Faculty

 RRBM on Tour by Responsible Research for Business & Management and Woxsen University. 

Date: 6th of October, 2022
Time: 9:30 AM – 3:15 PM (UTC/London time)

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Woxen University is pleased to host RRBM on Tour a joint virtual initiative with  Responsible Research for Business & Management. 

The overall objective of the symposium is to advance a critical and ethical understanding of what responsible science is so that credible and trustworthy knowledge is created to address problems important to business and society.

Specific Objectives

Upon the completion of the symposium, participants will have deeper understanding of the answers and nuances pertaining to the following:

  • To advance the awareness of the RRBM’s principles and initiatives centered on responsible business
  • To pinpoint the understanding of current debates and policies centered on responsible research
  • To enhance the significance of paradigms in qualitative research
  • To identify knowledge of practical strategies for achieving responsible research impact
  • To develop the recognition of the relationship between responsible business and impact
  • To increase the understanding of research transparency in scientific inquiry
  • To develop an understanding of what it means to be a responsible scientist in business and management disciplines.

Associate Director, Recruitment and Admissions with MIT REAP

Working at MIT offers opportunities that just aren’t found anywhere else, including generous and unique benefits that help to ensure that MIT employees are healthy, supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work/life balance. Discover more about what it’s like to work at MIT.
They welcome people from all walks of life to bring their talent, ideas, and experience to our community. They value diversity and strongly encourage applications from individuals from all identities and backgrounds – like yours. If you want to be part of our exceptional, multicultural, collaborative, and inclusive community, then take a look at this opportunity.

Description

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RECRUITMENT/ADMISSIONS, REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACCELERATION PROGRAM (REAP), Sloan School of Management, to serve as a core team member sharing oversight of key programs and initiatives of MIT REAP.  Will manage program and new client development, coordinate events and workshops, develop new and ongoing initiatives, and recruit for program fellowships.  Responsibilities will include independently developing, refining, and implementing targeted client recruitment strategies to increase the number of leads by 100% and application yield for the program by 30-50%; working closely with communications and marketing team members to design, execute, and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns for lead generation; proactively engaging with leads and tracking their activities to inform them of the value of the program; refining communication with prospective clients, monitoring team formation progress and synthesizing progress through bi-weekly reports for director; developing the processes and data inputs for internal CRM and refining the leads process to ensure increased applicant numbers and consistent quality in applicants; assessing lead potential by vetting all incoming leads and managing a strong pipeline at all stages of development; representing MIT REAP at meetings with foreign delegations visiting MIT and presenting MIT REAP frameworks and solutions at internal/external conferences and events; and informing MIT REAP faculty leadership about new leads development. 

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • At least three years’ related experience
  • Experience in the entrepreneurial community through either starting a business or working with startup support organizations
  • Strong Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite proficiency
  • Excellent communication skills for executive-level client management
  • Experience working with a team in international development program/project management
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Fireside Chat Hosted by MIT REAP: Supporting Startup Ecosystems through Policy: The Nigeria Startup Bill  

Date/time: Thurs, Oct 6, 12:30-2 pm (EDT)

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The MIT Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (MIT REAP) is pleased to present Supporting Startup Ecosystems through Policy: The Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB), a conversation between Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy for Nigeria, and MIT Sloan Professor Scott Stern. The Nigeria Startup Bill is a first-of-its -kind, national-level legislation designed to harness the potential of the nation’s digital economy through co-created regulations. The Bill aims to contribute to the creation of an environment that enables growth, attraction and protection of investment in tech startups. In July 2022, the National Assembly passed the Bill.

How can policy support startups and drive an innovation ecosystem for economic and social impact? What roles do multiple stakeholders (e.g., tech startups, investors, and government) play in this process? How did theories and frameworks from MIT REAP influence the evolution of the NSB? The discussion will explore these topics and more, followed by questions from the audience.

Sloan Visiting Fellows Program Info Session + Q&A

Date/time: Tuesday, Sept 27, 9 am (EDT)

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Curious about how a customized course of study at MIT Sloan can enhance your career and professional development? Register to attend an info session + Q&A on Tuesday, Sept 27, 9 am (EDT). The Admissions team and Sloan Visiting Fellows will be available to chat and answer questions about their experiences.

Doing Business in Emerging Markets (DBEM)

Location: Woxsen University

Preferred Program Dates: May – July

Program Details

Woxsen University is pleased to announce an interesting opportunity for international partners to participate in a global immersion program on “Doing Business in Emerging Markets (DBEM)” at Woxsen University.

About DBEM:

The program focuses on the Senior Executive Professionals and/or FMB (Family Managed Business) segment across various countries considered in the category of “developing” or “emerging”. These countries are formed by a predominant array of FMB SMEs that look for an adequate succession leadership approach.

