Faculty Research and Projects

Our faculty and students are involved in research and other forms of professional activity that strengthen the links between teaching, the business context in which we operate, and the application and activation of learning.

One of the major focuses of the research and project work that is done in the Faculty of Management is that of knowledge mobilization - not only helping to make sure that the work that is done in academia is made available to those in our communities who can benefit most from it, but to ensure that communication channels are open and symmetical, thus blurring the boundaries between the producers and consumers of knowledge and making the work that we do here both relevant and deeply embedded in the local, regional, national and international communities we serve.

Examples of current activities

The Fraud & Ethics Research & Education Centre

Vancouver Island University's Fraud and Ethics Research and Education Centre is a multi-disciplinary occupational fraud & ethics research centre whose stakeholders are individuals, managers, professional associations, and public and private organizations wishing to manage fraud risks effectively while promoting an ethical culture; and forensic investigators, accountants, lawyers, law enforcement and others pursuing increased knowledge of fraud prevention, detection, and resolution

The Fraud and Etics Research and Education Centre’s mission is to:

• Explore topical commercial and occupational fraud and ethics questions of concern to our stakeholders
• Complete applied primary and secondary research into fraud and ethics issues
• Share research results, best practices, and other information with our stakeholders through
  • Seminars
  • Courses
  • Workshops
  • Conference Presentations
  • Publications
  • Consultation services

For information contact Vanessa Oltmann Vanessa.Oltmann@viu.ca

The Tourism Research and Innovation Project (TRIP) - the first of its kind to address the need for enhanced knowledge exchange in tourism development within rural areas in the province of British Columbia. This research initiative is intended to act as a model for similar work in rural communities throughout Canada, and receives partial funding support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. For more information contact Dr. Nicole Vaugeois.

The AquaPort Project, which is housed in the Faculty of Management Centre, is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional initiative to create a web-based platform for all stakeholder groups in the Canadian aquaculture sector to access, create, and share purposeful information in digital formats. The "just-in-time knowledge" model will provide industry, policy makers, scientists, and communities with access to the knowledge resources they need, and a set of tools to collaborate, share, and problem-solve. AquaPort is supported in part by funding from the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program. For more information contact Barbara Thomas.