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Responsible Research in Business & Management (RRBM) Dare to Care Dissertation Scholarships

RRBM and its co-sponsors are offering up to eight scholarships of $10,000 each to doctoral students in business schools to conduct dissertation research that follows the principles of responsible research. The research topic should focus on economic inequality, racial, gender or other forms of social justice in organizations, thereby contributing to meeting one or more of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Call for Applications

Applications accepted beginning : November 1, 2021

Application deadline: December 1, 2021

Award decision: March 1, 2022

Purpose

To support young scholars taking on the grand challenges of our world through responsible research in business and management.

Possible Research Topics and Methods

The Selection Committee welcomes dissertation research that will generate knowledge or ideas to reduce income inequality, increase racial and gender equity, or address other forms of social justice that enhance stakeholder well-being, especially focusing on the role of business organizations. Research that contributes to meeting one or more of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals related to these social justice issues are of special interest to this dissertation scholarship program.

This scholarship program supports dissertation research that is inter-disciplinary and that involves stakeholders in the research process. We encourage the use of multiple methods, including qualitative (case studies, observations, text analysis), quantitative (surveys, archival empirical), and experimentation (lab and field), as explained in the principles of responsible research. Intervention field studies (e.g., randomized controlled experiments) that robustly test theory-informed ideas/treatments to address the aforementioned justice issues are especially valuable.

The Eligible Applicant

  1. Is a doctoral candidate (generally after the qualifying exam) at the beginning stage of the dissertation research;
  2. Is studying in a business school in any of the disciplines as long as the research falls within the domain of the research topics described above;
  3. Is familiar with the RRBM Principles of Responsible Research (e.g., as an endorser of the position paper, an attendee of RRBM webinars, or through other engagements);
  4. We recommend attending the Philosophical Foundation of Responsible Research course which will be offered online September to mid-November 2021. The course covers the topics of uncertainties in scientific reasoning, inductive risks, values in science, objectivity and responsibility, science and policy, science and society, and progress in science – foundational ideas of responsible research. The final assignment of this course is to develop a research idea related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Registration for the 2021 course offering has closed. Missed the course? You can still apply for the scholarship. We recommend reviewing FAQ #5 below and taking some time to review the course syllabus and recommended reading.

The Application & Proposal Content

Eligible Applications will be submitted online and include (I) a proposal; (II) two letters of recommendation; and (III) the applicant’s CV. Applications should adhere to the detailed guidelines available for download here.

Applications will be accepted beginning November 1, 2021 and must be received by December 1, 2021.

Evaluation of Proposals

Proposals will be evaluated using the Seven Principles of Responsible Research, ensuring that the proposed research meets the standards of high relevance to the research domain specified in this program and strong methodological rigor with promise of credible findings. Additional information regarding the evaluation process and Selection Committee is available here.

Award winners will be announced March 1, 2022.

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Culture Still Matters: A Webinar to Help You Conduct Business Across Cultures

Event Description

Navigating business relationships, particularly cross-cultural ones, can feel like moving through a minefield, sidestepping explosives that could instantly derail any progress. But it doesn’t need to be that way.

John Branch, professor of marketing and international business at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and faculty for the school’s Cross-Cultural Business course, along with Amy Gillett, vice president of education at the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan and co-creator of the Business & Culture virtual exchange, advise both professionals and business students on increasing their cultural competency. On Nov. 16, they will host a candid and interactive session around maneuvering these cross-cultural relationships.

While increased globalization is deepening and widening business connections, countries continue to vary widely on norms and acceptable practices. For instance, in some cultures, jumping directly into a business conversation without first getting to know a potential partner can end a deal before it starts.

“If culture didn’t matter, then we wouldn’t talk about these cultural gaffes or cultural blunders, because we’d be just one homogenous blob of people,” said Branch. “Culture still matters and if managers and marketers do not appreciate this, they’ll continue to make these cultural gaffes.”

So why aren’t businesses doing a better job of guarding themselves against these errors? According to Branch, business leaders are under-appreciating the significance of cultural differences. Many do not fully comprehend the major impacts of culture on their interactions and how they relate to business success. Consequently, many do not focus their energy on understanding or resolving these issues.