The program would be operated by the School of Business, Woxsen University in the following modality:

  1. The program will take place in Woxsen University, India.
  2. The minimum cohort is of 15 candidates (per university).
  3. The duration will be 2 weeks.

Program highlights:

  1. Learning by Doing.
  2. Focus on Business Plan development execution
  3. Particiation in international business plan competitions.
  4. Exposure to the core aspects of manufacturing, service, retail, real state, infrastructure, among other business verticals.

Modules (non-exhaustive):

  1. Understanding the Business Environment
  2. Acquiring and Managing Customers
  3. Leveraging IT for Business
  4. Interpersonal Skills for Business Leaders
  5. Managing Self & Teams
  6. Family Dynamics
  7. Business and Society
  8. International Business/ Private Equity & Venture Capital
  9. International Finance & Taxation
  10. Behavioural Psychology
  11. Managing Sales Force and Reseller Networks
  12. B2B Sales
  13. Harnessing Human Resources in FMBs
  14. Competitive Strategy
  15. Strategic Negotiation
  16. Legal Aspects of Business
  17. Digital Business Models

CapsimInbox Microsimulation Development Lab Workshop

DATE & TIME

Wednesday, September 21

9-10:30AM EDT

LOCATION

Hosted on Zoom.

CONTACT

Maddie Handler, mhandler@gbsn.org

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If you are interested in developing a microsimulation, or just looking to learn more about this experience, then this workshop is for you! As the first part of a two part badging experience, participants are invited to a workshop that will not only introduce you to former authors and winners, but also provide opportunities to ask questions to the CapsimInbox team, themselves.  The objectives of this workshop include:

  1. To provide potential authors more information about the CapsimInbox product and process
  2. To assist potential authors with developing their own solutions by providing previous examples and a small brainstorming breakout room session
  3. To motivate potential authors to create their own CapsimInbox microsimulationFollowing the workshop, all participants will receive a badge and be invited to continue to the second badge experience, which is authoring your very own microsimulation, which will have a chance to win $5,000.

Moderator

Panelists

  • Kelsey Zimmermann

    Learning Experiences Coordinator
    Capsim Management Solutions
    USA

  • Matthew Shell

    Market Development Manager
    Capsim Management Simulations
    USA
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CapsimInbox Microsimulation Development Lab- Calling all Faculty and PhD Students

Taking you BEYOND the classroom, the Educators Track is designed for scholars, lecturers, trainers, and university faculty across disciplines who want to connect with like-minded colleagues on teaching innovations, research and pedagogy needed serve communities and develop talent the world needs now.

Since 2020, GBSN and Capsim have joined forces to help bring quality and experiential business learning to communities worldwide through the Microsimulation Development Lab experience. The two organizations brought together scholars, lecturers, trainers, and academic faculty worldwide to design and develop a micro inbox simulation using current data, research, cases, and personal experiences.

Teams of 1-4 educators come together to design these 15-30 minute microsimulations, which immerse learners in real-world scenarios and evaluate essential skills in a realistic context.

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How does the Microsim Development Lab work?

This year, the Microsimulation Development Lab is offering an opportunity to earn two unique digital badges, which will properly prepare participants who are serious in developing a microsimulation.

These two badging opportunities provide faculty participants support in the process of designing and building a 15-30 minute inbox simulation experience. Faculty will understand how to bring these simulations to the classroom. These microsimulations will immerse learners in real-world scenarios and evaluate essential skills in a realistic context.

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Timeline

The following timeline list the significant milestones for the entire 2022 GBSN Beyond CapsimInbox Microsimulation Development Lab experience (inclusive of both badge opportunities):

TimelineSchedule
July 1, 2022Registration Opens for all Faculty Members from Registered Institutions
September 2190-Minute CapsimInbox Microsimulation Development Workshop
September 221st Digital Badges Awarded
September 22Interested Individuals/Teams Confirmed
September 23Microsimulation Development Process Begins
October 26Microsimulations are Due for Judging
Oct 26-Nov 7Microsimulation Judging Process
November 7Winning Microsimulation is Determined
November 9Winning Microsimulation is Announced & 2nd Digital Badges Awarded
Nov 10-Feb 103 Months of Optional Microsimulation Development & Library Additions

Interested in the already published GBSN library of microsimulations?

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DigITS- A Multidisciplinary International Management Conference Call for Papers

DIGITALIZATION, INNOVATION
TRANSFORMATION AND SUSTAINABILITY DIGITS 2022
Date: 29th – 30th October 2022
Location: Online

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Call for Papers

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Digitalisation, big data, connectivity, and Artificial Intelligence are shaping today’s cities around the globe. It has led to increased productivity, competition and inclusion within and across the economies. Further, it has also led to substantial positive impact on the economic growth performance as well as enhanced the economic integration, both regional and global.

