The recent 2014 Deans Conference in San Francisco was—by all counts—a huge success. Every session was valuable and interactive, and peer networking was electric. I personally enjoyed the three plenary sessions—all three anticipated our new exponentially disruptive business school environment. ...
In the latest issue of eNEWSLINE, AACSB explores initial data from the 2013-2014 global salary survey of business school administrators and faculty. #Budgets #Administration Faculty/Staff #Article-News/Media #Human Resources #Operations #Salaries #Administration School #eNEWSLINE #Compensation
Thomas Edison was known to remark, "Ah, Shakespeare. That's where you get the ideas!" I'm not exactly sure what he meant by this. I don't know if Edison's pursuit of the incandescent light bulb was somehow inspired by King Claudius's command in Hamlet, "Give me some light!" #Curriculum...
Business schools have dual research missions. First, we must develop and disseminate cutting-edge research that shapes academic thought. Such research ensures that we are teaching timely, rigorous, and evidence-based concepts that advance management science. A business school that isn't built on...
According to a Gallup Poll conducted in May 2013, young adults in the United States who say they developed "21st century skills"—such as real-world problem-solving and global awareness—in their last year of school are more likely to report higher work quality. Of the students with postgraduate...
Recently, we began sharing lead editorial responsibility as the number of eNEWSLINE publications increased to nearly every month. So thanks to Dan LeClair, chief operating officer, and Bob Reid, chief accreditation officer, for taking up the slack; and nice job! As I write this, I am thinking...
Two educators take unconventional approaches to teaching in the business school classroom. #Article-News/Media #BizEd
Sarah Fisher Gardial, dean of the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at The University of Iowa discusses the business education model and its need to be flexible for today's students. #Curriculum Development #eNEWSLINE #Innovation #Article-News/Media
Press Release: AACSB International (AACSB), the premier membership and accrediting body for business schools worldwide, announces the launch of regionally adapted programs which will focus on enhancing quality improvement services to meet the needs of business schools in the Latin American and...
Amid a host of disruptive forces affecting higher education, business schools must fundamentally change the way they operate if they're to shape their own future. And, many believe, they'd better do it fast. #Article-News/Media #BizEd