Making your way through culturally-diverse business interactions requires significant time, resources and analysis. Understanding the relevant and likely cultural sensitivities, collecting accurate and insightful feedback and carefully considering this information are all necessary before taking action. Cultural competency is not as simple as learning the right handshake. Culture is a layered and complex system by which business partners live, and success means understanding each of those layers.

“Even the big companies are failing to do proper cultural research because they’re in such a rush to get the product to market, or they don’t realize the role of culture and the importance of factoring it into their plans from the start,” say Gillett. “In many cases, managers lack training in cultural competence, so this is not even on their radar.”

Though steering clear of negative choices is critical, cultural competency isn’t just about avoiding blunders. Companies mastering cultural competency can also create a competitive advantage, explains Gillett.

Take HP. The company introduced its gaming laptop, Omen, in 2006 with lackluster results. After the success of the 2019 Academy Award-winning film Parasite, the firm re-engaged the market with a new campaign, pulling in cultural references that resonated. This improved sales — all because they took note of a cultural touchpoint and responded.

Mastering cross-cultural connections will facilitate more thoughtful interactions, which will foster better business practices.

Join Branch and Gillett’s virtual discussion on cultural competency to share your stories of cultural gaffes and/or successes, discover what it takes to prepare for better cross-cultural interactions, and learn from the breadth of cultural exchanges that have gone wrong — and right — across the business world.

Speakers

  • John Branch, Professor of Marketing and International Business, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
  • Amy Gillett, Vice President of Education, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Date & Time

16 November 2021, 9:00am-10:30am EST

Register

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2021 CUHK Conference on Financial Technology

This conference is in the 5th Fintech Education Series, which aims to promote financial technology education in Hong Kong. It is jointly organized by CUHK business school and CUHK Faculty of Engineering, and free of charge – everyone is welcome to attend. This event is part of the core agenda of the HK FinTech Week 2021, Asia’s most anticipated international financial technology event, looking to bring together more than 1.2 million viewers and 17,000+ attendees, who are executives, entrepreneurs, investors, regulators and academics from 100+ economies. We would like to take advantage of this opportunity to bring together the academia and industry participants, providing a platform to carry out fruitful and productive discussions, encourage the exchange of ideas and promote future collaboration opportunities. We also look to leverage on the 5 focus areas of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Fintech 2025 strategy to drive the fintech development of Hong Kong.

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Employment Opportunity: Several Project Researchers in Humanitarian Logistics- Hanken School of Economics Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland (Hybrid)

About the Job

Hanken School of Economics is looking for several post docs as project researchers in humanitarian logistics, to strengthen the following teams at the Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Research Institute (HUMLOG Institute):

  • The H2020 project on “Health Emergency Response in Interconnected Systems” (HERoS) in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The required profile is in the areas of medical supply chains and the socio-economic impact of supply chain disruptions in the pandemic. Methods: qualitative research and input-output models. 
  • The H2020 project “sCience & human factOr for Resilient sociEty (CORE)”. The required profile is in the area of crisis management and humanitarian logistics, especially looking at cascading disasters. Methods: qualitative research, and system dynamics modeling. 
  • The Norwegian Research Council project on the “Responsible Use of Digital Cash-Based Assistance in Refugee Crises” (DigCBA). The required profile is in the areas of cash-based initiatives, digital technologies, and humanitarian logistics. Methods: qualitative research, and system dynamics modeling. 
  • The Academy of Finland project “Cash and/or carry: The challenges and modalities of delivering aid in conflict zones” (Cash and/or Carry). The required profile is in the areas of cash-based initiatives and local procurement in conflict zones. Methods: qualitative research. 

All positions are for 1 year, with the possibility of extension.

Your primary work task as project researcher is to conduct scholarly research within the project areas (see required profiles). You will also support project co-ordination especially with regards to the co-ordination of writing relevant reports. You will also, to a minor extent, be involved in teaching and supervision (appr. 5% of your work time) and carry out some service/administrative tasks.

More specifically, as a post doc in any of these projects, you will be responsible for:

  • Conducting research that meets high international levels,
  • Collaborating with other members of the project team, providing the humanitarian logistics expertise to the project,
  • Publishing your research in high-quality journals and communicating the results of your work to relevant stakeholders and to society at large,
  • Contributing to the administration of the project and to applications for new additional external research funding,
  • Contributing to the competence development of students by providing research-based teaching and supervision in your field of expertise and the development of project-specific trainings and massive open online courses (MOOCs).

