Global Business School Network
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The Global Business School Network (GBSN) is an international non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...

 that promotes management education as an important element of international development.

Inception

GBSN began in 2003 as a unit within the International Finance Corporation
International Finance Corporation
The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....

 (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group
World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is a family of five international organizations that makes leveraged loans, generally to poor countries.The Bank came into formal existence on 27 December 1945 following international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements, which emerged from the United Nations Monetary...

, under the direction of then-IFC Chief Economist Guy Pfeffermann
Guy Pfeffermann
Guy Pfeffermann is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Global Business School Network.He was the Director of the Economics Department and Chief Economist for the International Finance Corporation from 1988-2003.-Early history:...

. The group worked to develop a new model to strengthen business management and leadership in Sub-Saharan Africa in which best practices from around the globe would be captured and adapted for local relevance in order to make high-quality business education locally applicable and accessible.

This belief in the importance of quality local business schools to stimulate development, coupled with a network approach to provide a uniquely robust and sustainable method of capacity building, gave rise to the first global network of top business schools focused on strengthening management education in emerging markets. After assembling the initial membership and conducting a preliminary survey of business schools across Africa in 2004, GBSN launched a set of pilot projects in four African countries.

Early Development

Initial projects included: strategic planning for a school in Ghana seeking to attain international accreditation, development of an entrepreneurial management course in Nigeria, production of local case studies in Kenya, and creation of a pan-African faculty development program focused on participatory pedagogy for business schools. To implement these projects, GBSN utilized the expertise of its member schools to provide best practice and mentoring. In return, these top international business schools strengthened ties with developing business schools in Africa and gained first-hand understanding of local business environments, enhancing their own research and teaching back home. These partnerships enabled two-way flows of knowledge to blossom between the developed and emerging market schools, strengthening institutional and faculty relationships and increasing the sustainability of the network.

As the pilots progressed, GBSN participated in a number of World Bank – IFC collaborative projects to further develop the capacities of local businesses. These programs brought GBSN into Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Tanzania and extended the scope of case writing activities in Kenya. GBSN’s pilot project in Ghana brought together a number of African business school deans for a workshop, resulting in the birth of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS) in 2005.

Independent NGO

As initially envisioned, in November 2006, GBSN was spun off from the World Bank Group and became an independent non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...

, incorporated in Washington, DC. As an NGO, GBSN continues to develop the network, maintaining its mission to improve business education in emerging markets while expanding its work outside Africa and exploring new areas of management education. Core activities such as faculty development and case writing continue, while new programs include sector-specific activities, such as the enhancement of management education for health systems and strategic planning for new greenfield developing-country business schools.

As an NGO, GBSN also found the ability to partner with new organizations. GBSN’s growing network of top business schools now offered a unique platform from which to launch new interventions in management and leadership training. Through corporate partnerships GBSN introduced health management fellowships, developed francophone case studies in Senegal, and expanded business education opportunities for women across the developing world. GBSN also leveraged its network to design business school programs for the health system, and has assembled global expertise to guide the development of new business schools.

Current and Future Directions

Through its activities, GBSN has strengthened faculty at more than 16 business schools in Africa, developed more than 170 local case studies, surveyed 800 African health professionals on the need for management and leadership skills in healthcare, and, working with experts from 12 countries, helped guide the establishment of a new business school in Pakistan.

The Network has grown from its original 18 member schools to nearly 50 schools today, and is rapidly expanding. Through its programs and network GBSN plays a strong role in raising awareness of the importance of management education in national development – a much-neglected but crucial facet of development policy – by working with numerous partners to leverage the strengths of local business schools to accelerate development in emerging markets.

Vision

GBSN is a unique network of top business schools from around the world, with member schools in 24 countries and program partners in many more. GBSN partners with stakeholders from government, business, and civil society, and encourages innovation, creativity, and collaboration with the goal of strengthening business education for emerging markets.

Activities

The GBSN works towards "strengthening the next generation of skilled managers in low-income countries" by utilizing the resources and skills of top business schools in the network. Activities include general management education as well as specific sectors including: Agriculture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Health, and Tourism. The Network has helped implement programs throughout Africa and in other countries, such as Pakistan and the Philippines.

Agriculture

GBSN has been working in the area of Agribusiness through a number of initiatives. During the 4th annual meeting in June 2009, GBSN facilitated an agribusiness workshop focusing on the role of business schools in the sector. The workshop was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Based on some background research and the discussions held at the workshop, GBSN completed a report on Agribusiness in Africa. This report looks at some of the current programs in African higher education, highlighting those activities in business schools where applicable, and outlines recommended interventions to improve the current approach in promoting agribusiness.

