Thought leadership is about shaping the development of management and entrepreneurship education for the developing world. Our expertise lies in the collective knowledge and experiences of our broad network of organizations worldwide, which have for decades been engaged in the pioneering work for the developing world. We conduct research, convene experts, foster innovation, and influence policy that supports the achievement of mission.
The Global Exchange
The Global Exchange is a series of gatherings for GBSN members, offering a unique opportunity to engage in intimate, thought-provoking discussions. Each session features GBSN’s CEO, Dan LeClair, in dialogue with a special guest, diving deep into conversations that foster global engagement, innovation, and actionable learning. GBSN members participate live, and a portion of each interview is released as a podcast.
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Voices Across Africa
The landscape of African business education is diverse and undergoing rapid transformation, shaped by economic growth, digital innovation, and rising demand for entrepreneurial and managerial skills. Voices Across Africa is a study on the future of business education across Africa that will explore the views of African business school and industry leaders as well as current, prospective, and former African business school students. The research seeks to illuminate innovation, best practices, and opportunities for business education.
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Leadership Roundtable Reports
Business school leaders convened at GBSN Beyond and engaged in rich dialogues around Building More Inclusive Societies, The Future of Experiential Learning and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and Business Schools. Outcomes from these dialogues were developed into reports, and published during the GBSN Beyond Virtual Conference in 2020.
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The Case for Human Rights in Business Education– A Tool Kit
Business schools offer the ideal venue to explore 21st century human rights challenges, both in teaching future business leaders and conducting cutting-edge research. Adding human rights to the business school curriculum provides an exciting opportunity for new forms of collaboration. GBSN aims to serve as a resource and community for schools implementing recommendations in this toolkit.
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CIPE-GBSN Anti-Corruption Research Partnership
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and GBSN funded research to understand how anti-corruption interventions such as anti-corruption compliance training and the implementation of internal anti-bribery rules and controls influence individual and organizational behavior and performance.
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Intellectual Property Education in Business Schools: A Global Perspective
To gain a deeper understanding of how Intellectual Property (IP) is taught in business schools, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) collaborated with GBSN to survey educators across the network. The report, “Intellectual Property Education in Business Schools: A Global Perspective,” shares the findings from that research and recommendations for business schools and the broader innovation community.
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Building Business Schools for Context, Not Convention
Dan LeClair describes the tensions business schools face between local impact and global recognition, and how a collaborative network like GBSN helps members learn from each other while remaining grounded in their local context.
Amplifying the Convening Power of Business Schools
Cohorts have long served an important role in business education. Students enter together, progress through courses together, and graduate together. The model has many strengths. Cohorts become deep learning communities, foster peer-to-peer learning, and yield powerful and enduring alumni networks that create value for decades. Not surprisingly, business schools have anchored much of their work… Read more >
What Does Research Impact Look Like?
Five lessons from four years as a judge for the FT Responsible Business Education awards If asked to rate academic research on a scale of 1 to 5 for “positive societal impact,” what would you look for? That’s essentially what those us on the research judging panel had to decide leading up to the first… Read more >