Business Impact 2024 | Volume 20

Business briefing
Business Impact’s latest selection of updates includes an analysis of global efforts to tackle obesity, the Moomin brand’s culture or generosity and the relevance of the arts to management practice.
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Transforming campus culture
In the landscape of higher education, the call for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has become increasingly imperative. When authentic inclusive leadership is implemented, it can transform campus culture, moving from policy formulations to practical application and everyday ethos, as Oxford Business College’s Fawad Inam outlines here.
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Embracing a life of learning
University of Virginia Darden School of Business dean Scott Beardsley is walking the talk on lifelong learning by going back to school to pursue a degree in ethics at the University of Oxford. In this interview with Tim Banerjee Dhoul, he offers his perspective on the skills needed to lead institutions of higher education d help students find their purpose.
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Architects of change
Social entrepreneurship is emerging as a potent force of positive change, harnessing market mechanisms to address social and environmental issues. Berlin School of Business and Innovation’s Navya Gubbi Sateeshchandra explains how business schools can serve as instigators of impactful ecosystems.
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Brighter future starts here
To ensure students can overcome impediments and flourish in their future careers, business schools must support and challenge them to build the necessary resilience, says the University of Sussex Business School’s Rashaad Shabab.
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The missing links
The clues as to what binds leadership and innovation are there, but institutions aren’t always able to follow through on the actions needed to address a lack of public trust. University Canada West associate professor Eli Sopow presents research into factors of organisational culture and performance that breed successful workplace innovation.
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Beyond engagement
The benefits of using virtual reality (VR) and simulations in management education need not be limited to engaging students. Insights from UK business schools at a recent BGA capacity-building workshop showcase their potential to develop skills and enhance employability.
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Spotlight on schools
The Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Talca (UTalca) in Chile is part of an institution that has expanded rapidly since its foundation; it recently joined the BGA in effort to widen its network further.
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The coming tide
With governments investing in hundreds of billions in artificial intelligence (AI) in the face of ChatGPT’s unprecedented success and market lead, Audencia dean Sébastien Tran argues that the ensuring ‘arms race’ presents a pivotal issue of sovereignty and international competition.
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