The below reflection was written by a GSERM scholarship recipient. To learn more about GSERM’s programming, visit the GSERM page here.
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AUC School of Business Students Emerge Victorious in Unilever’s Global Future Leaders League Competition
She continued, “We always wanted to stay true to the business objective, the brand and the most important consumer driven insights. This was our formula for success and we always said that no matter what happens, we owe ourselves to own our presentations/pitches and show people with passion how our ideas work. This experience has… Read more >
GSERM 2023 Scholarship Recipients
The Global School of Empirical Research Methods (GSERM), in collaboration with GBSN, offered scholarships to nine scholars from GBSN institutions in developing countries. Join us in congratulating them! About GSERM GSERM is a high-caliber integrated program teaching methodology for PhD students and postdocs from leading universities all over the world. The GSERM offers an attractive… Read more >
Powering the Energy Transition: A Tale of Two Hemispheres | Part III: Technology
On July 25, the GBSN for Energy Transition Impact Community held it’s third part in their virtual series, Powering the Energy Transition: A Tale of Two Hemispheres Part III: Technology. This virtual series was designed to convene perspectives through the lens of the global north and global south, while exploring key elements of the energy… Read more >
Technological Change, Economic Growth, and Business Education
In the late 1950’s, MIT professor Robert Solow published a series of influential articles describing a new framework for understanding economic growth. He showed that increasing labor and capital investment explained very little of the growth in the US between 1909 and 1949. Nearly all the growth was, instead, attributed to a broad set of… Read more >
Gies College of Business breaks ground on new facility, Wymer Hall
Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has broken ground on a new building, which will be named Steven S. Wymer Hall in recognition of a generous gift from alumnus Steven Wymer. The building will serve residential and online students as well as faculty and staff from Gies Business and other schools… Read more >
A Guide to Sustainable Corporate Responsibility From Theory to Action
Open access book: Offers practical guidelines on how to effectively manage the transition to a more responsible sustainable, company. This book explores the development of sustainability and corporate responsibility from economic theory to sustainable businesses. Its content draws on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, exploring what they mean for business, especially SMEs. This book is… Read more >
Teach a Village to Fish
What if we were to take the popular adage “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime” and modify it slightly. Let’s make it: Give a village fish, and you feed its people for a day. Teach its people… Read more >
The Global Business School Network Appoints Juliane Iannarelli as its First Chief Impact Officer
The Global Business School Network (GBSN) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Juliane Iannarelli as its first Chief Impact Officer. This year celebrating its 20th anniversary, GBSN is a Washington D.C. based non-profit of nearly 150 leading business schools across 50 countries with a mission “to improve access to quality, locally relevant management and… Read more >
Recent News from Woxsen University
Recent news from Woxsen University: exciting new programs, faculty internships and entrepreneurship, and student MBA publications Faculty Internship and Faculty Entrepreneurship: Nurturing the Entrepreneurial Spirit at Woxsen University Woxsen faculty internships offer an exceptional opportunity for professors to step out of their academic roles and delve into the practical aspects of entrepreneurship. By immersing themselves… Read more >