Thought Leadership

The Global Business School Network: Building Management Education Capacity for the Developing World

To celebrate our 12th Annual Conference, Intersections of Business Education and Economic Development, GBSN produced a short video to illustrate the organization’s mission, vision and strategy. The video features interviews with our Founder, current COO and CEO as well as various stakeholders. Vision: For the developing world to have the management talent it needs to… Read more >

Pankaj Ghemawat publishes his new book “The New Global Road Map: Enduring Strategies for Turbulent Times”

Pankaj Ghemawat’s new book “The New Global Road Map. Enduring Strategies for Turbulent Times” will published in May 2018 by Harvard Business Review Press. The book can be pre-ordered on Amazon. ContentExecutives can no longer predicate international growth strategies on the assumption that globalization will continue to advance steadily. How should they respond to prevalent… Read more >

Reflections: Bangladesh and Romania – A Common Goal but Worlds Apart

In the early 1990s, I was working for a non-profit public health management consulting organization. Although based in the US, I spent most my time conducting short-term assignments that aimed to strengthen management systems of public, private and NGO providers of health services all over the world. By coincidence, I started two, multi-year engagements with… Read more >

Tribute to Guy Pfeffermann’s Contributions to Global Economic Growth

GBSN is a member of the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA), which is a consortium of 30 member NGOs that generate more prosperity through partnerships that bring together highly skilled volunteers with people around the globe seeking opportunities for self-reliance. Below is a tribute blog article to GBSN’s founder, Guy Pfeffermann, that VEGA recently… Read more >

The Fintech Challenge and the New Face of Banking by Austin Okere (Part 2)

Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies The key to this revolution lies in Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. But it is their underlying technology that is proving to be of practical benefit to organizations, the famous blockchain. This technology, which goes beyond financial application, is expected to disrupting global supply chains by boosting transaction speed across borders and improving… Read more >