This year’s Top 5 ABCC projects reflect a passion to improve communities’ economies, sustainability, and well-being through creative and viable business concepts. The following teams will move on to the final stage of the competition to present their business concepts LIVE to our international panel of judges on April 17th and 18th, competing for a… Read more >
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The Carpenter and the Gardener: Nurturing Growth in Business Schools
If you are a parent and, like me, anxious to get better at it, you probably know about the carpenter and gardener metaphor popularized by Alison Gopnik, a professor at the University of California Berkeley. Being a carpenter, she says, is about molding a child into an adult who has a particular set of characteristics…. Read more >
A Whakatauki for the World
āNÄu te rourou, nÄku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwiā is a MÄori proverb, or whakatauki. It translates into āwith your food basket and my food basket the people will thriveā and carries my humble holiday message to the GBSN community.Ā To be sure, Iām not an expert on MÄori, People of the Land… Read more >
Human-machine Teaming and Imminent AI Revolution
The recent advances in artificial intelligence, with novel chatbots like ChatGPT, brings radical changes and opportunities to the way organizations and people work in teams. As hardware and machine learning algorithms continue to improve at impressive speed, AI-powered predictive analytics has also started to boost the way we work together. Generative AI, which transforms information to… Read more >
A Conference in Cairo
Passengers disembarking Cairo International Airport are greeted by a golden woman sporting a duck on her head. No one seems to know why. The American University in Cairo, a superb institution, sits on a 260 acre piece of land. The buildings would do ancient pharaohs proud. One of them leads those who enter to a… Read more >
Teams from Bangladesh, Philippines, and Austria Among Winners in 2023 Social Logistics Challenge
As the 2023 Social Logistics Challenge comes to a close, we are pleased to announce our Winning Teams! Out of 62 registered student teams, we had a total of 24 teams from 14 schools in 12 countries submit written and creative reports detailing their SDG problem addressed and proposed solution. The Top 5 Teams presented their… Read more >
Bridging Passions and Purpose: A Chocolate Bar’s Bitter Truth
I was just in Cairo for GBSN’s annual conference, GBSN Beyond. While unwinding one evening, a simple chocolate bar opened my eyes to a harsh reality. Thanks to Charles Autheman, a Professor at HEC Paris and a key figure in the GBSN for Biz & Human Rights Impact Community, what began as a casual dinner… Read more >
GBSN at 20: Celebrating Two Decades of Global Impact | Carl Manlan
GBSN at 20 is an opportunity to reflect on the role of business schools in solving the most pressing issues facing the world today. At the intersection of human capital and technology lies the sweet spot of digitalization, financial inclusion, agriculture, and climate. In focusing our attention to the opportunity, we ought to tap into… Read more >
Woxsen School of Business at Woxsen University Attains Global Acclaim in QS Masters’ Ranking
Woxsen University’s School of Business in Hyderabad has achieved global recognition for its outstanding performance in the QS Masters’ Rankings, solidifying its position as a leading business school worldwide. The institution’s unwavering commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and research has resulted in remarkable accomplishments in various disciplines, making it an attractive destination for students and… Read more >
Recent News from ESSEC Business School
Responsible Finance and Accounting Performance and Profit for Better Business, Society and Planet In this book, leading researchers and practitioners in the field of corporate social responsibility, from the schools and corporate partners of the Council on Business & Society, give you key insights into green finance and social and environmental reporting, national, international and… Read more >