Posts Tagged ‘innovation’
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 MoreKTU researcher’s book is on the list of the world’s best
KTU School of Economics and Business prof. Max von Zedtwitz’s book “Responsible Product Innovation: Safety first” written with Andy Yunlong Zhu and Dimitris G. Assimakopoulos was identified as one of the best New Product Innovation eBooks To Read In 2019. The list is made annually by BookAuthority – the world’s leading site for nonfiction book recommendations, helping…
Read MoreA Lesson in 60 Seconds
On Sunday, July 7 the Women’s Soccer Cup tournament played its final game in France. As never before, the stadium was full, and the game was televised and streamed around the world. During half-time, very interesting commercials tailored to the occasion caught my attention. I will comment today on one in particular, by Volkswagen called…
Read MoreKTU INTO CFA INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATION PROGRAM
Students of Kaunas University of Technology Master of Science in Finance taking steps to career success through preparation for the CFA Program. Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, on 29 April 2019, has become the latest university to be welcomed into the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. Master of Science in Finance has been acknowledged as…
Read MoreEAE Business School launches its first Summer School to delve into the Design Thinking methodology
EAE Business School launches its first Summer School, in its Barcelona Campus, that will focus on into the Design Thinking methodology. The program is aimed at undergraduate and recent graduate students from any area of studies who are interested in Innovation & Creativity and are keen to explore a practical method to find new solutions…
Read MoreHealthcare and Business
While healthcare is not always considered an industry by most doctors and nurses, it is certainly an important element of every nation’s gross domestic product. Insights into costs, operations and organizational structures are typically not included in a medical curriculum. However, sooner or later every doctor will be confronted with the business-like elements of their…
Read MoreLearning at the Heart of Corporate Transformation
Learning and development have long been a key enabling function by building the mindset, knowledge and skills necessary to execute strategy. Besides helping individuals navigate their professional careers within a given framework. Increasingly, talent development evolves into an agent of corporate transformation, becoming more of an organisational development function, pulling many levers enabling adaptive change. This requires…
Read MoreOur Corporate Advisory Seminar was a great success!
Sincere thanks to everyone who made the EFMD Corporate Advisory Seminar a fabulous experience! The Corporate Advisory Seminar (CAS) on Innovation in Leadership, organised by EFMD and hosted by L’Oréal, took place in Paris on 17-18 January at the L’Oréal headquarters. The feedback from 40 learning professionals from 25 companies and 10 countries was very positive. L’Oréal…
Read MoreDeveloping leaders in the Norwegian wilderness – University of Exeter Business School
This summer the University of Exeter Business School launched its first ever Leadership Skills Expedition module for its MBA, taking 17 students to the rugged landscape of Norway where they could develop and understand their leadership abilities. MBA Director, Stuart Robinson explains: In MBA education we all talk a lot about leadership. A key consideration…
Read MoreLessons Learnt from 2018 EFMD Deans Conference
A lot has been said about the impact of technological advancement on the world we live in. Digital revolution presents both opportunities for economic development, raising global income, improving the quality of life for people around the world, enhancing interconnectedness and access to global products and services, but may also disrupt labour markets through automation of work, exacerbate…
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