News from GBSN

Technological Change, Economic Growth, and Business Education

In the late 1950ā€™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 >

Woxsen University Announces Renaming of the Mohanbir Sawhney Case Study Centre: A Differential Benchmark in the Country

Woxsen University, a premier institution for management education, is delighted to announce the renaming of the renowned Mohanbir Sawhney Case Study Centre to honor the esteemed professor and his exceptional contributions to the field of business education. The newly renamed Mohanbir Sawhney Case Study Centre stands as a differential benchmark in the country, symbolizing our… Read more >

Teach a Village to Fish

What if we were to take the popular adage ā€œGive 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. Letā€™s make it: Give a village fish, and you feed its people for a day. Teach its people… Read more >

What Was It Like to Lead in the First Year of the Covid-19 Pandemic?

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 >

Highlighting the Future of Jobs Report 2023

The 2023 version of the World Economic Forumā€™s Future of Jobs Report was released this week. Iā€™ve been especially anxious for this (fourth) edition, because it is the first since we started moving beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. Iā€™ve been concerned about the worldā€™s most vulnerable populations and interested in the impact of technology and other… Read more >

The Business of Science: The Importance of Science in Business and the Benefits of Studying STEM

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 >

Esade Research – Is Alliance Management a Profession?

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 >