Posts Tagged ‘emerging economies’
A 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 MoreEnabling models of inclusive growth: Addressing the need for financial and social inclusion
February 2019 While poverty is falling, the gap between the rich and poor is getting wider and more and more people are being excluded from the means to better themselves. Yuwa Hedrick-Wong and Howard Thomas look at ways to include them. The widening gap To advance inclusive and sustainable growth, we need to address the…
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 Most Western business schools have seen the development of affluent segments of the population in emerging countries as a golden opportunity. Virtually all are actively courting well-off…
Read MoreGrowing talent in growth countries
Novartis and EFMD share research and ‘best practices’ for developing and managing talent in emerging markets. Novartis Corporation and EFMD recently hosted a leadership and talent development workshop in Basel, Switzerland. The event brought together learning leaders from different industries and corporate business schools. Together they shared best practices for leadership and talent development in…
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. The debate on the state of affairs of higher education in India ought to be a serious one. It cannot be based upon our reluctance…
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. A business school that happens to be located in Africa has to ask a few tough questions to unpack its “adjective” status. To call a business school “African” can mean quitea number of things. The sometimes hidden assumption underlying discussions…
Read MoreBusiness And Management Education For The Future: An Emergent Model for China
The need for renewed approaches to business and management research and teaching has been intensively discussed. Dajian Zhu and Anders Aspling analyse the implications of this for management education in China. Business education began as an organised and focused activity in the early 19th century, first in France and then, towards the end of that…
Read MoreBuilding Leaders Through International Development
Matthew Farmer sheds new insights on how skills-based volunteering overseas can help build tomorrow’s global leaders. “Tell me and I will forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I will learn” Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin’s words have never resonated more truthfully. The growth of experiential learning and frameworks such as 70:20:10 are…
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