S-06-32

TO: Senate

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Senate Committee on University Priorities

Memorandum

FROM:

John Waterhc

Chair, SCUP

VP, Academic

RE: Dissolution of the Centre for

DATE:

February 15,

Innovation in Management (SCUP 05-059)

At its October 19, 2005 meeting SCUP reviewed and approved the proposal for the

dissolution of the Centre for Innovation in Management. Some initiatives of the CIM will

be incorporated within the Centre for Sustainable Community Development.

Mot ion

That Senate approve the dissolution of the Centre for Innovation in Management.

C: E. Love

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SCUP O5-059

SIMON FRASER UNIVER

MEMORANDUM

OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH

TO: Glynn Nicholls, Secretary

Senate Committee on University

Planning (SCUP)

RE: Centre for Innovation in

Management - Schedule A

FROM: B. Mario Pinto

Vice-President, Research

DATE: October

3,

2005

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Attached is a memo dated October 3, 2005 from Dr. Ernie Love, Dean, Facult

y

of

Business Administration recommending that the Centre for Innovation in Manage

ment

be dissolved.

Accordingly, the Governing Committee for Centres and Institutes recommends that the

Centre be granted approval to dissolve. If approved by SCUP, the recommendation

would be forwarded to Senate, followed by submission to the Board of Governors.

Dr. B. Mario Pinto

Vice-President, Research

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John Ii.\Vterhous

Vice-President, Academic and Provost

Attachment

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Ernie Love, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration

Ann Svendser, Collaborative Learning and Innovation Group

Mark Roseland, Director CSCD

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Simon Fraser University

FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MEMORANDUM

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Date:

October 3, 2005

TO:

Dr Mario Pinto

Vice-President, Research

FROM:

Ernie Love

Dean, Faculty of Business Administration

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SUBJECT:

Centre for Innovation in Management

Dear Mario,

In accordance with SFU Policy 40.01, 1 am providing a report on the Centre for

Innovation in Management.

Please note that this report covers the period from April 1, 2004 to February 1,

2005.

As

of February 1, 2005, the Centre was shut down and the activities were moved to a newly

established Scheduled A Centre for Sustainable Community Development.

The attachments describe briefly the operation of CIM up to February 1, 2005 including a

statement of financial position as of that time, the rationale for the shutdown and a

document describing how the activities of CIM will operate under a "Collaborative

Learning Innovative Group" under CSCD. Since CIM no longer operated as of February

1, 2005, any ongoing activities they are pursuing will presumably be described under the

annual reports of CSCD.

Encl.

Cc:

Mark Roseland, Director CSCD

Ann Svendsen, Collaborative Learning and Innovation Group.

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Simon Fraser Universiy

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Annual Report of Centres and Instintes - Schedule

A

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Reporting Period: April I, 2004 - February 1, 2005

Pursuant to S.F.U. Policy R40.91, the Director of each Schedule A Centre or Institute (hereafter -

referred to as "the Centre") is required to pro'ide the Faculty Dean with an annual report on the

activities, contractual obligations and finances of the Centre. The Facult

y

Dean then reports to the

Governing Committee on Centre, which then reports to the President and the S.F.U. Board of

Governors. The following form is intended to provide guidance to Directors of Centres for the

timely production of useful annual rcpor:s. There is no requirement to use the form, but annual

reports must include all of the information requested on the form

order to he acceptable. For

conveni

n e

ce, the form is available on request from the Office of th Vice-President, Research in a

variety of popular word-processing formats. Once he form is completed by the Director of the

Centre, it should be forward to the Faculty Dean, no later than June 30th•

1.

Name of the Centre: Centre for Innovation in Management

2.

Executive Director of the Centre:

Name:. Ann Svendscn

Phone Number: 60-4-437-6112

Director's Academic Credentials: adjunct

Fax Number

604-437-6122

Expiry date of Term as Director: Feb 1, 2005

Director's Email: S'endscnsfua

Office Location: Virtual

reported. For the period until February 1, 2005, the funds were utilized in running several

workshops on stakeholder relations. which has been an ongoing activity of CIM. As of

February 1. 2005 the final balance is reported as SSO.91

As of Februar y

1. 2005 this balance of $80.91 was transferred over to CSCD under account

# 2 1-291346, as noted in the attached memo of September 30, 2005.

6. Contractual Obli

g

ations of the Centre: List all such obligations that were in place during

the year covered by this report. Only contracts entered into by the Centre itself— as distinct

from the members as individuals - should be included.

AS

CIM is no longer in operation, as of February 1, 2005 any ongoing contractual

obligations must be reported through CSCD, in their next annual report.

7.

Financial Statements of the Centre: For each S.F.U. account under the direct control of the

Centre itself— as distinct from the accounts under the control of individual members -

please provide a summary for the fiscal year covered by this report.

Centre financial operations managed under S.F.U. Account Number 21-291293

Opening Balance (April 1104): $22,670.1 1 Closing Balance (Feb 1105): S8091

8.

Please identify the university resources, if any, provided to your Centre

None

9.

Outlook for the future and other comments, by the Director of the Centre:

In the annual report ending March 31, 2004, it was reported that CIM would be shut down

on November 1, 2004 and will move to operate independently of SFU. It was subsequently

decided to move CIM over to operate under CSCD which has now occulTed.

10.

Signature of the Director of the Centre:

Signature_____________________________

Date

11.

Comments on the report and its adequacy, by the Faculty Dean:

The report (is)/'(is not) adequate, for the reasons stated below.