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants for these positions are required to have (a) a PhD degree within a relevant subject (b) fluent command of English. Applicants whose PhD defence has been set for the fall term of 2021 may be considered if they will also receive their degree during 2021.

The following qualifications are considered as further merits when evaluating applicants:

  • Good knowledge of the research methods required in the specific projects,
  • Familiarity with research within humanitarian logistics, and the specific topic areas of the project(s) applied for, 
  • Existing high-quality academic publications,
  • High-quality plans and high potential for future academic publications (incl. publications in preparation and pipeline),
  • Experience of applying for research funding,
  • Track record of having worked with medical and/or humanitarian organisations,
  • Knowledge of English and French for communication with humanitarian organisations; and Finnish and Swedish for contacting organisations in Finland. 

A solid knowledge of the required profile area(s) for any of the specific projects is prioritised in evaluating and ranking applicants. Special consideration is given to candidates that have demonstrated their ability to produce high quality research. It is on you as an applicant to pinpoint and describe the fit between the targeted areas of expertise of the position, and your own knowledge, publication track record and pipeline. Please mention the projects relevant to you in your application. 

By joining our department, you will benefit from and contribute to a thriving scientific environment at a triple crown-accredited university business school (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA accreditations), becoming part of a group of highly active researchers with high productivity in publishing, numerous global projects, and a strong international profile.

The annual working time in the position is 1612 hours. The location of the positions is in Helsinki, and we expect you to move to Finland and work min. 3 days/week from the office. 

The salary for the project researcher is based on the university salary system in Finland (including employee healthcare as well as pension and holiday contributions); the exact salary level depends upon the recruited individual’s qualifications and performance. The entry level salary is in range of 41.800 – 53.100 euro / year. Beyond the salary, the university’s foundation grants faculty members substantial publication awards for high-quality publications. The trial period will be 3 months.

An application letter, with the following separate attachments,

  • CV incl. min. 2 references who can be contacted for recommendations,
  • PhD degree certificate,
  • Publication list incl. working doi links to selected, max 5 recent publications (or if links don’t work, separately submitted publications in pdf form),
  • Research statement/plan including a demonstration of the applicant’s fit with the position(s)

shall be submitted electronically to Hanken’s recruitment database Laura no later than October 30th, 2021. In addition, other relevant documents (e.g. certificates, recommendations) may be submitted with the application. Please indicate when you would be able to start in the position if you should be selected. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed at the EURO HOpe conference.

Enquiries may be directed to the Subject Head in Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility, Professor Gyöngyi Kovács, e-mail kovacs@hanken.fi, mobile +358 40 352 1241.

Assessing Personal Skills and Qualities for Admissions and Student Development, Sponsored by ETS

Description

This event will discuss the benefits of knowing more about applicants than what is revealed in GPAs and test scores. Assessing applicants’ perseverance, resiliency, self-discipline, and curiosity, among other qualities can lead to better admission decisions and can serve as the basis for developing those qualities post enrollment to better prepare business school students for their career.

We will discuss various approaches for assessing these qualities, and provide a short demonstration of a novel self-assessment approach being pilot tested by ETS at several Business Schools over the coming year.

Guest Speakers

Date & Time

Thursday, 21 October, 2021

  • 10:00am Washington D.C.
  • 3:00pm London
  • 4:00pm Geneva
  • 4:00pm Cape Town
  • 7:30pm Mumbai
  • 10:00pm Singapore

Agenda

  • 10:00am – 10:05am: Introductions
  • 10:05am – 10:25am: Presentation
  • 10:25am – 10:35am: Demo
  • 10:35am – 10:55am: Q&A/Networking
  • 10:55am – 11:00am: Closing Remarks

This event is open to the public.

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Distinguished Speakers in International Business Series: Economic Disparities of the Global South

The Center for Global Business invites you to a discussion three experts from the International Finance Corporation, Inter-American Development Bank, and Brookings about economic disparities exacerbated by the global pandemic, nongovernmental efforts and opportunities to address the growing crisis in the developing world, and what this means for investment and doing business in the Global South.

The Distinguished Speakers in International Business Series (DSS) brings together policymakers, industry leaders, academia, and students to present and discuss emerging trends in international business throughout the year.

