Are business schools imparting the skills employers need most? In 2003, soon after GBSN was launched, one of the first things we did was question how companies/employers in developing countries rated local business school MBAs. I was then working at the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, and we leveraged IFC’s extensive network of developing world… Read more >
For the second 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.) GSERM is an innovative and preeminent 2-week integrated program teaching methodology and empirical research for Ph.D. students and postdocs… Read more >
The opportunity provided by the Global Business School Network, in the form of the scholarship for the Global School in Empirical Research as the St. Gallen University, was an amazing opportunity for learning and networking. To start with, the choice of course selection in itself was a lot exciting as there were a number of… Read more >
This is a modified excerpt; please find the original article here In an article posted on Dialogue Review, authors Dr. Mark Farrell and Dr. John Davis addressed the two main triggers of disruption in education: technological change and cost pressures. These disruptions are forcing universities (especially those deemed ‘non-elite’) across the world to evolve if… Read more >
Being a part of University of St. Gallen’s Global Summer School in Empirical Research Methods (GSERM) afforded me the opportunity to be part of a remarkable learning experience. I participated in the program for two weeks through the Global Business School Network’s (GBSN) scholarship made available to 10 participants from developing economies as well as… Read more >
I am currently a PhD Student of Strategic Management in Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University. I have a Bachelors degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering as well as an MBA before commencing the doctoral journey. I had prior work experience in Banking as a Relationship Manager in the Multilateral, Conglomerates and Private Banking Group of Zenith Bank,… Read more >
Join GBSN on Friday, November 6th, the last day of our conference in Manila, Philippines as we explore this year’s venue for experiential learning. Our destination will be the GK Enchanted Farm, Gawad Kalinga’s platform to raise social entrepreneurs and aid local farmers. The Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation (GK) is a Philippine-based movement that… Read more >
My experience attending the GSBN sponsored summer school at the University of St Gallen in June 2015 was highly motivating. Over two weeks I attended a modelling empirical phenomena course and another on categorical data analysis and found them very useful in developing my PhD concept. It was great to interact with professors who have… Read more >
This is a modified excerpt, please find the original articles here GBSN would like to congratulate Dr. Patrick Awuah on receiving the Elise and Walter A. Haas International Award for his work as a trailblazing educational leader in Ghana. The annual award, given to a UC Berkeley alumna with a devotion to international affairs, is regarded… Read more >
GBSN is proud to announce the acceptance of three new schools into our network. We welcome the Kemmy Business School at University of Limerick, Universidad EAFIT and University of Adelaide Business School to our growing list of member schools. These schools join a network of over 70 world-class business schools that spans 33 countries in… Read more >