Digitalization has been a prominent channel for the economies in attainment of their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc and its impact has reached every corner of the world. This has divided the timeline into a pre-covid and a post-covid world. Digital transformation has been marked as a defining feature of the post-covid world as it has permeated every aspect of our lives.

Covid-19 has accelerated the digitalization of societies and economies at an unimaginable pace. From helping governments to implementing social protection schemes to enabling e-health and online education, digital technologies have helped business in continuing their operations and trade through e-commerce and digital finance. However, ensuring that the digital transformation happening around us does not become another reason to contribute to the persisting deep inequalities posed as one of the greatest challenges faced by the world. Hence, inclusion must be at the heart of digital transformation to achieve the promise of sustainability of “ leaving no one behind”. The objectives related to inclusiveness need to be embedded in the foundations of digital transformation.

Digitalization has also emerged as the main driver for sustainable development. Businesses are using digital tools to map their environmental footprint and assess the impact of environmental shifts on their business. The focus of the businesses is on how digital transformation can enable firms to become successful while contributing to achieving SDGs. However, the emerging trends are still unexplored on how they are reshaping the market conditions in which organizations operate. Enabling sustainable innovation, these technologies have also created new threats such as cybercrime and privacy loss. While digital transformation is certain, its direction is still uncertain. The true transformative potential of digital technologies can only be realized if it is ensured that the digitalization benefits economies, societies and the environment, and embeds inclusion at its core.

The lead theme for this conference echoes the SDG agenda. They are the critical appraisal of both the empirical and theoretical efficacy of the development goals, effectiveness evaluations of the various metrics used to characterize the goals, and proposals on alternative decision-making tools underpinning sustainable development solutions, in the unfolding world following the Covid-19 pandemic.

We invite all relevant policy makers, academic researchers, think-tank specialists, corporate leaders, and doctoral students to attend this conference. Participants are encouraged to attend and present their ideas and views (through academic or practitioner papers) by submitting their work on the conference lead or subordinate themes.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Extended Abstracts of original research papers are invited on the conference theme and in all areas of management including:

Finance and Accounting

  • Financial Markets
  • Corporate Finance
  • Digital Finance
  • Behavioural Finance
  • Computational Finance & Financial Econometrics
  • Financial Reporting & Regulations
  • Accounting Ethics
  • Crypto Currencies
  • FinTech, AI & ML
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Emerging Trends in Corporate Finance & Corporate Governance
  • Market Structure & Algorithmic Trading
  • Financial Inclusion & Payment System
  • MSMEs Competition, Cluster Development & Financing
  • Blockchain Technology,Smart Contracts & Digital Currencies
  • Aggregate & Food Inflation

Management Information Systems

  • IS For a Green and Sustainable World
  • Dark Side of Technology
  • ICT for Development
  • Business Focused Data Analytics
  • Economics of IS
  • Digital Business Models and Innovation
  • Cyber Security, Privacy, and Ethics Of IS
  • Governance, Strategy, and Value Of IS
  • General IS Topics
  • Financing Energy & Sustainability

Marketing Management

  • Digital Marketing & E-commerce
  • Shopper Behavior & Compulsive Buying
  • Sustainable & Green Marketing
  • Ethical Marketing
  • Evolving Marketing Strategies for Vocal for Local (Make in India)
  • Changing Role of Government Policies on the Market Economy
  • Future of Retail Marketing
  • Consumer Psychology
  • B2C Marketing & its Challenges

Sustainability

  • Economic Sustainability
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Socio-cultural Sustainability
  • Climate change, Environmental Management
  • Green Infrastructure,Urban Ecology
  • Waste Management & Pollution Control
  • Urban Energy Transition
  • Food Waste Recovery
  • Green Manufacturing
  • Green ICTs.

HRM & OB

  • Emerging Nature of Hybrid Work Engagement
  • Work from Home Challenges & Opportunities
  • Evolving HRM in the Context of AI
  • Human Resource Practices & Firm Performance
  • Diversity in Work, Talent Management & Employee Engagement
  • Selection, Assessment & Organizational Development
  • Safe & User-Friendly Work Environments
  • Leadership Development & Coaching
  • Performance Management
  • Health & Well-being at Work
  • Positive Organisational Behaviour
  • Neurological & Biological Underpinnings of Work Behavior

Strategy

  • E-Governance
  • The Lean Start-up
  • Shared Value Creation
  • Open Innovation
  • Platform Business Models
  • Networked Business Models
  • Industry Convergence
  • Public-Private Alliance
  • Managing Cross Border Businesses
  • Managing Contracts of Strategic Importance
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Corporate Social Responsibility & Firm Strategy

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract Submission deadline: 01st September, 2022
Full paper submission deadline: 01st October, 2022
Registration deadline: 25th October 2022

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

I. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES OF RESEARCH PAPERS

Please submit the extended abstract in a min. 1500 and max. 2500 words (excluding references). Your abstract should cover the following aspects:

  • Research Gap and Research Problem
  • The Objective of the Study and Summary within 250 words
  • Research Methodology
  • Findings of the Study
  • Implications of the Study

II. FORMATTING:

The entire abstract submission (title page in Title Case, abstract, main text, figures, graphs, tables, references, etc.) must be in ONE document using one of the following formats:

  • Portable Document Format (.pdf), Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx)
  • Figures, graphs, tables, appendices, and references should follow the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guide.
  • Use Times New Roman 12-point font, double spaced, 1-inch (2.5 cm) margin all around, and 8.5” × 11” page setting. References may be single spaced.

