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 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 >
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 >
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 (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: 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 >
About this time three years ago, the two of us were interviewing deans and business leaders, trying to make sense of the future. Covid-19 was breaking our normal, magnifying long-standing injustices, and pulling the future forward. We wanted to see the world beyond what was happening at the time. What we discovered, however, was that… Read more >
Woxsen University’s School of Business awarded EFMD MBA Program Accreditation Woxsen University’s School of Business has recently been conferred the EFMD MBA Program Accreditation, making it one of the select few business schools in India to receive this prestigious accreditation. This recognition is a testament to the quality of education offered at the School of… Read more >
Woxsen University Welcomes Former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme to its Governing Body
The 2023 version of the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report was released this week. I’ve been especially anxious for this (fourth) edition, because it is the first since we started moving beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. I’ve been concerned about the world’s most vulnerable populations and interested in the impact of technology and other… Read more >
