In current context of financial uncertainty and political upheaval, it easy to question the purpose and activities of business schools. But before jumping to conclusions, there is a more nuanced story.
Harvard Business School classroom.
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Since the financial crisis, business schools have been accused of every evil – inequality, oppression, environmental devastation. So why should management schools be preserved?
African business school need to achieve a tricky balance between local realities and global demands.
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The ongoing Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal has generated big headlines, but consumer and marketing research have long questioned the actual effectiveness of psychographic segmentation.
Confucius deemed reflection the best way to wisdom.
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The ancient Chinese teacher called reflection the best way to become wise, yet we rarely consider it a core trait of a great leader. It’s time for that to change.
LeWeb 2014 start-up competition finalists. The popular conference went on hiatus for 2015.
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Paris generates nearly a third of France’s GDP, yet the city falls short as a destination for immigrant entrepreneurs.
Qian Yingyi, Dean of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (left) and Ilian Mihov, Dean of INSEAD (right), celebrated the signing of a partnership between the two institutions on June 14, 2016.
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The education of managers and executives is a growing challenge in 21st-century China, but changes in how the country monitors of universities could threaten recent advances.
When the environment and businesses meet, who will make sure one doesn’t suffer at the hands of the other?
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Though business and industry are significantly contributing to climate change, business schools across the country are not preparing our future leaders for the dramatic shift this planet needs.
The study found business students were concerned about their future employers’ corporate social responsibility.
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Employers still love a smart MBA graduate, but business schools are increasingly accused of not meeting the needs of a changing market.
Young entrepreneurs like Nigerian taxi boss Bankole Cardoso (26) want to learn how to do business - but they also want something very different from the traditional, structured MBA.
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Education could be a valuable weapon in Africa’s fight against corruption. Three business schools are already putting this theory to the test, with positive results.
A number of business school academics are increasingly sceptical about the values and purposes of management education and are becoming more confident in saying so.
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The latest ranking of business schools has just been released by the Princeton Review and a certain type of business school continues to dominate – American ones. Having earned their reputation over the…
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Legend has it that notorious American hold-up man Willie Sutton, who netted an estimated US$2m between the late 1920s and his final arrest in 1952, was once asked why he robbed banks. His reply: “Because…
Professor of Management & Organizations; Professor of Environment & Sustainability; Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan