Tag Archives: Business education

What The Best AI Use Cases In Education Have In Common(Forbes)

​In 1997, IBM’s Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov, the reigning World Chess Champion. It was a defining cultural moment, offering proof, at scale, that machines could outperform humans in a complex domain. Nearly three decades later, AI has become far more practical and far more present. In education, institutions are experimenting with generative and agentic AI […]
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This GIBS study highlights practical strategies for conducting rigorous, interdisciplinary research that addresses real-world challenges and ensures research relevance beyond academia: Title: Doing Research on Real world challenges by Prof Helena Barnard

ABSTRACT There are often calls for scholars to do more practically relevant research, but there is little guidance on how to do that. Doing work dealing with real-world challenges is a tough task, often requiring an interdisciplinary approach. I offer six strategies to help scholars. It is important to care about the challenge as this […]
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Digitalizing Business Education for Impact(AACSB)

How digital transformation empowers business schools with efficiency, sustainability, and future-proof operations.

GIBS Whitepaper: Spaces for dignity: How African business and business schools cultivate regenerative practices that unlock abundance By Roze Phillips

Abstract Businesses and business schools are at a critical juncture: theneed to redefine the value and purpose of management educationand that of work has never been more urgent. Businesses can nolonger solely focus on creating economic profits. They must alsoincorporate societal and ecological values so that the future isinclusive and thus sustainable for all. This […]
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Business school teaching case study: how can managers navigate the changing mood on DEI policies? (FT)

Since late last year, employers in the US and beyond have started rolling back their diversity, equity and inclusion policies. This is deepening divisions in an already polarised debate and posing important challenges for managers. Ford, John Deere, Walmart, McDonald’s, Accenture and Meta are among those to have publicly diluted or terminated DEI policies. Of […]
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Bridging the gap between business school research and policymaking (FT)

How does business school research shape how our world is governed? Overton, a start-up that tracks the impact of academic research on policy, has some answers. It is the world’s largest database of policy documents, guidelines, think-tank publications and working papers, containing more than 13mn items. The fully searchable resource allows researchers, experts and policymakers […]
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How business leaders can help transform the future Of education(Forbes)

With the impacts of GenAI tools like Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT being felt across schools, the call for a transformative approach to education has become even more urgent. I believe that business leaders, who are often those best armed with expertise in innovation, strategic planning and resource optimization, are in a prime position to catalyze significant […]
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How SA Businesses can do more with less using automation, AI, and machine learning( iAfrica)

In a survey of more than 3,000 South Africans working across various industries, 59% stated that they knew about ChatGPT but only 38% had used it previously. Those who had never used the generative AI chatbot offered several reasons for not making it part of their day-to-day operations. More than half said they did not […]
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Why African Entrepreneurs Embrace Business Education (Forbes)

Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of economic progress, with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) making up 90% of all businesses. These SMEs are more than just companies; they are the engines of job creation, contributing “up to 40% of national income (GDP) in emerging economies.” However, a closer look reveals a gap. Many of these enterprises begin their […]
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4 ways business schools can prepare students to work in an AI-fueled future (FC)

AI is transforming the business world, and knowing how to use it will be essential for staying competitive in the labor market. A recent McKinsey report found that a third of companies are already implementing new generative-AI tools such as ChatGPT. Another survey found that employers rated knowledge of AI as the number-one skill they want future employees to have. […]
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