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Date & Time

Tuesday, 12 October 2021

  • 6:00pm EST

Speakers

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Dr. Aloysius Uche Ordu brings over three decades of international development and private sector experience. He was previously Vice President at the African Development Bank. In that capacity, he played active roles in the senior management team during the Bank’s sixth General Capital Increase and the record 12th Replenishment of the African Development Fund.

Zeynep Kantur Ozenci, MS ’00

A 13 year IFC veteran, Zeynep is currently leading IFC’s market creation and upstream activities in Health & Education sectors, including development of scalable global solutions and early stage project development initiatives. Before joining IFC in 2008, Zeynep worked at HSBC, focusing on debt capital market transactions across sectors, and prior to that at the World Bank headquarters, working on development of capital markets in developing countries.

Alejandro Prada, MBA ’18

Dr. Alejandro Prada, LL.M., MBA is a Colombian attorney, with studies in law and business in Colombia, Spain, Germany and the United States. He has 20+ years of professional experience in international business, banking, project and corporate finance and business strategy. Currently, he is Principal Advisor for Strategy and Corporate Affairs of IDB Invest, in charge of strategic outreach and partnerships.

Registration is required to access the webinar.

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Race2Imagine: Collaborations for Healthcare Leadership

DATE & TIME

FRIDAY, 15 October

8:00-10:00am EDT

LOCATION

Hosted on Zoom Events

CONTACT

Emma Martens, emartens@gbsn.org

Existing inequalities have been exposed and exacerbated by COVID–19. Our world after the global pandemic is likely to see the proliferation of these inequalities unless we focus on the inclusive management of our multiple challenges, among which is the environmental crisis. From access to healthcare and education to the all-encompassing disruptions of climate change, as leaders of management education we have to forge a response that recognizes and addresses with intent the disparate ways these issues affect various populations. GBSN and Universidad de los Andes present Race2Imagine, a joint event series designed to engage university communities across the globe during the month of October, leading up to GBSN Beyond Virtual Conference. Race2Imagine features 3 sessions focused on healthcare, climate change and humanitarian logistics. Each session is co-hosted with a different GBSN member school. The goal is to have multi-stakeholder dialogues that explore collaborations designed to produce solutions.

This first convening, Collaborations for Healthcare Leadership, will share visions of the strategies, actions and initiatives that need to be undertaken in the near future across different contexts. Co-hosted with Miami Herbert Business School, guest speakers will explore and compare approaches to university-health system collaboration to achieve impact, using the example of informing the response to COVID-19.

We must all think beyond our own institutions and develop collaborative solutions and more robust and resilient systems. And we must explore the longer-term implications of the covid-19 outbreak for business and society.

Date

Friday, 15 October, 2021

7:00 am Bogotá

8:00 am Washington D.C.

  • 2:00pm Paris
  • 5:30pm Mumbai
  • 8:00pm Singapore
  • 11:00pm Melbourne

Speakers

  • Veneta Andonova

    Dean
    Universidad de los Andes School of Management
    Colombia

  • The Honorable Alex M. Azar II

    24th Secretary of the
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    USA
  • Dan LeClair

    Dan LeClair, Ph.D

    CEO
    Global Business School Network
    USA

  • Dr. Chad A. Perlyn

    President
    Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists (NCPS)
    USA

  • Donna E. Shalala

    Trustee Professor of Political Science and Health Policy, University of Miami
    Former Member of the U.S. House of Representative from Florida (2018 – 2020)
    USA

  • Simon Turner

    Associate Professor and Director of Organization's Area
    Universidad de los Andes School of Management
    Colombia

  • Estefanía Hernández

    PhD student in Management; Research Assistant
    Universidad de los Andes
    Colombia

  • Dr. Gabriel Carrasquilla

    Vice President
    Academy of Medicine
    Colombia

  • Dr. Natalia Mejía

    Dean
    Universidad de los Andes School of Medicine
    Colombia

  • Eduardo Wills

    Professor
    Universidad de los Andes School of Management
    Colombia

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Agenda

Race2Imagine: Collaborations in Healthcare Leadership

8:00 I Opening Welcome + Cultural and contextual specificities 

  • Dan LeClair, CEO, Global Business School Network, USA
  • Veneta Andonova, Dean, Universidad de los Andes School of Management, Colombia

8:40 I Impact Stories: Student Perspective

An Impact Project that Transcends Disciplines and Communities

Estefanía Hernández, PhD Student; Research Assistant, Universidad de los Andes School of Management, Colombia

The COVID-19 has imposed multiple challenges that transcend the health system, one of them being the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out. This work introduces the importance of collaborative and multidisciplinary work for responding successfully to this crisis. From my perspective as a PhD student in Management, I aim to share the key-aways that have emerged from the research projects in which I have participated during the pandemic and the contribution achieved in the process.

