âLook at this lead pencil. There is not a single person in the world who can make this pencil.â That was Milton Friedman 16 minutes into the first installment of âFree to Choose,â the 1980 television show by the Nobel Laureate and his wife, Rose Friedman. For the next two minutes he told the remarkable… Read more >
At GBSN Beyond, our annual conference, I bumped into a young, energetic woman during the networking break. She was hustling to deliver something to the tech team. Clearly, she was working as part of the GBSN staff team. The only problem is that I did not know who she was. She looked familiar, but her… Read more >
By Geert-Jan (GJ) van der Zanden, Sasin School of Management, as appeared originally in AMCHAM Thailand T-AB Magazine October 2022. Even the most progressive companies in the world are on a continuous learning curve of how to become more sustainable, and run a profitable business while restoring, maintaining, or growing natural and social capital. Political,… Read more >
AUC School of Business Executive Education released the first report in a series of activities and discussions that explores Egypt’s learning and development (L&D) landscape. Using insights from 30 organizations in 12 key business sectors in the Egyptian market, the report paints a picture of the current dynamics of the L&D landscape in Egypt from… Read more >
Woxsen University through its various Centres of Excellence, launches rankings to award top performers from various walks of life and corporate houses. The Centre of Excellence at Woxsen University, in collaboration with its Global Partner Universities, provides research, leadership, skill training to boost productivity, address emerging skill gaps and align research with industry needs. Woxsen University announces the launch of the âConsortium… Read more >
Woxsen University through its various Centres of Excellence, launches rankings to award top performers from various walks of life and corporate houses. The Centre of Excellence at Woxsen University, in collaboration with its Global Partner Universities, provides research, leadership, skill training to boost productivity, address emerging skill gaps and align research with industry needs. On the humanities front, The Centre for Behavioural… Read more >
GBSN was very excited to host a series of competitions for the third year in a row! These competitions challenge and recognize participants from the three stakeholder levels of GBSN’s core network: Administrators, Faculty, and Students. Be sure to check out of all the submissions in the Whova app and to congratulate fellow participants and… Read more >
Out of 24 submissions from 18 schools and 11 countries, these teams were selected as the Top 5 submissions for the 2022 Social Logistics Challenge. They have been invited to present during the GBSN Beyond Conference to a live panel of judges, who are industry experts in humanitarian supply chain and logistics. The Winner will announced… Read more >
Mobile MDI provides access to content from GBSNâs previous experience delivering a one-week, face-to-face residential version of the program. It is intended as the foundation for healthcare professionals to continue their development as managers. âThese programs will have a strong local/regional orientation in Africa, fostering peer-to-peer sharing and networking, and will enable application through project-based… Read more >
According to a 2018 World Bank report, âglobally, the loss in human capital wealth due to gender inequality is estimated at $160 trillion.â Presented differently and more positively, âhuman capital wealth could increase 21.7 percent globally, and total wealth by 14.0 percent with gender equality in earnings.â Three years earlier, the McKinsey Global Institute estimated… Read more >
