Posts Tagged ‘research’
In Bloomberg network KTU joined the most prestigious world universities
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) School of Economics and Business (SEB) has been invited to join ELP (Experiential Learning Partner) network, established by the global leader in business and financial data, news and insight Bloomberg L.P. To join this network, KTU had to meet the requirements of the financial market giant. Bloomberg L.P. has been…
Read MoreReconfiguration of the Enrollment Funnel for B-schools: New GMAC Survey Research
Applications for graduate management education (GME) increased by 2.4 per cent based on the weighted absolute change analysis of 731 programs that responded to the 2019 and 2020 Application Trends Survey. This is a reversal from a decline of 3.1 per cent in the applications last year. This reversal of trends is in line with…
Read MoreCovid-19, Society, Innovation & Sustainable Business Review from Grenoble Ecole de Management
A WORD FROM OUR DIRECTOR ON THE TASK AT HAND Covid-19: “The task today is to set society back on track” In light of this unprecedented crisis, Grenoble Ecole de Management focuses on its primary leitmotif: to be a responsible, solidary institution that ensures the safety of its students and staff. As of December 2019,…
Read MoreWhen is a business school more than a business school?
Business schools are sometimes Schools of Management, Schools of Business and Economics, Faculties of Business and Law, and, now, in a number of cases a School of Business and Society. Increasingly, schools recognise that business cannot be studied in isolation and the same is true of prospective Masters students. The 2020 Tomorrow’s Masters report, published…
Read MoreCovid-19 Weekly Update from the Experts at Grenoble Ecole de Management Issue No.5
Grenoble Ecole de Management brings to you its fifth Covid-19 issue with opinions from its experts on the evolutions they foresee in confinement and productivity, history repeating itself and higher education strategy. Confinement: does our time have to be profitable? The MEDEF (the leading network of entrepreneurs in France) is calling out to work twice…
Read MoreResponsible Doctoral Programmes for a Responsible Future
Nowadays, we come across the term “responsible” almost on a daily basis – this might be in relation to the European Commission’s Responsible Research and Innovation approach, the international network on Responsible Research in Business and Management or in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. But what does responsible mean for doctoral education?…
Read MoreKTU researchers created virtual tools to help companies enter international markets
Researchers of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have created a digital assessment tool and first virtual training program that will help businesses to evaluate capabilities and readiness to operate in the international market and develop competencies needed for this. Target group – CEO and owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), startups and prospective entrepreneurs…
Read MoreLeadership of the Commons: How Collaboration Is Changing the Governance of Shared Resources and Services Around the World
Call for chapter proposals to the new publication exploring leadership in commons until 15 December Editors: Devin Singh, Kathleen Curran, and Randal Joy Thompson Proposal Submission Deadline: 15 December 2019 Anticipated Publication Date: October 2021 – Emerald Group Publishing Complete Submission Information: http://www.ila-net.org/Publications/BLB/cfs1.html Email Submission to: BLBSubmissions@gmail.com with subject line: Chapter Proposal – Leadership of the Commons Questions? …
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 MoreCan we put zest and purpose back into academic life?
More and more papers in management studies are badly written, use dubious methods (such as p-hacking) to achieve spuriously positive results, and avoid the really big issues facing our discipline and our world. Why is this? My new book offers some explanations and identifies some tentative solutions. Above all, the ‘publish or perish’ mantra is…
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