Leading a Pediatric Physician Team through the Pandemic

  • Dr. Chad Perlyn, President, Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists, USA
  • Dr. Perlyn is a student in Miami Herbert’s executive MBA program and will talk about leading his specialty pediatric physician team through the COVID-19 pandemic.

8:40 I IMPACT STORIES: FACULTY PERSPECTIVE

Conducting Research on Wellbeing and Mental Health in an Academic Setting

  • Eduardo Willis, Professor, Universidad de los Andes School of Management, Colombia

Operation Warp Speed, Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics in Record Time in the U.S.

  • The Honorable Alex M. Azar II, 24th Secretary of the, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, USA

9:00 I Panel Discussion: Collaborations to achieve more impact in healthcare

  • Moderator: Simon Turner, Associate Professor and Director of Organization’s Area, Universidad de los Andes School of Management, Colombia
  • Panel: Dr. Natalia Mejía, Dean, Universidad de los Andes School of Medicine, Colombia
  • Dr. Gabriel Carrasquilla, Vice President, Academy of Medicine, Colombia
  • Donna E. Shalala, Trustee Professor of Political Science and Health Policy, University of Miami, Former Member of the U.S. House of Representative from Florida (2018 – 2020), USA

The panel discussion will explore and compare approaches to university-health system collaboration to achieve impact, using the example of informing the response to COVID-19. Discussion questions will include:

  • What role did your organization play in the response to COVID-19? What role did academia-health system partnerships have? 
  • What enabled your organization to play that role and have influence, e.g. human resources; financing; flexibility about repurposing roles / workload / functions; existing health system relationships; ability to strike up new ones?   
  • How distinctive was that approach to the typical role of universities, and the relationship between universities and the health system, in approaching health policy and improvement? 
  • What lessons can be learnt from the experiences of collaboration in response to COVID-19? What challenges remain? 

To help stimulate the debate, reach the journal article authored by Universidad de los Andes School of Management professors.

The integration of health services with other sectors is hypothesised to support adaptation of health systems in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study identified barriers and enablers associated with intersectoral coordination at an early stage of the pandemic. The study focused on the roles played by the academic and private sector in different areas of public health planning and delivery concerning COVID-19 in Colombia. Read the article

9:30 I Small Group Discussions

Eduardo Wills & Simon Turner will prepare a workshop for debate in breakout rooms on wellbeing and mental health in places of work and study. Each small group will have access to a Miro board for recording a summary of their discussion. Themes for discussion will include:  

  • What impact has COVID-19 had on your wellbeing? What helped you to respond? What organizational support did you receive?  
  • How is the nature of work, and career development, changing in light of the pandemic? 
  • What skills / capacities will we need to develop to face new challenges? 
  • How should our places of work and study change to promote wellbeing? 

Questions?

Please contact Emma Martens at emartens@gbsn.org for any technical issues or questions.

Map the System

Map the System is much more than a competition – it is a representation of our core beliefs about social change: that we all have the responsibility to understand problems we want to be part of solving.

In partnership with the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, GBSN invites faculty and staff across the network to bring Map the System to their students. There have been a handful of GBSN Institutions participate in Map the System to date, and we would love to extend this to as many partner members as possible as part of this partnership.

Map the System uses systems thinking as a guiding approach and equips students to tackle complex sustainability challenges and become better leaders. They do so by working in teams to explore a social or environmental problem they care about. Students learn how to understand and incorporate different perspectives and identify the influence stakeholders have on parts of the system. Since 2016, MTS has grown, year on year. Now a global community of over 65 institutions and thousands of students, Map the System will change the way your students see the world. Watch the new video “How can institutions take part in Map the System” to learn more.

Register your institution now via the Map the System website before 30 October 2022 and join a global community of social impact educators committed to providing students with transformational learning opportunities. Last year over 65 global educational institutions participated in Map the System across 6 continents

Institution registration is now open.

