Tag Archives: Business education

Ukraine war tests business schools’ resilience (FT)

Conflict is putting recent progress of central and eastern European schools under pressure. The war has cast its shadow over business education in central and eastern European (CEE) countries, limiting the enrolment of participants at schools such as IEDC Bled, particularly from Russia and Ukraine — two key markets. “The war is hurting us in […]
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FT business book of the year 2023 — the shortlist (FT)

Walter Isaacson’s newly published biography of Elon Musk is one of six finalists for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award. The book joins titles about the pressure on the world’s natural resources, how to handle failure, and how to tackle the challenges of rapidly advancing technologies. FT editor and chair […]
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Driving diversity amid adversity (FT)

Practitioners discuss creating a cultural shift — and the role of business schools.In a time of culture wars, the topics of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) are on the frontline. “Go woke, go broke” has become a rallying cry for critics on social and news media, who claim that businesses’ financial success is at […]
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Can artificial intelligence deliver real learning at business school? (FT)

AI is already being used to create content and assess student needs — but rapid progress is raising concerns. For many people, ChatGPT appeared to come out of nowhere — a startling wake-up call to the potential opportunities and threats of artificial intelligence (AI). But Zsolt Katona, professor of marketing at California’s Berkeley Haas School […]
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New GIBS Whitepaper: Optimal management development: The synergy between coaching and teaching By Prof Caren Scheepers and Alison Reid

In this paper, we aim to explore the strengths and limitationsof teaching and coaching, as well as the multiplier effect ofcombining them both, in executive education customisedcorporate and open programmes in Business Schools. Goodmanagement education teaching on its own has tremendousimpact for its participants; and good executive coachinglikewise has high impact for its participants. Our […]
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New GIBS research article – Game-based learning: Teaching principles of economics and investment finance through Monopoly by Charlene Lew and Adrian Saville.

The authors made used of a qualitative cross-sectional research design through content analysis of learning documents for 77 participants and analyzed basic behavioral trends over a 10-year period. The results show the breadth of learning through the game of Monopoly that was modified by incorporating disruptive elements. Themes include learning about the investment environment, financial management, […]
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Maximise a business degree by paying attention (Financial Times)

These seven simple steps will help students learn more — and possibly earn more! Each year, millions of people study in more than 13,000 business schools. Every one of these students invests a significant amount of money, time and effort into their education and these area few simple things that students can do to help […]
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