By Margaret Andrews. I’m preparing to speak at the Graduate Management Admission Council or GMAC Asia Pacific Conference in November and thought I’d preview one of the topics here to get your reaction and input. Read more...
Apogee acquires Campus Televideo
By Stefanie Botelho. Apogee, higher education’s largest provider of residential network (ResNet) services, announced today that it has acquired Campus Televideo (CTV), the undisputed leader in higher education video services. More...
Promoting inclusive business through responsible business. Part 2 – Shared value and community-based development
By Roel Nieuwenkamp. Aside from promoting engagement with suppliers and communities that often include vulnerable populations the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises also encourage local capacity building through close co-operation with the local community and human capital formation, in particular by creating employment opportunities and facilitating training opportunities for employees. More...
Promoting inclusive business through responsible business. Part 1 – Outsource production not responsibility
By Roel Nieuwenkamp. Inclusive business and inclusive growth have of late become powerful buzz words in the realm of international policy. Inclusive business is a private sector approach to providing goods, services, and livelihoods on a commercially viable basis to people at the base of the pyramid by making them part of the value chain of companies’ core business as suppliers, distributors, retailers, or customers. More...
Students bring new knowledge and fresh thinking to businesses
Young people across Canada will soon be packing up and heading off to university for the fall semester. Those of us a little older may feel a twinge of envy, as we remember our own time on leafy campuses in September. But in fact their experience will be quite unlike ours. More than ever before, these students will be learning by doing. More...
Of Uberization and Business schools (and toilet paper)
Blog Educpros de François Thérin. After the fear of a MOOCs revolution in the business school world (see my 2 years old post: MOOCs, certainly a storm but how big is the tea cup?), the new trend is to be afraid of an “uberization” of business schools. Should we really be afraid?
On uberization, a very interesting blog post describes it very well here and in higher education, some ideas are presented in Uber, Badging and Higher Ed. Voir l'article...
Building on the accelerator model – addressing operating needs
By Jonathan Thon. Business accelerators have become fashionable, and for good reason. They offer aspiring entrepreneurs access to expert mentors, marketing and media resources, funding opportunities, and office space. In part 7 of this multi-part article series we propose how existing and future business accelerators can address a biotech startup’s operating needs to better serve life-science entrepreneurs. More...
Fashion Business Basics
Fashion Business Basics include everything an emerging designer needs to know to start an independent fashion label. For almost a decade, BoF founder Imran Amed has taught the only fashion business course at London’s Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. More...
When businesses are bad, who you gonna call?
By Carly Avery. Most businesses are good. They pay their taxes, they create employment, they abide by the laws, and they generally contribute to the societies in which they operate. But unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. And when businesses behave badly, the human consequences can be devastating: factories collapse killing thousands; workers, often children, are treated like slaves; rivers, lakes, and even seas are rendered lifeless, and entire species are threatened. More...
Workshop for finding business information
This workshop is aimed at first year undergraduate business students. It introduces them to using subscription databases for business, including Fame, Orbis, Mintel and Thomson One Banker. More...