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Professors of color are few and far between at America’s business schools. Hidden obstacles in the search process help explain why.
Business schools have vast and diverse expertise to contribute to rebuilding better in a post-pandemic world, but the problems it has laid bare require business schools to change too.
Contemplating the future of the business school means we must decide what kind of society we want our students to create and what reforms are needed to enable them to do so.
Not many Latino students major in business. A researcher explores the reasons why.
Reforming the business school is the next step in the radical revolution needed in higher education.
In a recent survey, Alberta business students believed that sustainability should be embedded in business education. That could signal a shift in views on the integration of profit, planet and people.
In trying to be values-free (like physics & chemistry), business schools have succeeded in justifying amoral behaviour. No more! We’ve seen the results in the Banking Royal Commission.
Through their text and graphic design, business-school logos are signs that “speak” to their stakeholders and the public at large, communicating identity, values and promises.
On the fourth era of business schools and the urgency of reinventing them.
Ken Starkey defends the importance of business schools, while Martin Parker says ‘bring in the bulldozers’.
Those who study, research and teach management are often viewed skeptically, even by their students, who might have more experience than they do in the business world. Here’s why that’s wrong.
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.
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 schools can benefit from the rigourous process offered by global rankings and accreditations.
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.
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.
Paris generates nearly a third of France’s GDP, yet the city falls short as a destination for immigrant entrepreneurs.
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.
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.
Top contributors
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Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Bristol
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Professor of Management and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Bradford
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Allan Gray Chair in Values Based Leadership and Director of the UCT Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
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Professor in Management, Macquarie Graduate School of Management
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Visiting Professor, Imperial College Business School, and Emeritus Professor, School of Business, The University of Queensland
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Walter Jarvis is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, UTS Master of Management; Lecturer in Managing, Leading & Stewardship, University of Technology Sydney
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Executive Director of Postgraduate Programmes, Surrey Business School, Royal Holloway University of London
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Associate Professor in Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor in Organisation Theory, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Rector, ESCP Business School
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Associate Professor in Organizations, University of Southampton
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Professor of Business Management, Mzumbe University
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Associate professor and Dean, Mzumbe University
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Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University
