Julian Birkinshaw became Dean of Ivey Business School in August 2024 after 25 years at London Business School. We speak to him about his role as Dean, the future of business education and his vision for Ivey. Here’s what he had to say: What is your favourite part of your role as Dean? It’s a…

In this edition of Impactful Insights, we explore Professor Socrates Karidis’ professional journey in education building, based on an academic foundation in economics. Socrates reflects on his extensive academic and leadership career in the UK, US, and Greece and explores the crucial role of education in today’s society while identifying the Business School Impact System…

A new report from Fortuna Admissions reveals that 50% of admits to the MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business – the most selective MBA in the world – come from just 15 US colleges.  The top five feeder schools make up a large proportion of this 50%, with four Ivies plus Stanford. In the 2023 and 2024 classes, Harvard sent 68 students, Stanford 42, Yale 29, the University of Pennsylvania…

For centuries, accounting has served as the language of business precise, rule-bound, and foundational to decision-making. From hand-written ledgers to sophisticated enterprise systems, the evolution of accounting has largely mirrored technological progress. Yet, no innovation has posed a more transformative challenge or opportunity than Artificial Intelligence (AI). We are now witnessing a paradigm shift: from…

During an era of data-driven decision-making in institutional strategy, global university rankings have emerged as powerful tools affecting not just the idea of academic excellence but also the fundamentals of governing higher education. Influential agencies such as Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), and the Times Higher Education (THE) have changed the landscape…

The global economy in the twenty-first century teeters under the weight of climate change, widening inequality, ecological degradation, and spiritual alienation. These are not merely technical failures but reflect a deeper malaise at the level of values and worldviews. Mainstream economic models—rooted in ideas of perpetual growth, hyper-individualism, and competitive accumulation—have been complicit in shaping…