The final deadline to register your institution is Sunday, 30 October 2022. When GBSN Member Schools click to register, there will be an option to indicate your status as a GBSN member.

What is the cost?

Map the System is more than a competition – it’s a learning program and a learning community. We’ve added more digital content and enrichment, including virtual workshops and masterclasses with Oxford faculty and globally recognized impact leaders.

The Institutional Registration Fee helps to support some of the costs of Map the System. The full fee is £3750 (USD $4,500) per institution.

Network Discounts

GBSN Network members are eligible for a substantial fee reduction to participate in Map the System, with the introductory offer of participating in Map the System 2023 for £2000 (USD $2,400).

Further fee reduction and sponsorship scheme

The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship is a non-profit, grant-funded, social innovation centre, however we have a limited amount of further fee waiver support available to provide bursaries and discounts to institutions to permit them to partake in the program. We prioritize offering fee waivers to institutions in low or middle income countries to enable their students to participate in Map the System and for their staff to benefit from the network partnerships as well as providing access to our growing learning program in the social impact and systems change space. Network partners can provide a fee sponsorship to a partner institution in a low- or middle-income country. This sponsorship would enable a partner institution to join the Map the System program who might not otherwise have the opportunity to take part. The sponsored institution could either be nominated by the sponsor, or we can suggest a suitable institution to sponsor and onboard them onto Map the System.

We also have a referral scheme, whereby institutions who successfully recruit a new partner school, will receive an additional fee discount of £200 on next year’s participation fee.

For questions regarding the institution participation fee or waiving of fees, please contact the Skoll Centre team at mapthesystem@sbs.ox.ac.uk or check out our FAQs on the website.

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GBSN-INSEAD Africa Faculty Fellowship

The 4th Industrial Revolution and the pandemic have changed the way we work and live and has brought on a new normal in Africa and across the globe. Education is an essential tool to equip us to mitigate the challenges we will face.

In its effort to promote the continual improvement in quality learning and research across business schools in Africa, GBSN and INSEAD

are joining forces to offer a GBSN-INSEAD Africa Faculty Fellowship designed for educators who are committed to advancing the quality of their learning and teaching. The Fellowship is designed to support African faculty members from GBSN member schools to further develop their teaching practice. During the Fellowship, the Fellow will work with an INSEAD Faculty member(s) to develop a teaching resource or tool that can be brought back to their home institution and used in the classroom.

Through the Fellowship’s experience, activates and deliverables, they will help advance the quality of business and management education in their respective country. This fellowship is open to one faculty member from an African business school that is a member of GBSN and will take place in the academic year 2022.

Terms of the Fellowship

Beyond pursuing their own projects, the Fellows will be expected to attend research seminars and workshops, to sit in on class sessions at the invitation of faculty, to interact with faculty, administrative staff, and students, and to serve as a guest speaker in class if requested. This experience should be seen as an opportunity for both personal and institutional development. Upon returning home, the Fellow will be expected to share their learnings, strategies, and teaching tools with their home institution, and to maintain a relationship with the INSEAD Africa Initiative. Finally, the Fellow will be asked to write a follow-up report about their experience with the GBSN-INSEAD Fellowship, highlighting key learnings and activities. The report will be published on the GBSN website, and possibly on relevant INSEAD websites.

  • Time and work will be spread across 12 months
  • Majority of the Fellowship work will be conducted virtually
  • Potential for on-campus visit with sponsoring Faculty on INSEAD’s campus (Fontainebleau or Singapore). Travel is subject to COVID-19 restrictions and availability.
  • Other ancillary expenses such as food and local transportation may be covered by INSEAD, under specific mutual agreement between INSEAD and the Fellow.

Academic Supervisor

  • Vinika D. Rao

    Executive Director, INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute, Gender Initiative & Africa Initiative; Director, Hoffman Global Institute for Business & Society, Asia; Adjunct Professor,
    Singapore Management University
    Singapore

Selection Committee

  • Mark Stabile

    Professor of Economics; The Stone Chaired Professor in Wealth Inequality; Academic Director, The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Centre for the Study of Wealth Inequality Hoffmann; Global Institute for Business & Society Deputy Academic Director
    INSEAD
    France

  • Ithai Stern

    Associate Professor of Strategy; The Akzo Nobel Fellow of Strategic Management
    INSEAD
    France

  • Vinika D. Rao

    Executive Director, INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute, Gender Initiative & Africa Initiative; Director, Hoffman Global Institute for Business & Society, Asia; Adjunct Professor,
    Singapore Management University
    Singapore

  • Prashant Yaduv

    Affiliate Professor of Technology and Operations Management
    INSEAD
    France

The Application Process

Applicants must be active faculty with the potential for – or actual duties of – academic leadership at a GBSN member school on the African continent. Professors of all academic fields of business and economics are welcome to apply. 

