What is social impact and how to measure it?
This is a question that many business schools ask themselves in order to assess to what extent the programmes and teaching they deliver and the research and projects they undertake contribute to the advancement of responsible, ethical and sustainable management. Not only schools but individuals might get caught up in formulating what social impact means…
Read MoreFamily members’ emotional attachment limits family firm growth
Differing levels of family member involvement in senior roles directly affect family businesses’ pursuit of growth strategies. Non-active family members as major shareholders and non-family members on boards and in top management teams will push for profit and encourage growth through their entrepreneurial drive. However, there is less risk-taking from active family members. This is…
Read MoreBI Institute Accredited by CLIP
Congratulations to BI Institute (BII) for having gone successfully through the Corporate Learning Improvement Process (CLIP) and receiving CLIP accreditation! CLIP is a unique accreditation run by EFMD that focuses on identifying the key factors that determine quality in the design and functioning of corporate universities and learning organisations. On behalf of EFMD, Martin Moehrle, Director of Corporate…
Read MoreKTU Students maintain top positions in Global Digital Marketing Competition
Students of the School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), have been reaping the benefits of their diligence at the Global Online Marketing Academic Challenge, GOMAC 2019. The team of the 4th year students from the Marketing study programme have become the best in the world. With the assistance of Elena Vitkauskaitė…
Read MoreGrenoble Ecole de Management and Henley Business School MOOCs get re-certified by EOCCS
We are happy to congratulate Grenoble Ecole de Management and Henley Business School, University of Reading for their successful EOCCS re-certification. EOCCS provides an international quality benchmark in diverse education landscapes whereby digital technology is applied to teaching and learning. EOCCS gives online courses within universities, business schools, corporate learning organisations and public agencies a top…
Read MoreThe Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Competition
The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Competition –Apply by November 15, 2019 The Rockefeller Foundation is pleased to announce the biannual competition for academic, artist and practitioner residencies at the Bellagio Center. The Center is located in the village of Bellagio on Lake Como in Italy and offers individuals a setting conducive to focused work, as…
Read MoreWhere in the world would you study and why?
International competition has exploded with business schools across the globe seeking to recruit internationally, technology has brought new competitors to the market delivering to students anywhere, anytime and the demographics of the student market are changing with a shift towards lifelong learners. The latest Business of Branding survey from CarringtonCrisp in cooperation with EFMD continues…
Read MoreTransforming the Practice of Learning and Leveraging Partnerships
Transforming the Practice of Learning and Leveraging Partnerships is the theme of the 2019 EFMD’s Executive Development Conference on 11-13 November in Barcelona To meet your executive education needs, time-to-solution is essential, speed of development crucial and the scope of deployments ever-growing. This often leads to partnerships going beyond a traditional client-supplier relationship. Are you…
Read MoreFive schools successfully re-accredited by EQUIS
We are happy to announce that the following five schools were recently re-accredited by EQUIS. Congratulations to emlyon business school London Business School Monash Business School, Monash University Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong UQ Business School, The University of Queensland. EQUIS accreditation ensures a rigorous quality improvement process, benchmarking the…
Read MoreThe University of Liverpool Management School gets EQUIS accredited
We are extending our congratulations to the University of Liverpool Management School, Liverpool, United Kingdom, and welcome the school to the pool of EQUIS accredited institutions. Alfons Sauquet, Quality Services & EQUIS Director, said: “The school’s achievements in widening participation are particularly commendable. The institution is fully aligned with its founding mission and continues to…
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