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RSM hosts the first Global Responsible Research Summit
Contributing to a better world through better research A majority of scholars, academics and deans of business schools agree that it’s vital to create a new research ecosystem centred on credible and useful research. But so far, achievements have been scarce. That’s now changing. The discussion moved from the theoretical to the actual in July…
Read More11th Conference of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management
The Iberoamerican Academy of Management and the International School of Economic and Administrative Sciences of Universidad de La Sabana are happy to invite you to the 11th Conference IAMBOG 2019 on 4–6 December 2019 in Bogotá, Colombia. Academics and practitioners across all management disciplines rating high on theoretical and methodological rigour are invited to submit…
Read MoreLeadership for the Anthropocene
Pause for thought At a recent academic conference I attended, one of the most thought-provoking sessions (at least for me) concerned ‘organization studies and the Anthropocene’. It was a call to arms for organizational scholars to engage through their research with the myriad ways in which human activities have impacted on the planet and for…
Read MoreThe 2019 EFMD Annual Conference
by Simon Mercado, Dean of ESCP Europe Business School London EFMD Annual conferences have a tradition of breadth and depth. The 2019 programme hosted at the spectacular Nova Business School in Carcavelos, Portugal, has continued this tradition under the interrelated themes of Trust, Partnerships and Impact. Trust The theme of trust has been prominent in…
Read MoreDiscover the Power of Business Ecosystems – join us for the Peter Drucker Forum 2019
During the last 10 years, the Drucker Forum has established itself as “the place to be” when it comes to the important questions of leadership and management of our time. Ecosystems are everywhere, not confined to natural environments — increasingly, we see businesses, public sector institutions, and third-sector organizations all moving beyond their traditional operational…
Read MoreCall for consultation: New Magna Charta Universitatum
A new Magna Charta Universitatum: MCU 2020 The Magna Charta Universitatum was first signed by 388 rectors in Bologna in September 1988. It defined fundamental principles and means of achieving them so that universities could play an effective role in society. Signing the Magna Charta committed universities to valuing autonomy and academic freedom and operating…
Read MoreImportance Of Synchronous Elements In Fully Online Courses
By Divyaanshu Makkar, Co-Founder Connect2Teach Most institutions today are moving towards developing online courses that are 100% asynchronous (pre-recorded, self-paced) given its scalability. While the debate of asynchronous vs synchronous courses has been going for a while, we believe that even the best asynchronous courses have synchronous elements. If chosen strategically, synchronous elements can help…
Read MoreLearn to love uncertainty to grow the MBA of the future
Andrew Crisp draws out key findings from the 2019 Tomorrow’s MBA report For those in the MBA marketplace, learning to love uncertainty has become something of a requirement and is a focus of the newly released Tomorrow’s MBA report from CarringtonCrisp and EFMD. Stories of the MBAs demise abound, but are wide of the mark,…
Read MoreAuthentic political leadership: If you expect nothing you won’t be disappointed!
Now that the dust has settled on the Ukrainian presidential election, it is perhaps worth reflecting on what the outcome tells us about modern political leadership. It is also worth speculating on what this might mean for ‘authentic’ leadership more generally. Servant of the People The eventual winner of the presidential election, after a second-round…
Read MoreWorkshop: Innovative place-based Triple Helix approaches for regional development through Smart Specialisation Strategies
Workshop: Innovative place-based Triple Helix approaches for regional development through Smart Specialisation Strategies – 28-29 June 2019, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London The School of Business and Society at St Mary’s University in the UK in cooperation with the Triple Helix Association and with the support from Erasmus+ programme of the European Union (Jean Monet Action) is inviting participants…
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