulating academic community…

Master of Science in Business Administration in Transportation and Logistics (MSCB)

Master of Science in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (MSc)

Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA)

UBC Sauder’s Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA) program is perfect for people who want an MBA but don't want to lose career momentum. We designed the 24-month curriculum to fit around your full-time work schedule, while still challenging you. You'll deepen your…

UBC Researchers

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Atleo, Tara

Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Indigenous economics; Indigenous peoples environmental knowledge; Sustainability management; Sustainable development and policy; Sustainability Management; Communities and Indigenous Knowledge; Stewardship Economics

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Clough, David

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economics and business administration; Organizational behavior; Entrepreneurship; Innovation management; Interorganizational networks; Organization theory; Organizational learning; Social Networks; Technological Innovations; Technological change

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Krishnan, Harish

Division of Operations and Logistics, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Contracts and supply chains; Incentive distortions in supply chains; Management; Operations management; Supply chain management; Contracts and supply chains, Incentive distortions in supply chains, Management, Operations management, Supply chain management

Kumar, Gaurav

Faculty of Forestry

Postdoctoral Fellow

Operations Research; Decision Analytics; Logistics & Supply chain management; Freight Transportation;

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Lee, Gene

Division of Accounting and Information Systems, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economics and business administration; Management information systems; AI in Business; Business Analytics; Information Systems; Social Media Analysis; Mobile Ecosystem

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Nan, Ning

Division of Accounting and Information Systems, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economics and business administration; Management information systems; blockchain governance; complex adaptive systems; digital business; evolvable information systems; Information Systems; Management; online community

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Rachapalli, Swapnika

Division of Strategy and Business Economics, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Management and trade; international trade; Innovation; Growth & Development

Raynard, Mia

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Industrial relations and work relations; Management and trade; Organization theory; Disruptive Change Processes; Emerging Economies; Family Enterprises; Societal Grand Challenges

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Sajjadiani, Sima

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economics and business administration; Organizational behavior; Compensation and Incentives; Employee Selection; Employee Turnover; HR Analytics; Human Resources; Incentives Design; Machine Learning Applications in HRM; Organizational Behaviour; Strategic HR

Schulz, Martin

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economics and business administration; Organizational behavior; Bureaucracies; Change and Persistence; decision making; Knowledge Relevance; Logics of Appropriateness and Consequences; Military Institutions; Obsolescence; Organizational Knowledge; Organizational learning; Organizational Routines; Organizational Rules; Rule Networks; Social Order

Seidel, Marc-David

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Entrepreneurship; Organizational behavior; Sociology and social studies of science and technology; Discrimination and networks in the employment relationship; Distributed Trust Technologies; Early life factors role in later life workplace outcomes; Economic Systems; Impacts of New Information Technologies; Life Cycles ( Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood, etc.); Media and Society; New Technology and Social Impacts; Organizational Theory; Social Networks; Social Organization and Political Systems; Social networks and organizational decision making; Social, Economical and Political Impacts of Innovations; Socio-Economic Conditions

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Yu, Lingtao

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economics and business administration; Organizational behavior; abusive supervision; Emotions; leadership and ethics; Management; mindfulness; workplace deviance

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Zhang, Jenny Li

Division of Accounting and Information Systems, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Accounting; Economics and business administration; Management information systems; Finance and Accounting; Financial reporting, corporate disclosure, restatements, pension

Zhou, Mi

Division of Accounting and Information Systems, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Management information systems; Economics of Digitization; Digital Media Products; Digital Marketing; Omnichannel Customer Behavior

Student & Alumni Stories

Shiva Zargar

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Developing an integrated analytical platform for evaluating the role of forest biorefineries in achieving a sustainable bioeconomy

Annie Lalande

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Food as medicine: Transforming hospital food to improve patient satisfaction, health, and the environment

Wesley (Wes) Regan

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)

Planning in the infodemic: the impacts of digital misinformation and anti-government conspiracism on urban sustainability planning

Mauricio Carvallo Aceves

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Coastal adaptation strategies under uncertain climate change and sea level rise

Mariam Omotosho

Government of Manitoba

LLM - Master of Laws (LLM)

Impact of regulatory frameworks on informal cross border trade in Nigeria: a case study of the rice import restriction and border closure of 2019

Oluwaseun Ajaja

Vancouver Coastal Health

LLM - Master of Laws (LLM)

Deliberative democracy and problems of democratic governance in Nigeria

Darren Blackburn

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Examining professional identity formation in Canadian emergency managers

Program Specializations

Management Information Systems

Management Science

Organizational Behavior

Transportation & Logistics

Academic Units

Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences

Department of Forest Resources Management

Department of Wood Science

Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability

Robert H. Lee Graduate School

French Name

Gestion et commerce

French Description

Cette classe comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en gestion et commerce.