DeansTalk - business management education

Knewton

www.knewton.com
Jose Ferreira (Wikpedia), Founder and CEO, MBA Harvard Business School 1997

Knewton COO, David Liu, @dliu8, (Columbia, MBA) at Georgetown's inaugural Innovation Summit, April 2012

Report on Egyptian Science Has Broader Arab Implication, January 30, 2013

Report on Egyptian Science Has Broader Arab Implication, January 30, 2013

Five years ago, a chemistry professor at the American University in Cairo, Hassan Azzazy started a research group with some of his graduate students to develop affordable medical solutions -- work that could be “converted into prototypes and go to market,” he says. Now, millions of Mr. Azzazy’s fellow Egyptians may benefit from his work.

Using nano-technology, the chemistry professor and his students have developed a new, cheap and fast diagnostic test for hepatitis C, a disease that affects 22 percent of Egyptians. (Until now, diagnosing hepatitis C has been time-consuming and expensive, requiring two laboratory tests).

Mr. Azzazy is in the final stages of negotiating with his university to create his own company to market this and other new medical diagnostic tests.

"This is probably the first spin-off company to come out of any Egyptian university," he says. "Hopefully this will be a milestone."...

"Round Table on Business and Management Education in the Arab World" - The Association of Business Schools

@londonabs

Press release of www.AssociationofBusinessSchools.org

Thursday, 21, February, 2013, Association of Business Schools 1st floor, 137 Euston Road London NW1 2AA

The purpose of this first round table meeting is to explore prospects for business and management education in the Arab world in the context of dramatic changes. We invite you to network with individuals interested in the region in advance of the British Council's Going Global conference in Dubai where the Alexandria Trust is launching Al Fanar, a Times Higher for the Arab world.

10:30am Welcome and introductions Julie Davies, Deputy Chief Executive, ABS
David French, Executive Director, Alexandria Trust

11:00am Business Education in an Evolving Region Nora Colton, Dean, Royal Docks Business School, University of East London

11:45am Small group discussions

12:30pm Networking lunch

1:00pm Creating a Culture of Philanthropy Salah Khalil, Founder, Alexandria Trust

1:45pm Al Fanar,  David Wheeler, Founding Editor 

2:15pm Next steps 

3:00pm Finish

*Flier here*

Background reading that may be of interest
Adams, J., King, C, Pendlebury, D., Hook, D. and Wilsdon, J. (2011)

Global Research Report, Middle East. Exploring the Changing Landscape of Arabian, Persian and Turkish Research. Sciencewatch.com/sites/sw/files/sw-article/media/globalresearchreport-aptme.pdf

Dutta, S. (2012) Global Innovation Index 2012, INSEAD.
www.globalinnovationindex.org/gii/main/fullreport/index.html

alexandriatrust.org/about-us/news/features-and-reports

UNHDP Arab Human Development Report
www.arab-hdr.org/contents/index.aspx?rid=5

Enquiries: 

To book your place contact: Andrew Rhodes arhodes@the-abs.org.uk or telephone 020 7388 0007

"Building Competitiveness and Business Performance with ICT" AT&T and INSEAD

@ATTpolicyeurope, 29 Jan, 2013

Great foreword by @NeelieKroesEU - Today we released our Productivity @ATT study in cooperation with @INSEAD http://www.corp.att.com/bemoreproductive/ …

weforum.org panel video - "Leading through Adversity" (with Innovation)

www.weforum.org/sessions/summary/leading-through-adversity

(Related article TIME on Clayton Christensen: Q&A: Why U.S. Companies Fail to Innovate) Are leaders too risk-averse in efforts to bring the economy back on track?

This session was developed in partnership with Time magazine and broadcast on CNN Money.

Key Points

• Leadership is all about overcoming the fear of innovating and the fear of failure – and going for it.
• More focus is needed on empowering or disruptive innovations that drive growth and create jobs.
• Certain countries and leaders understand the value of creating platforms for innovation and shaping environments that attract companies and investors. This is stimulating others to follow.
• A key ingredient for innovation is talent and the capacity to recognize the need for skills that were not required or valued before.

DESERTEC.org - global renewable energy solution

Wikipedia, @desertec

www.desertec.org/global-mission/focus-region-eu-mena/

 

The DESERTEC Academic Partner Network is part of the globally organized DESERTEC Institute enabling representatives from science, research and development of all countries and nations to work together as a network.

The aim is to bring together the scientific resources for the implementation of a global energy revolution in the sense of the DESERTEC Concept and comparable sustainable approaches and expand.

All entities that are dedicated to science or education in areas that are relevant to the further development and implementation of the DESERTEC Concept can become DESERTEC Academic Partners. Professor Dr Michael Düren is responsible and creative director of the DESERTEC Institute and the DESERTEC Academic Partner Network.

You would like to become an official DESERTEC Academic Partner? Please contact our foundation via email.

Mexico, IPADE Business School - "Automotive and aerospace industries: transformers of the Education model"

#ModeloEducativo “Industria automotriz y aeroespacial: transformadoras del Modelo Educativo” Prof. Miguel León Garza goo.gl/FyM6E

— IPADE BusinessSchool (@ipade) November 29, 2012

Ranking of Best MBAs in Mexico 2012, El IPADE conquista Los Mejores MBA 2012

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Industria automotriz y aeroespacial: Transformadoras del modelo educativo - Operations Dean (Castellano)

Tanto la industria automotriz como la aeroespacial están generando un círculo virtuoso en el que las universidades están provocando la creación de nuevas materias y carreras que permitan la vinculación de la academia con el campo laboral. La industria automotriz y aeroespacial no solamente han abierto plantas en México, sino que están influyendo en la revisión de los planes de estudio en las carreras de ingeniería en las diferentes entidades del país...

