B-Schools Strengthen Connections to Industry

The current business research model is unsustainable. That's why it's critical that schools realign their incentives to encourage faculty to produce credible research that is useful to society.

Founded on the idea that leadership and the arts are interconnected, the Bled School infuses creativity throughout its culture and curriculum. 

How—and why—Virginia Commonwealth University has put creativity at the heart of its mission.

UW–Madison connects business and the humanities to open students’ eyes to a broader perspective of business.

How a single phone call led one business school to tailor a new program to the needs of Singapore’s international commodities sector.

What happens when business schools collaborate with creative fields? Students discover new ways to view business problems.

At Cornell Tech, industry interactions are infused into the curriculum.

How three business schools are redefining the ways companies and governments are contributing to their curricula.

KPMG partners with b-schools to create master’s programs that update a traditional field with the latest technology. 

The “viability triad” poses three key questions to help leaders make decisions.

As we reach a milestone for our publication, we share just a few of the highlights from the past 17 years.

In ongoing research, educators tackle regional poverty, fake news, and bank fraud.

Entrepreneurs who name companies for themselves are more confident.

Employers prioritize their own assessments over GPA, references.

Study abroad outperforms at-home programs when it comes to boosting student learning.

Students think they are but employers think they aren’t.

Results from the most recent CMO Survey.

Consumers “forget” that a product was made unethically if it’s something they want to buy.

How Bryant University embeds student consultancies throughout its curriculum to enrich education and strengthen bonds with corporate partners.

View a selection of reviewed books from the May/June 2018 print issue.

Washington State partners with Amazon on an innovation grant program.

Two schools use hospitality programs to improve customer service in very different industries.

The Carlson School expands its executives-in residence program into fellowships that ensure executives’ long-term contributions.

The association honors business school alumni who have made a difference to society, the economy, or education.

New magazine focuses on practical research.

Three deans take up new administrative posts.

The College of Business (COB) at East Carolina University in Greenville will establish the Van and Jennifer Isley Innovation Building thanks to a US$2 million gift from the Isleys. ...View all

The Global Business School Network has launched a program for deans and directors at business schools in developing nations. ...View all

This fall, the Bryan School of Business and Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro will welcome the inaugural cohort to its online Master of Science in International Business. ...View all

Kenneth Freeman and his wife, Janice, have committed more than US$25 million to the College of Management at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. ...View all

Misty Johanson has been named dean of the Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. ...View all

INSEAD in France has announced a partnership with Station F, a 111,500-square-foot startup incubator in Paris. ...View all