Candidates for the Fellowships should submit the following documents in support of their application:

  1. An expression of interest and proposal of personal objectives, activities, and desired project deliverables (e.g., research working paper, teaching tools, course syllabus, simulations, etc.) during the visit to INSEAD
  2. the completed application form and a current curriculum vitae
  3. a letter of support from the Dean or Director of their institution. The letter should explain the suitability of the candidate for the Fellowship and how the institution expects to benefit from the Fellow’s engagement with INSEAD.

A selection committee of INSEAD faculty members, put together by the INSEAD Africa Initiative, will review each submitted application package and shortlisted candidates will move onto the Interview Phase.

Virtual Interviews

Virtual interviews will be scheduled with the selected top applicants. The interviews are designed as a way for the INSEAD Africa Initiative Selection Committee to learn more about the applicant’s background, research, experience, desired learnings and objectives during the Fellowship as well as scheduling, timeline and availability. A major part of the selection will consider how the applicant plans to bring back value and implement the Fellowship deliverables across its home institution. 

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Timeline

The goal is to begin Fellowships within the academic year. Timelines are part of the discussion during virtual interviews. Other key dates and deadlines are outlined below.

2022

MARCH 31Application DEADLINE
APRIL 4 – 8Virtual Interviews Conducted with Top Applicants
APRIL 8 – 29INSEAD Selection Committee Application Review Period
May 2Selected Faculty Fellow Announced

Questions?

Contacts for this fellowship can be found below.

GBSN

Nicole Zefran

nzefran@gbsn.org

INSEAD Africa Initiative

Jean Lim

jean.lim@insead.edu

Distinguished Speakers in International Business Series: The Trade Guys

Join the Center for Global Business for the first Distinguished Speakers in International Business Series of the academic year. The center and executive director Rebecca Bellinger will host a live podcast with The Trade Guys, where trade experts Scott Miller and Bill Reinsch of the Center for Strategic and International Studies break down the buzz around trade, how it affects policy, and how it impacts your day-to-day.

Speaker Bios

Scott Miller

Scott Miller is a senior adviser with the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, focusing on leadership development programs for public- and private-sector executives. From 2012 until 2017, he held the William M. Scholl Chair in International Business at CSIS. The Scholl Chair focuses on key issues in the global economy, such as international trade, investment, competitiveness, and innovation. From 1997 to 2012, Miller was director for global trade policy at Procter & Gamble, a leading consumer products company. In that position, he was responsible for the full range of international trade, investment, and business facilitation issues for the company. He led many campaigns supporting U.S. free trade agreements and has been a contributor to U.S. trade and investment policy over many years. Miller is a member of the State Department’s advisory committee on international economic policy. Earlier in his career, he was a manufacturing, marketing, and government relations executive for Procter & Gamble in the United States and Canada.

William Alan Reinsch

William Reinsch holds the Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and is a senior adviser at Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP. Previously, he served for 15 years as president of the National Foreign Trade Council, where he led efforts in favor of open markets, in support of the Export-Import Bank and Overseas Private Investment Corporation, against unilateral sanctions, and in support of sound international tax policy, among many issues. From 2001 to 2016, he concurrently served as a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He is also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, teaching courses in globalization, trade policy, and politics.

Reinsch also served as the undersecretary of commerce for export administration during the Clinton administration. Prior to that, he spent 20 years on Capitol Hill, most of them as senior legislative assistant to the late Senator John Heinz (R-PA) and subsequently to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV). He holds a BA and an MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies respectively.

Date & Time

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

  • 5:00 PM Washington D.C.
  • 10:00 PM London
  • 11:00 PM Geneva
  • 11:00 PM Cape Town
  • 2:30 AM Mumbai
  • 5:00 AM Singapore
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