In 2012 GBSN partnered with the Association of African Business Schools and two foundations in launching an exciting organization, the African Management Initiative. Its ambitious aim: to help train African managers on a significant scale. In June AMI asked 136 Kenyan Human Resources professionals : “If you could help grow the staff in your company… Read more >
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Treasure Troves of Data about Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship looms large in the rhetoric of politicians and members of the international development community. Countless initiatives around the world aim to encourage entrepreneurship and all GBSN member schools offer entrepreneurship programs. Ernst&Young (EY) have just published an “Entrepreneurship Barometer” which compares policies of the G20 countries that have a bearing on entrepreneurship. Surveys that… Read more >
The GBSN Network Grows to 74 Members in 36 Countries
GBSN is proud to announce the acceptance of three new schools to the network. The National University of Management, the TUM School of Management, and the American University of Nigeria join our network of 70 business schools that spans 35 countries. GBSN fosters cross-border networking, knowledge sharing and collaboration both within our network membership and… Read more >
Markets Shaping Management Education in Africa: Join GBSN and EFMD in Ghana
The theme of the upcoming GBSN/EFMD Joint Conference in Africa – Markets Shaping Management Education Ă touches on a question of huge global concern: why do so many of the world’s employers have such a hard time finding the talent they need, while massive unemployment persists? One of the answers is that in all too… Read more >
Training Talent in Africa
In 2012 GBSN partnered with the Association of African Business Schools and two foundations in launching an exciting organization, the African Management Initiative. Its ambitious aim: to help train African managers on a significant scale. In June AMI asked 136 Kenyan Human Resources professionals : “If you could help grow the staff in your company… Read more >
Leaders in Business Education and Industry Gather at International Experiential Learning Summit in Cambodia
The Global Business School Network (GBSN) and the National University of Management in Phnom Penh held a summit to explore experiential learning approaches to management education in the Asia Pacific Region PHNOM PENH Ă On August 1, 2016 nearly 60 leaders in business education and industry gathered at the Raffles Hotel le Royal to participate… Read more >
How and Why âLearning by Doingâ Matters â Reflections from the GBSN Cambodia Summit
Last week I was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for GBSNâs second âLearning by Doingâ Summit, this one held with the National University of Management. The day-long dialogue explored the power of experiential education in management education. Nearly 60 participants from a dozen countries â including Myanmar, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the US and India… Read more >
Austin’s Notes: GBSN Advisory Board Member Writes an Article on Millennials, Zero Distance and Grassroots Innovation
Austin Okere is founder of CWG Plc, the largest Systems Integration Company in Sub-Saharan Africa & Entrepreneur in Residence at CBS, New York. Austin also serves on the World Economic Forum Business Council on Innovation and Intrapreneurship and is also on the GBSN advisory board. Millennials, Zero Distance and Grassroots Innovation I recently attended the… Read more >
Student Blog: Irene Ngunjiri
My experience at St Gallen’s Summer School First and foremost I would like to thank GBSN for awarding me a Scholarship to the course. I was a wonderful and extremely fruitful course. I am currently working on my proposal. My area of interest is public management. I enrolled for 2 courses. The first course was… Read more >
University of St. Gallen Global School in Empirical Research Methods 2016
For the third year in a row, The University of St. Gallen offered 10 scholarship opportunities to Ph.D. students from GBSN member schools in developing countries, to attend its Global School in Empirical Research Methods (GSERM.) The GSERM Global School in Empirical Research Methods is a new flagship programme on methodology at the University of… Read more >