The report is accurate in detailing the closing of CIM and moving its activities over to

CSCD.

12.

Signature of the Faculty Dean:

Signature:

Date:

After completion by the Faculty Dean, a hard copy of the report should be forwarded to the

Office of the Vice-President Research. Submission by

August

3lst

is required.

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Proposed Dissolution of the Centre for Innovation in

Management (CI-11)

August 9, 2004

Mandate

In 1998, the Centre for innovat

i

on in Mana

g

ement was formally created as a Schedule

A

Centre within SFV Business. The mandate of CIM was to "serve as a leading edge source

of ideas and learning opportunities for business leaders and academics in North America

in the area of stakeholder responsive and responsible management". The centre was

established to:

a)

"conduct research aimed at understanding when, how and why a stakeholder

orientation leads to business success and at the same time Supports sustainable

communities;

b)

create opportunities for dialogue and learning

for

business leaders, managers and

academics on emerging ideas about stakeholder-oriented mana

g

ement, and

C)

stimulte new thinking about the social and economic impact of stakeholder-

oriented management throu

g

h the collection, synthesis, publication and

dissemination of cross-disciplinary research and best practice case studies."

CUM Programs and Activities

LResearch

Over the past five years CIM has undertaken a variety of research projects related to:

• social capital and business,

• measurement of corporate social performance.

• stakeholder engagement.

2.

Collaborative Learning and Dialogue

CIM has created opportunities for dialogue and learning for business, government and

community leaders on emerging issues related to sustainability including:

• globalization and stakeholder issues

• corporate governance and ethics

• societal learning and change

3. Di

ssemination of Knowledge

GM has stimulated new thinking and changes in mana

g

ementpractices through:

• executive education on siakeholder en

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ement and dialogue,

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• development of case studies for university graduate programs in

nianagemcnt,

• keynote presentations at international conferences, publication of research

reports and artic!es in popular and academic journals.

Evolving Focus On

Multi-Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability

Over the past three years, CIM has also moved away from a business-centric model in its

research and executive programs towards a model that is intentionally inclusive. Most of

CIM's programs now include all three sectors -- business, government and civic society.

With less emphasis on business issues and more on sustainability-related issues, CIM has

built an international reputation in stakeholder engaacment and dialoQue. Currently, CIM

offers executive programs in the area of engagement and dialogue, develops tools and

resources, and is contributing to the development of an international community of

practice in this arena.

In line with this evolving emphasis on stakeholder engagement and sustainabilit

y,

CIM's

Executive Director has been involved in discussions with faculty from SFU Business and

other departments about creating a lar

g

er and more integrated focus on sustainability at

SFU. It was hoped that CIM could play a key role in that initiative. Various proposals

were developed including the option of creating a Centre for Sustainable Enterprise

within SFU Business. However, there does not appear to be the necessary funding or

commitment to move forward with this initiative at the present time.

Proposed Relocation of CIM

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It is proposed that the Centre for Innovation in Management be dissolved and

stakeholder engagement and dialogue initiatives of CIM be incorporated within the

Centre for Sustainable Community Development (CSCD).

Given CIM's changing focus, the option of integrating CIM within the expanded and

renamed CSCD appears to offer significant potential benefits and synergies for both CIM

and CSCD.

Potential Focus within the CSCD

The stakeholder engagement and dialogue executive programs formerly developed by

CIM will continue to be offerred within the CSCD. Former members and associates of

CIM will also continue to build capacity in stakeholder engagement amongst business,

civic society and government leaders. Over the next six months, a strategic plan for

academic and non-academic pro

g

rams as well as research and outreach will be developed

for this new division of CSCL) in consultation with the director of CSCD and other

potential partners.

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Collaborative Lea ruing and I ri flovatio C roup

The Centre for Sustainable Communit

y

Devdoprncit

Proposal

October 27, 2004

it is proposed that a new Collaborative Learning and Innovation Group (CLI) be created

at the Centre for Sustainable Community Development (CSCD) to catalyze and support

collaboi-atje action on sustainability issues. This document provides an initial

descri p

tion of the purpose of the CLI group as well as its po

t

ential offerings.

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The world today is smaller and more interconnected. We are facing interdependent

systems of problems that no one organization or sector can address unilaterally. To build

sustainable communities, diverse networks of business leaders, citizens and government

decision-makers must develop new skills and capacities for working across

organizational and cultural boundaries.

While there is a growing body of academic and practical knowledge about consensus

building and conflict resolution, our understanding of how to foster and support

collaborative learning and innovation by networks or 'hole communities is more limited.

We believe that there is a need for a group within the CSCD to spearhead this work.

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The CLI group will work with business, government and civic society leaders to build

capabilities that are necessary for productive multi-stakeholder collaboration, learning

and whole system innovation. Specific offerings could include the following:

1)

Executive/professional development courses and workshops

2) Research

3)

Process design and facilitation services

4)

Conferences and forums

5) Clearin g

house for Process-Related Tools and Resources

It is proposed that the CLI group be officially created by the end of December 2004. As

discussed, the resources (ie. client lists, courses,website, research reports) from the

Centre for Innovation in Management would be transferred over at that time. In addition,

we would encourage CIM members (SFU faculty and external experts in the field) to be

involved in the CLI group as it develops. To that end, we propose to work with the

director and others at CSCD, as well as

CIM

members to develop a strategic plan for the

CLI group by March 31, 2005.

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