Can B-Schools Rethink Research?

University of Northern Iowa uses applied improvisation to teach students innovation and collaboration.

Case studies might present challenges, but their benefits are too powerful to ignore. 

How two schools are relying on data to improve the student experience.

The Birla Institute of Management Technology adopts a social media strategy that turns likes, follows, shares, and downloads into expanded reach for its case journal and conference—and stronger engagement with a global network of scholars.

Six forces are pushing academia beyond traditional “publish or perish” measures of research impact. As these forces converge, will business schools rise to the challenge?

Students in this demographic want customization, convenience, and a sense of community.

Researchers work to improve childhood education in rural China, reduce reliance on automobiles in Australia, and put an end to childhood obesity in the EU.

Social scientists explore what it takes to help people adopt positive behavioral changes for the long-term.

How the beverage boosts group work.

The top international study destinations for b-school students.

People often have the wrong reasons for doing one task instead of another.

People often have the wrong reasons for doing one task instead of another.

Organizations might do more to address social inequity by discussing the disadvantages of the underserved, not the advantages of the privileged.

GMAC survey says 81 percent of corporate recruiters plan to hire new MBA grads.

Business researchers take a closer look at the soft skills unique to each specific industry.

Rural locations present business schools with unique challenges, but their distance from urban centers also can be a large source of their appeal.

With new metrics come new abuses, from scholars trying to game the system to editors setting up predatory journals. But the industry is working on answers.  

Miami U professors travel to Silicon Valley for tech immersion.

Through its Emerging Market Initiatives, Universidad Externado serves society—and its students—one small business at a time.

When students act as business consultants, there’s value for the sponsors, the students, the school, and the wider region.

When students act as business consultants, there’s value for the sponsors, the students, the school, and the wider region.

Impact study surveys stakeholders to see how well the school is meeting its mission.

Their CXI initiative promotes the socially responsible design and implementation of cutting-edge technologies.

York University provides training to G7 members.

Ripple partners with 17 universities to prepare future executives to work with blockchain.

INSEAD recognizes 50 female faculty.

Graduates from Southern New Hampshire University’s College for America can opt to receive immediately sharable, instantly verifiable diplomas.

High-tech firms should take steps to keep the best talent of the firms they acquire.

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This past summer, the Waikato Management School at the University of Waikato in New Zealand held its first Executive Innovation Bootcamp, hosted at Waikato Innovation Park, a business campus that houses more than 40 companies. ...View All

David Beatty has received a lifetime achievement award from the International Corporate Governance Network. ...View All

Purdue University’s new online education platform for adult learners, Purdue University Global, has named Jeffrey M. Buck as the dean of its School of Business and Information Technology. ...View All

Nanyang Technological University’s Nanyang Business School in Singapore has partnered with NTU’s Wealth Management Institute (WMI) to create a new master of science with two specialization tracks: asset management and wealth management. ...View All

Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, has received a US$10 million commitment from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation to establish an endowed professorship in social entrepreneurship, fund entrepreneurial education, and launch a fundraising challenge to create a dedicated space for all of the school’s social innovation programming. ...View All

View a selection of reviewed books from the September/October 2018 print issue.