English (Google Translation), Automotive and aerospace industries: transformers of the education model

Both the automotive and aerospace industries are generating a virtuous circle in which universities are leading the development of new subjects and degrees that allow the linking of academia to the workplace. The automotive and aerospace industries not only have opened plants in Mexico, but they are influencing the revision of curricula in engineering degrees in different states of the country...

stateoftheunion.eui.eu - Politicians, prominent academics, opinion & business leaders discussing the development & future of the EU

Stateoftheunion.eui.eu: Political personalities from European institutions and national governments, prominent academics, opinion and business leaders discussing the development and the future of the EU. (9/10 May, 2012)

Academy of International Business (AIB)

Awards: AIB Fellows' International Executive of the Year Award

2011 Winner(s):	Fujio Cho, Chairman
Affiliation:	Toyota Motor Corporation

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globalEdge - global business knowledge

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Wikipedia - Academy of International Business (AIB) is the leading association of international business scholars and specialists. Established in 1959, it has over 3000 members in about 72 countries...aib.msu.edu

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The 2012 Annual Meeting will take place in Washington, D.C., USA between the dates of June 30-July 3, 2012. For more information, please visit the 2012 AIB Annual Conference page.

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AIB Insights - published 4 times a year

Articles from this issue on IB education include: "The Global Financial Crisis and the Restructuring of the World Economy" by Thomas D. Lairson; "The Social Responsibility of International Business Scholars: The Case of China" by Mike W. Peng; "Accepting "Conventional Numbers": Determining the Size of the Worldwide Counterfeit Goods Market" by Alan S. Zimmerman

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Academia's Emerging Role In Entrepreneurship Policymaking

Robert Strom directs the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's commissioned research, working with the nation's top scholars to advance knowledge in entrepreneurship.

Huffington Post, 9th January, 2012

...While the influence of academia on public policy is not often observed directly, academics studying entrepreneurship contribute practical information and real insights that shape and support policy discussions...

...Unfortunately, we still have a long way to go. While the mounting interest in entrepreneurship in the government and at our universities is encouraging, it is hardly enough to create the kind of broad understanding and policy support that we need to foster new business creation in a meaningful way...

American Economic Association Sets Rules on Ethics - WSJ

www.aeaweb.org

AEA Wikpedia  (European Economic Association (EEA))

Wall Street Journal January 9, 2012

CHICAGO—A leading group of academic economists has adopted conflict-of-interest rules in response to criticism that the profession not only failed to predict the 2007-2008 financial crisis but may actually have helped create it.

The new policy stops well short of the broader ethical guidelines demanded by some in the field.

Many economists serve as consultants to companies, governments and other groups outside of their formal academic work. Critics both inside and outside the profession have argued those relationships—often lucrative and sometimes undisclosed—may have influenced economists' work, leading them first to miss signs of the impending crisis and then to recommend policy prescriptions that served their clients' interests, at the expense of the economy as a whole.

The criticisms were made most prominently in the 2010 film "Inside Job," which won an Academy Award for best documentary in 2011...

Executives Teaching in B-School - Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek, October 04, 2011

The Group of Thirty - www.group30.org - The 2008 Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath: Addressing the Next Debt Challenge

www.group30.org

Established in 1978 The Group of Thirty is a private, nonprofit, international body composed of very senior representatives of the private and public sectors and academia.

The Group of Thirty aims to deepen understanding of international economic and financial issues, to explore the international repercussions of decisions taken in the public and private sectors, and to examine the choices available to market practitioners and policymakers.

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Latest publication

The 2008 Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath: Addressing the Next Debt Challenge (PDF download, 143 pages)

Thomas A. Russo, Aaron J. Katzel (2011), (Economic Policy, Debt, Banking).

This paper examines the recent developments in the 2008 Financial Crisis, including the causes, responses, and the future outlook for the United States.

The 2008 Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath: Addressing the Next Debt Challenge

CEOs Teach in M.B.A. Classrooms

Article of US News, May 25, 2011

Most CEOs spend the latter years of their professional lives giving presentations in high-pressure board rooms for select groups of middle-aged power brokers, not in lecture halls filled with green but eager M.B.A. students. However, a few opt to trade in their corner office for office hours and venture into the world of higher education...

A professor’s point of view - FT

Article of the Financial Times, February 7, 2011. 

A small but growing number of companies are enlisting the services of business school  professors to serve as in-house academics to keep the company up to date with the latest in management theory and lead employees to find solutions for their most pressing challenges.

The trend shows the renewed emphasis that MBA programmes and faculty members are placing on the intersection of theory and practice...

EFMD's Conferences & Learning Groups Upcoming Advisory Seminar: Bridging Business and Academia in the Classroom: the Role of Adjunct Faculty/Faculty Consultancy

The event will start on: Tuesday, 29 March 2011

2011 Edelman Trust Barometer® - Academics/experts most trusted

www.edelman.com/trust/2011

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A new stage of higher education - The Economist

Article of The Economist, 28 December, 2010

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a professor at Harvard Business School, explains why retired leaders should return to the classroom to learn how to use their skills for social good...