Business Impact 2025 | Volume 24

Business briefing
Discover how development decelerates deforestation, why traditional degree programmes are failing graduates and the pros and cons of laughter in the workplace in this round-up of news and research from BGA schools.
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Data points
Although international student enrolment in master’s in business management (MBM) programmes has fallen, students’ motivation to study abroad underscores a degree of resilience that schools can capitalise on. Tim Banerjee Dhoul analyses the latest AMBA & BGA admissions data from research conducted by Ellen Buchan.
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Teaching the art of timing
An innovative collaboration between Henley Business School Africa and Berklee College of Music offers fresh insights into the concept of timing in business. Ray Haeng Soo Seol and Barry van Zyl provide the details.
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Open for business
Armed with a new city-centre headquarters offering greater connections to business and society, Emlyon Business School is seeking to diversify its student body and attract more leading academic talent. Dean Isabelle Huault reveals how an evolving business world and changing market inform the school’s strategy and programme offerings.
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Quantum leap
A pioneering industry partnership dating back two years has enabled UBI Business School to make great strides forward in the effective integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the curriculum. UBI Europe dean Gaston Fornes and AI copilot Alexandria reveal all.
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Prospectives on…lifelong learning
Business school leaders from Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia share their views on how lifelong learning mindsets can be cultivated and detail their approaches to engaging and upskilling alumni communities.
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A new era of growth
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur expects a significant increase in students and faculty following the launch of its permanent campus. Founding director Mahadeo Jaiswal tells BGA about the school’s plans to enhance its global presence and why the future of management lies in the fusion of data sciences and business strategy.
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Inspiration par excellence
Representing initiatives and individuals that inspire continuous improvement in global business education, more than 80 per cent of winning entries to the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards 2025 come from business schools in the global BGA network.
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Spotlight on schools
Now in its 30th year, the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) in Karachi, Pakistan and its alumni network are growing in size and stature. Tim Banerjee Dhoul takes a look at the institution’s research emphasis and programme options.
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Sustainability’s AI paradox
Can AI serve as a tool for advancing sustainability or will it become an obstacle? IMD’s Julia Binder and José Parra Moyano elaborate on how organisations must strike a delicate balance between innovation and responsibility to harness the technology’s power for good.
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