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The advice emerging business schools typically receive amounts to becoming a smaller, slower, poorer version of INSEAD or London Business School: Build faculty research capacity, develop international networks, pursue global accreditations, and invest in physical infrastructure. In short: Replicate what established schools spent decades building and leverage internationalization and accreditation to drive connectivity with them.…
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by Ulrich Hommel The University Financial Squeeze and Business School Targeting Universities worldwide are facing unprecedented financial pressures, compelling them to make significant restructuring decisions. Declining state funding, heightened competition from online and alternative education providers, rising operational costs, and shifting student demographics have led many administrators to describe this situation as an existential financial…
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by Ulrich Hommel In the complex ecosystem of business education, we often examine external threats: changing job markets, disruptive technologies, and evolving student expectations. Yet the most significant risk factor might be sitting in the corner office with the best view. As the primary decision-maker and figurehead, the business school dean can represent both the…