Welcome to Grit & Growthâs masterclass on the effectiveness of small business interventions in emerging markets â with hard data to back it up. Thanks to researcher Stephen J. Andersonâs studies with African entrepreneurs, youâll hear why having a coach, getting classroom training, and learning how to delegate can drive growth and impact your bottom… Read more >
Network Engagement Ways the institution will support the GBSN mission to improve access to quality management and entrepreneurship education for the develop world:Besides the incorporation of quality management and entrepreneurship in its programs, ISCTE Business School is also connected to the business incubator Audax, where some of its students and Alumni companies develop their activities…. Read more >
Following the rise in internet penetration rate from only 30% in 2010 to 54% in 2020, gig work has offered increased opportunities to find work easily, especially for workers in the informal economy, women and unemployed educated youth. Nevertheless, there are issues with the gig work model. The Fairwork report for Egypt examines the working… Read more >
The grand finale was held in the AmphithÊâtre Banque Nationale on October 1. Nearly one third of the finalists for this 6th edition were on hand. The finalists from the 2020 edition, who could not travel to Canada last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, also attended. Another difference this year was that the competition received exceptional… Read more >
Jeffrey R. Brown, dean of the University of Illinoisâ Gies College of Business, has been named the 2021 Dean of the Year by Poets&Quants, the preeminent source for information on undergraduate and graduate business education.
While most of these fictional inventions have not (yet) become reality in the 21st century, a multitude of other, much deeper changes have occurred, and not just between the 1980âs and now: many have happened in just the past 20 years. In 2000, businesses relied on faxes more than emails, phones were not âsmartâ and… Read more >
A place in the top 50 is an extraordinary achievement, as over 8,800 faculty are registered as authors with The Case Centre. A special congratulations to everyone on the list.
Hence, it remains to be seen how this adaptation will take place: whether it is replicating the old models that brought us here – or whether to a rupture that will lead us towards fairer, more inclusive, and more resilient societies, with the final comprehension that we are nature, affecting and being affected by Earthâs complex dynamics.
And what do business schools have to do with all this? Everything! As educators, we cannot continue to fail to educate future managers and leaders to understand that planetary boundaries exist, and that companies and organizations need to operate within them. Furthermore, we cannot be satisfied with teaching “new” sustainability-oriented management tools or with how to design a good ESG strategy in companies. This is not enough in the face of a hotter, more unequal, more violent, and less democratic world.
GBSN promotes the expertise and interests of our members by providing a platform to communicate news and open opportunities to global audiences and share how they are innovating in management education to the benefit of their colleagues around the world. The New Member Spotlight series serves as a way for new member schools to introduce themselves to the network.
I am an international graduate studying in the United States, originally from Romania and I have traveled the world since childhood. I have seen a lot of changes, positives and negatives. Most worryingly, I have noticed the dramatic climate changes in regions. I have seen the catastrophic floods in Germany and Belgium, which resulted in… Read more >
