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

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

2004-2008 Goals and Objectives

The School's vision - to be one of the world's most innovative and influential business schools - has at its foundation programs and centres that create and disseminate business knowledge through:

exposure to acclaimed academics and leading edge business resources
a network of strategic partnerships comprising leading business schools and businesses
a network of 10,000+ Queen's School of Business alumni

We direct resources to activities that make the highest contribution to achieving our mission, while respecting the highest ethical standards. Each program and centre has its own strategic positioning and specific initiatives to align with the school (see section E). Together, we have identified a series of ambitious, but achievable goals for the 2004 - 2008, five-year period:

to be the premier business school in Canada and one of the world's best business schools
to enhance our position through programs that focus on quality and innovation, with faculty who strive for excellence in research and teaching
to enhance our performance and profile in the area of research
to 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
to enhance our profile via service to prestigious professional associations that provide research, teaching and development opportunities
to prepare graduates of our professional programs to attain leadership positions in business and society
to respond quickly to strategic opportunities that are consistent with our mission and help to achieve our vision
to be financially stable for the immediate- and long-terms
to 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

Priorities

Faculty and Staff
ensure fair and appropriate compensation
introduce chairs, professorships and fellowships for faculty (fundraising priority)
align incentives to provide recognition for performance (e.g., teaching and research awards for faculty, service awards for staff)
develop human resource infrastructure, support and service within the School

Students
improve the number and quality of job postings (contact recruiters and alumni)
create innovative academic programs
increase and reinforce our "service mentality"
strengthen international partnerships
increase student scholarships (fundraising priority)

Programs
seek opportunities to innovate and push all academic programs "to the next level"
optimize the mix of academic programs (Commerce, MBA, EMBA, MSc, PhD)
grow, renew and expand Executive Education programs

Finance
diversify sources of funding
adopt a business model to manage risk
increase fund raising

School Governance
ensure fair and consistent processes and decisions
foster a positive working environment for faculty and staff
align School policies with the strategic framework (e.g., research support)