Posts Tagged ‘management theory’
Management 2.0 for sustainability 2.0: The silent revolution in the making
The machine model for management that we inherited from the industrial age has run its course. Is sustainability hostage to an old management paradigm? If so, asks Richard Straub, how can we liberate it from this yoke?
Read MoreHow business schools can help employers effectively manage an ageing workforce
It has been estimated that as a direct consequence of population ageing, the number of older workers aged between 55 to 64 years is set to equal one-quarter of the global labour force by 2030.
Read MorePerspectives on the impact, mission and purpose of the business school
The business school has been an important success story in the evolution of the modern university. Yet it is increasingly valued in that context “much more for its managerial expertise, cash generation ability and financial strength than its intellectual vigour and scholarship. Indeed … its legitimacy as a serious academic discipline is critically questioned by scholars in science, arts and the humanities”
Read MoreBusiness schools should be schools of management: An evolutionary perspective
What is management actually all about and why do practising managers need “schools of management” rather than “business schools”?
Read MoreVol. 16 Issue 2 – 特刊 – 人单合一： 开创首个量子组织
The role of management education in preparing the next generation of leaders for a different world
Do management practices, developed and refined in the 20th century that assume stability and predictability still dominate current business curricula?
Read MoreRenDanHeYi: Pioneering the ecosystem economy in the Internet of Things era
Ruimin Zhang identifies three pillars for the ecosystem economy: 1) the necessary condition, 2) the sufficient condition, and 3) the goal of the system, i.e., globalisation.
Read MoreLa enseñanza contemporánea de la gestión: ocho cuestiones que marcarán su futuro en el siglo XXI
Piet Naudé presenta su nuevo libro, “La enseñanza contemporánea de la gestión: ocho cuestiones que marcarán su futuro en el siglo XXI”.
Read MoreThriving: Regenerating nature, society and the economy through business & innovation
Is sustainability an idea that has passed? By contrast, if you ask someone if they would like to thrive, most likely, the answer will be, “yes, absolutely”.
Read MoreThe changing nature of organisations
David Asch discusses the implications for business schools in challenging, complex and ambiguous environments.
Read MoreNever waste a good crisis: Going for the management moonshots
Richard Straub explains that extreme shocks can be the impetus for progress and a stimulus for accelerated innovation in management.
Read MoreSpaceTime is everything
SpaceTime is the physical universe inside which we and everything else exists. What is the significance of this phenomenon to the business world?
Read MoreThe DAO of work
What exactly is a DAO? A network, a company, a management philosophy? Blockchain hype attached to the same old practices as your local co-op?
Read MoreChampions changing the academic POP-culture
Are management scholarship and our universities in crisis? Morten Huse reports.
Read MoreWill traditional hierarchical relationships change in the digital age?
Katherine Xin investigates the rise of platform organisations and their impact on workplaces.
Read MoreContemporary management education: Eight questions that will shape its future in the 21st century
Piet Naudé introduces his new book, ‘Contemporary Management Education: Eight questions that will shape its future in the 21st century’.
Read MoreThe new normal of business education: In search of a new common sense
The global business education industry is on the brink of a major transformation argue Sergey Myasoedov, Dmitry Katalevsky and Ashot Seferyan.
Read MoreHumanistic management for an entrepreneurial society
What might Peter Drucker, the management great, have made of our reactions to the COVID-19 crisis? By Richard Straub
Read MoreThe paradoxical relationship of management teachers to uncertainty
Classrooms are unpredictable places at the best of times, but over the last year, teachers and learners have faced a whole new level of uncertainty. How can we live with this and learn from it, ask Michel Fiol, Kristine de Valck and Carolina Serrano-Archimi
Read MoreWhy management history matters…
The economic crisis has prompted many to call for a greater emphasis on studying the history of business and management. Morgen Witzel looks at the lessons that could be learned and why they are so important.
Read MoreCollaborate locally for enhanced benefits
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, a debate is arising across the globe regarding university education and, more specifically, management education.
Read More¿Es hora de corregir un error?
“Formulista, cautelosa, aburrida e ilegible”. Dennis Tourish lo encuentra difícil entender los trabajos de investigación de la gestión de empresas.
Read MoreAplicar liberalmente
Hacia un modelo liberal de educación gerencial Howard Thomas defiende la integración de las artes liberales en la educación gerencial, de modo que el énfasis de los planes de estudio existentes en la perspicacia tecnológica y analítica se equilibre con las aptitudes de pensamiento crítico e inteligencia ética necesarias para el juicio administrativo
Read MoreBuilding new ecosystems to create customer solutions
Interest in ecosystems is back with a vengeance but, say Arnoud De Meyer and Peter J Williamson, setting them up and maintaining them is far from easy.
Read MoreApply liberally: Towards a model of liberal management education
Howard Thomas argues the case for integrating the liberal arts into management education so that the existing curricula emphasis on technological and analytical acumen is balanced with skills of critical thinking and ethical intelligence necessary for managerial judgment.
Read MoreTime to right a wrong?
‘Formulaic, cautious, dull and unreadable.’ Dennis Tourish struggles to understand management research papers.
Read MoreWhere is management education going?
Management education leaders ask themselves this question every day. Dan LeClair cuts through the complexity to offer some insights and guidance.
Read MoreWhat should business schools be for?
Howard Thomas and Kenneth Starkey report on a new initiative that looks to business schools to re-orient themselves to a challenging new future.
Read MoreLa filosofía de Haier: primero, los valores personales
Zhang Ruimin es un empresario chino de renombre mundial, fundador del Grupo Haier, Preseidente del Consejo de Administración y CEO del Grupo Haier. En reconocimiento a sus logros en innovación en la gestión ha recibiendo numerosos premios internacionales. En esta entrevista describe su enfoque único de la gestión, integrando la cultura tradicional de China con…
Read MoreThe power of ecosystems
Richard Straub tracks the growing interest in ecosystems and their profound implications for management education and research and development.
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