Business schools have been criticised for decades for lacking relevance in their teaching and research. And for good reason in some cases. However new research shows that the disconnect is hardly their fault alone, and Simon Linacre argues that now is the time for business schools to lead the way for all social science research…

University of St. Gallen was re-assessed by EFMD Global Network’s Business School Impact System and received the BSIS label for demonstrating with well-documented evidence the impact that the school has on its local environment. “The BSIS process is a valuable instrument to assess and develop local impact. It has given us an international framework to…

The BSIS report reveals that, in 2017, the iaelyon School of Management had an Impact of 357 million on the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. That represents a 38% increase compared to 2012, when the school first went through the process, during the pilot phase of the Business School Impact System. The report also shows other positive impacts of the School on…

Porto Business School and School of Economics and Management, both at the University of Porto, Portugal, have jointly gone through EFMD Global Network’s Business School Impact System and received the BSIS label for demonstrating with well-documented evidence the impact that both schools have on their local environment. “After the 2008 financial crisis, policy makers began seeking greater evidence…