Sobey School of Business
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Sobey School of Business is a business college located in Saint Mary's University
.
In 1992, the Faculty of Commerce was renamed the Sobey School of Business, after Frank H. Sobey
, founder of Sobeys
.
It provides full time and part time MBA program with concentrations on Finance
, Management
, Human Resources
, Marketing
, International Business, and Information systems
. It also grants Master in Finance designations and EMBA
designations for working professionals. Sobey School of Business is also part of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
. It considered one of the top Business Schools across the nation with a strong undergraduate program in commerce while integrating sustainability and social responsibility.
Saint Mary's University (Halifax)
Saint Mary's University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. The school is best known for having nationally lead programs in Business, Astronomy and International Development Studies as well, one of the best football and Men's hockey programs in Canada .The campus is situated in Halifax's...
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In 1992, the Faculty of Commerce was renamed the Sobey School of Business, after Frank H. Sobey
Frank H. Sobey
Frank H. Sobey, OC was a Canadian businessman who was the primary builder of the Sobeys Stores chain.Born in Lyons Brook, Nova Scotia, he was three years old when his family moved to the town of Stellarton where his father operated a meat retailing business, peddling meat products door to door on...
, founder of Sobeys
Sobeys
Sobeys is the second largest food retailer in Canada, with over 1,300 supermarkets operating under a variety of banners. Headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, it operates stores in all ten provinces and accumulated sales of more than $14 billion CAD in 2009...
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It provides full time and part time MBA program with concentrations on Finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
, Management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
, Human Resources
Human resources
Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...
, Marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, International Business, and Information systems
Information systems
Information Systems is an academic/professional discipline bridging the business field and the well-defined computer science field that is evolving toward a new scientific area of study...
. It also grants Master in Finance designations and EMBA
EMBA
EMBA may refer to:*Executive Master of Business Administration degree*Eastern Marching Band Association...
designations for working professionals. Sobey School of Business is also part of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...
. It considered one of the top Business Schools across the nation with a strong undergraduate program in commerce while integrating sustainability and social responsibility.