Posts Tagged ‘emerging economies’
The role of business schools in creating national entrepreneurial ecosystems: The case of Egypt and the AUC School of Business
Complex Societal Impact Projects Requiring Tri-Sector Collaboration and Cooperation: In today’s time and age, economies worldwide, especially in emerging markets-need an effective and innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem that is government-enabled, private-sector-led, innovation-driven, youth-empowered, and future-oriented (Kamel, 2016). Over the last few decades, the acceleration of digital transformation and the gradual move from high-tech to deep-tech through artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud computing, and big data, coupled with an evolving entrepreneurial mindset, has dominated various societies in developed and emerging economies, given the potential opportunities created and the growing global population of digital natives (Schroeder, 2017).
Read MoreFavela Business School
Brazilian favelas and their peripheries are powerful territories economically, financially, and geographically. Many organisations have seen the potential of these areas but often face the challenge of accessing and building content that is both solid and relevant to the reality, language, and characteristics of favela entrepreneurship. From this scenario and from the partnership of Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) and Central Única das Favelas (CUFA), the Favela Business School was born.
Read MoreE4Impact MBA, the training programme dedicated to the new generation of African entrepreneurs
With the highest entrepreneurship rate in the world (22%) and a rapidly growing demographic population (1.2 billion), Africa is a continent rich in business opportunities. The challenge is to turn its potential into a source of concrete and inclusive development in a reality where the business mortality rate continues to be very high (80%). Among the reasons for this negative statistic is the large skills gap in management and financial planning.
Read MoreLearning through gamification and microlearning
Interbank was founded in 1987 with the vision to create a new process of banking in Peru. Today, it is within the top four ‘Great Places to Work’ in the country and leads the field in reputation ranking, according to MERCO. As one of the largest banks in Peru, Interbank implements good practices related to governance, transparency, and ethics. These procedures have a final objective, which is to enhance the customer experience through optimal service.
Read MoreStepping up to sustainability for Africa
The role of sustainable management education for Africa – Mark Smith, Mumbi Maria Wachira and Sherwat Elwan Ibrahim look at the opportunities and challenges.
Read MoreAn emerging market perspective on the internationalisation of business schools
Wafah El Garah, Piet Naude and Michael Osbaldeston reflect on internationalisation through their significant experience in emerging market contexts, strengthened by participating in the EFMD EDAF programme.
Read MoreThe case for inspiration
Novartis has provided, through its Novartis Malaria Initiative, more than 600 million Coartem treatments without profit to people who could not otherwise afford them.
Read MoreA responsible leadership blind spot – where are the emerging economies?
There is a clear shortage of voices from emerging economies and research to examine and understand the application and challenges of responsible leadership in emerging economies.
Read MoreHope in the time of collapse
Half of the world’s population is considered “highly vulnerable”. The emergency that so many in the rich world have felt was somewhere off in the future, is here. Now. It’s just somewhere else.
Read MoreNorth meets South: A call for inclusive global research
The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health, economic and humanitarian crisis, it is laying bare some undeniable truths in societies worldwide.
Read MoreHow applying indigenous culture to deliver entrepreneurship education contributes to economic reconciliation
Over 200,000 Indigenous people in 203 distinct First Nations live in British Columbia, Canada. While each Nation has its unique history and traditions, they all experience ongoing personal, cultural, ecological, and economic impacts of colonisation.
Read MoreModelos habilitadores de crecimiento inclusivo: Abordar la necesidad de inclusión financiera y social
Mientras la pobreza está cayendo, la brecha entre ricos y pobres se está ampliando y cada vez más personas están siendo excluidas de los medios para mejorarse a sí mismos. Yuwa Hedrick-Wong y Howard Thomas buscan maneras de incluirlos
Read MoreEnabling models of inclusive growth: Addressing the need for financial and social inclusion
To advance inclusive and sustainable growth, we need to address the puzzle of a simultaneous increase in wealth disparity and a decline in poverty. Why are so many people in the world steadily getting ahead while others are being left farther and farther behind?
Read MoreBe conscious!
Launched in 2012 by Ben Emmens and Abi Green, the Conscious Project has one clear aim: to help individuals and organisations think about what they are doing and do it better or, in other words, to be more conscious.
Read MoreThreat or opportunity?
Hamid Bouchikhi wonders if Western business schools will find the rapid growth of business education in emerging countries a happy hunting ground or a potential threat to their current supremacy.
Read MoreEpiVacPlus: Improving the performance of immunisation programmes
Agence de Médecine Préventive (AMP) Silver winner of the 2016 Excellence in Practice (EiP) Awards.
Read MoreStart-up
Emerging economies need an effective entrepreneurial ecosystem that is government-enabled, youth-led, private sector-supported and future-oriented, says Sherif Kamel.
Read MoreGrowing talent in growth countries
Novartis and EFMD share research and ‘best practices’ for developing and managing talent in emerging markets.
Read MoreEquipping managers to help the world
Alexandra Santos and Mathabo le Roux explain how a UN initiative is encouraging business schools to prepare students for tackling poverty and other development challenges equipping managers to help the world.
Read MoreBuilding world-class universities in India: Institution building for nation building
India has all the potential to create world-class universities, says C Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of OP Jindal Global University (JGU). But it still has many obstacles to overcome.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be an “African” business school?
Piet Naudé describes how a rethink of African business schools could impact global business education.
Read MoreBuilding leaders through international development
Matthew Farmer sheds new insights on how skills-based volunteering overseas can help build tomorrow’s global leaders.
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