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Queen's School of Business Strategic Framework


Executive Summary

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A detailed version of the document below was unanimously endorsed by the Queen's School of Business faculty in January 2004. In August 2008 it was reaffirmed by the faculty for another five years.

Our Mission

To develop outstanding leaders with a global perspective and create new knowledge that advances business and society.

Our Vision

To be one of the world's most innovative and influential business schools

Our Values

  • Excellence and innovation
  • Respect for self and others
  • Ethics and integrity
  • Collaborative relationships with alumni, partners and stakeholders

What We Do

  • We provide excellent undergraduate and graduate education to students from across Canada and around the world
  • We improve the practice of management and leadership and advance business and society through excellence in research
  • We provide excellent executive education to Canadian and international executives

How We Do It

Our programs and centres create and disseminate business knowledge through:

  • The work of our nationally acclaimed faculty, our world class facilities and our unique expertise in distance education
  • An international network of strategic partnerships comprising leading business schools and businesses
  • Our network of 12,000+ Queen's School of Business alumni

Four Key Goals and Objectives 2009 - 2013

  1. To be the premier business school in Canada and one of the world's best business schools
  2. To prepare graduates of our professional programs to attain leadership positions in business and society
  3. To continue to significantly improve our placement in key national and international research rankings
  4. To be financially stable for the immediate- and long-terms

Five Core Strategies

  1. Develop and offer programs that focus on quality and innovation, with faculty who strive for excellence in research and teaching
  2. Engage in strategic partnerships with educational institutions in North America and internationally that will enhance our program offerings and profile as a premier business school
  3. Enhance our profile via service to prestigious professional associations
  4. Increase our research productivity
  5. Establish operational efficiencies and effectiveness that enable us to achieve our goals by managing risk, responding to market changes, sustaining our competitive advantage and enabling the scalability of successful programs and activities