In the late 1950ās, 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 >
What if we were to take the popular adage āGive a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetimeā and modify it slightly. Letās 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.Ā 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 āto improve access to quality, locally relevant management and… 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 >
The 2023 version of the World Economic Forumās Future of Jobs Report was released this week. Iāve been especially anxious for this (fourth) edition, because it is the first since we started moving beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. Iāve been concerned about the worldās most vulnerable populations and interested in the impact of technology and other… Read more >
Science and business are often viewed as separate disciplines, but the truth is that they are intrinsically linked. Scientific research has led to some of the most significant technological advances in history, and businesses that embrace scientific principles can gain a competitive advantage in their industries. Leading universities like Woxsen recognize the importance of STEM… Read more >
On May 2nd, the GBSN for Energy Transition Impact Community held the first part of their virtual series, Powering the Energy Transition: A Tale of Two Hemispheres Part I: Setting the Stage. This virtual session was designed to convene perspectives through the lens of the global north and global south while exploring key elements of… Read more >
The academic interest in collaboration between organizations is increasing enormously to tackle social issues. This raises the question of whether alliance management is becoming a new professional role. Esade Professor Jaap Boonstra argues that alliance management is not a unique profession, but a skill for all participants in the alliance. The article is based on… Read more >
The GBSN Africa Business Concept Challenge returned for its third year with 307 students in 87 teams from 58 schools in 17 countries across Africa earlier this year in March and April. For 6 weeks, students have been incessantly innovating in the aim of identifying a locally-relevant community need or challenge and developing a solution,… Read more >
In its 3rd year, the Africa Business Concept Challenge (ABCC) began with 87 teams from 58 universities in 17 African countries. The virtual business concept competition for African undergraduate and graduate students was sponsored by AACSB International, The Swift Institute, Thunderbird School of Global Management, and UConn School of Business, and supported by Peaqs, emlyon… Read more >
