Vol. 16 Issue 01 ’22

A new role for business schools at the forefront of change

Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, EFMD President, Eric Cornuel advocates for a more global recovery approach, emphasizing the crucial role of business schools in leading change. Lars Moratis and Frans Melissen question whether business schools really are talking the walk in their sustainability communication of business schools worldwide. Martin Kitchener, Tom Levitt, and Peter McKiernan examine the reflection of ‘public good’ in UK business schools. Anne S Tsui investigates the alignment of business research with real-world impact and highlights the journey taken by the RRBM community. Piet Naudé introduces 8 key themes shaping the future of management education, and Morten Huse explores potential crises in management scholarship and universities.

In this issue

Transforming our leaders for success in a VUCA world

Carsten Tripler17 January 2022

A journey from self-limiting to self-authoring: Carsten Tripler and Alex Grimshaw describe a radically different leadership development programme for BAYER...

Learning and teaching boldly: The EdTech start-up in the room

Paul Somers and Shazia K Jan17 January 2022

Paul Somers and Dr Shazia K Jan look at how a partnership collectively pushes the boundaries between higher education and...

Asia’s social entrepreneurs and inclusive growth: Do well, do good… do sustainably

Sheetal (Mittal) Bhardwaj, Havovi Joshi and Howard Thomas17 January 2022

Sheetal (Mittal) Bhardwaj, Havovi Joshi and Howard Thomas explain how social entrepreneurship creates both economic and social value, driving inclusive...

First understand the problem: Using real-world insight to create real-world impact

Paul Hughes17 January 2022

There exists a debate on what “impact” actually means and how it can be measured. Three simple rules can guide...

Champions changing the academic POP-culture

Morten Huse17 January 2022

Are management scholarship and our universities in crisis? Morten Huse reports.

The building of a tropical impact school

Thomaz Wood Jr.17 January 2022

Thomaz Wood Jr shows how a Brazilian business school has become an impactful institution.

Dean SK 2.0: Can part II ever be better than part I or does the Godfather movie series remain unchallenged?

Sherif Kamel17 January 2022

Sherif Kamel on his journey from undergraduate to Dean, twice, and the challenges of an interconnected global environment.

Improvisation for resilience in times of change: Lessons from jazz

Kyriakos Kyriakopoulos17 January 2022

Kyriakos Kyriakopoulos looks at how business leaders can take cues from jazz to enable improvisation in challenging times.

Back to campus – vaccinated or unvaccinated?

Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger17 January 2022

Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger discusses the role mandatory vaccinations play to make teaching and learning as safe as possible when returning to...

Winter is…going? A gradual thaw in gender equality

Anna Ginès and Victoria Cochrane17 January 2022

Anna Ginès and Victoria Cochrane report on progress developing and implementing gender equality plans in business schools.

Purpose, innovation and resilience

Gabriela Alvarado and Juan Romero17 January 2022

IPADE Business School’s guiding principles during COVID-19 and towards the “next normal” by Gabriela Alvarado and Juan Romero.

Will traditional hierarchical relationships change in the digital age?

Katherine Xin17 January 2022

Katherine Xin investigates the rise of platform organisations and their impact on workplaces.

Contemporary management education: Eight questions that will shape its future in the 21st century

Piet Naudé17 January 2022

Piet Naudé introduces his new book, ‘Contemporary Management Education: Eight questions that will shape its future in the 21st century’.

The new normal of business education: In search of a new common sense

Sergey Myasoedov, Dmitry Katalevsky and Ashot Seferyan17 January 2022

The global business education industry is on the brink of a major transformation argue Sergey Myasoedov, Dmitry Katalevsky and Ashot...

Celebrating small wins and calling bold actions

Anne S. Tsui17 January 2022

Anne S Tsui asks, is business research finally reconnecting with the business world?

The future of lifelong and executive education

Andrew Crisp17 January 2022

Andrew Crisp looks at how the learning landscape is evolving and its implications for business schools.

The benefits of collaborative front-line research

Jonathan T. Scott and Chenghai Yang17 January 2022

Jonathan T. Scott and Chenghai Yang explain a front-line research project bringing together an eclectic group of professionals to innovate...

Business schools and the public good

Martin Kitchener, Tom Levitt and Peter McKiernan17 January 2022

Martin Kitchener, Tom Levitt, and Peter McKiernan investigate how ‘public good’ is reflected in the work of the UK’s business...

Are business schools talking the walk?

Lars Moratis and Frans Melissen17 January 2022

How well are business schools around the world communicating their sustainability commitment? Lars Moratis and Frans Melissen investigate.

A new role for business schools at the forefront of change

Eric Cornuel17 January 2022

The COVID-19 crisis makes it more important than ever to take a more global approach to recovery, says Eric Cornuel.

The EFMD business magazine

A new role for business schools at the forefront of change

In this issue

Interested to contribute

A new role for business schools at the forefront of change

In this issue

Topics