GBSN for Business and Human Rights Impact Community 6th Annual Meeting

The NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, the Alliance Business School at the University of Manchester, the Geneva School of Economics and Management at the University of Geneva, PRME and GBSN invite you to participate in the 6th annual meeting focused on the advancement of human rights research and teaching at business schools.

The meeting will take place in-person in Geneva, Switzerland and online, Friday, 2 December. We hope to talk about new initiatives and issues pertaining to business and human rights and discuss updates, activities, and collective action within the research clusters. 

For those in need of immediate assistance, please contact Pascale Chavaz at +41. 078.649.7272.

Agenda

Uni-Mail, 40 Boulevard du Pont d’Arve, Genève, Room M 3250

12.00 – 13.00 – Light lunch and networking
13.00 – 13.05 – Opening of the meeting
Michael Posner, Director, NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights & Dorothée
Baumann-Pauly, Director, Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights

13.05 – 13.15 – Video: why should labour rights be mainstreamed into business education?
Testimonies from various stakeholders

13.15 – 13.20 – ILO-UNIGE-GBSN partnership: presentation of the MoU
Manuela Tomei, Assistant Director-General on Governance, Rights and Dialogue, ILO
Stéphane Berthet, Vice-rector, UNIGE
Dan LeClair, CEO, GBSN

13.20 – 13.30 – First Technical workshop, with lecturers on forced labour in fishing: illustrating
the work of the Global Supply Chains & Modern Slavery research cluster in collaboration with
ILO
Charles Autheman, Lead of the cluster
Alix Nasri, Accelerator Lab 8.7 Programme Coordinator, ILO


13.30 – 14.15 – Updates from all other research clusters 

14.15 – 14.25 – Mainstreaming sustainable business with human rights in business school
education
Nicholas Igneri, Global chief product officer, AACSB


14.25 – 14.50 – Discussion and planning of future work: what does it take to grow the network
and advance mainstreaming BHR in business education?


14.50 – 14.55 – Closing remarks
Yves Flückiger, Rector, UNIGE


14.55 – 15.00 – Closing
Michael Posner, Director, NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights & Dorothée
Baumann-Pauly, Director, Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights

*This schedule is tentative and is subject to change.

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Interested in joining the GBSN for BHR Impact Community?

Individuals interested in joining the Global Business School Network for Business and Human Rights should complete the online sign-up form below. To attend the 5th Annual Meeting, please sign up for the Impact community.

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2022 Africa Shared Value Summit

The Shared Value Africa Initiative and Shift Impact Africa proudly present the 6th annual Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit, taking place in Kigali, Rwanda on 25-26 October 2022.

The Summit brings together forward-thinking African business leaders, as well as political and non-governmental stakeholders, to inspire African solutions for Africa’s challenges. This year’s programme centres on the use of the Shared Value business management model to create technological and business solutions to bridge digital inclusion gaps and drive economic growth across Africa.

The Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit has been Africa’s premier Shared Value business event since its inception in 2017. Every year, the Summit assembles business leaders and change makers to investigate how Shared Value thinking and strategic partnership can create people-centred sustainable business solutions. Through in-depth discussions, experience sharing and collaboration, the Summit enables businesses to interrogate how they operate through the ‘profit with purpose’ lens and become growth catalysts.

One Africa, One Voice

The unifying theme ‘One Africa, One Voice’ underscores the need for organisations to work together across borders and industries for the benefit of all. The 2022 Summit will approach this theme through the lens of connectivity, interrogating how business can close the gaps in Africa’s digital landscape to promote economic growth and move the continent forward.

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About the Organizers

The Shared Value Africa Initiative is a pan-African organisation and the regional partner of the global Shared Value Initiative. It assists and collaborates with organisations to profitably address social and environmental issues through the core business and build prosperous and sustainable economies and societies in Africa through a focus on profit with purpose.

Shift Impact Africa is a women-owned advisory and consulting firm that assists organisations to unlock the power of a Shared Value sustainability strategy centered on social and environmental impacts. We advocate strongly for profit with purpose, founded on the belief that business can create both economic value and value for society

Contact

For general inquiries, please contact info@shiftimpact.africa.

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