GBSN Health and Agribusiness Management and Leadership Workshop

In collaboration with Sub-Saharan African business schools, development partners and international experts, GBSN will coordinate a 3-day design workshop that will work towards the development of two new training programs in the field of health management and agribusiness. This workshop will focus on the management issues common to both health and agribusiness and how to effectively leverage the multi-disciplinary, practical approach of business schools to better serve these two sectors. As a result of bringing these actors together, GBSN will facilitate the creation of two new consortia of schools, which will have the collective resources to seek external partners, raise necessary funding, and develop a shared curriculum of international quality to be adapted for each school’s agribusiness and health markets. Once the workshop lays the foundation, the new consortia will develop learning platforms for each sector and subsequently oversee the implementation of the newly developed management programs on an initial pilot basis. During this time the schools will have an opportunity to test the markets and revise the newly established programs accordingly while also extending the programs to include additional local and international partners.

Establishment of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS)

GBSN facilitated the creation of AABS, the purpose of which is to promote excellence in business and management education in Africa by supporting graduate business schools through capacity building, collaboration and quality improvement. AABS programs focus on developing the institutional capacity to teach leadership and other managerial skills to improve management of African organizations. The association strives to enhance the relevance and contribution of business schools to policy discussions on African development, including contributing to research and policy development.

ISM Management Case Study Project

GBSN worked with the I nstitut Supérieur de Management (ISM) in Senegal to produce business case studies of Francophone African companies. The project was funded by GRAVITAS Capital Advisors, an independent investment advisory firm, ISM, as well as a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.

Karachi Education Initiative

GBSN is working with the Karachi Education Initiative, a consortium of Pakistani business leaders, to advise on the establishment of a new premier business school in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

, Pakistan.

MBA Module Development and Quality Standardization

To develop a world-class program for training current managers, GBSN worked with the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration to develop key MBA course modules as well as a strategic plan for quality improvement. The project also convened African and other emerging market business school directors and international accreditation groups to formulate quality standards that can be applied systematically in the African context.

Teaching the Practice of Management

To disseminate best practices in business teaching throughout Africa, GBSN worked with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), in partnership with Lagos Business School
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...

 (LBS) and other network schools, to develop a case method teaching workshop in South Africa for faculty across the continent. The program promoted the development of a peer support network for African business faculty who use discussion-based, practice-oriented teaching methods.

The annual Teaching the Practice of Management (TPM) workshop is now in its fifth year and is hosted by the Association of African Business Schools (AABS). The workshop addresses the changing needs of teachers of Management for Africa’s new generation of business and community leaders. It provides a dynamic platform for faculty from business schools in Africa to explore practice-based learning in an intensive and interactive environment. Content has been specifically designed by faculty from GIBS and LBS together with leading international business schools.

Jonathan Cook from GIBS has directed the TPM since inception and together with Prof Tom Piper from Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...

, Terrence Taylor and Prof Nick Binedell from GIBS, Enase Okonendo from LBS, and Freddie Acosta from Strathmore Business School will be leading the program.

Entrepreneurship

Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women Initiative

Since November 2007, GBSN has been working closely with Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...

 and the Goldman Sachs Foundation to develop and implement the 10,000 Women Initiative. GBSN has supported the identification of academic partners globally to participate in 10,000 Women. In addition, GBSN advises the Goldman Sachs Foundation on international best practice in enhancing and supporting business education in developing countries and establishing short-term entrepreneurship education programs.

Local Corporate Case Studies Development

To make management training programs more relevant to the needs of local businesses, organizations, and entrepreneurs, GBSN worked with the United States International University (USIU) to build its capacity to develop business case studies that address actual problems faced by managers and entrepreneurs in the region.

Small Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Management Training Program

To address the training needs of small enterprises and entrepreneurs in Nigeria, GBSN assisted Lagos Business School’s Enterprise Development Services expand its small enterprise training programs to include a series of short courses in key management topics, culminating in an entrepreneurship degree program.

GBSN Health and Agribusiness Management and Leadership Workshop

In collaboration with Sub-Saharan African business schools, development partners and international experts, GBSN will coordinate a 3-day design workshop that will work towards the development of two new training programs in the field of health management and agribusiness. This workshop will focus on the management issues common to both health and agribusiness and how to effectively leverage the multi-disciplinary, practical approach of business schools to better serve these two sectors. As a result of bringing these actors together, GBSN will facilitate the creation of two new consortia of schools, which will have the collective resources to seek external partners, raise necessary funding, and develop a shared curriculum of international quality to be adapted for each school’s agribusiness and health markets. Once the workshop lays the foundation, the new consortia will develop learning platforms for each sector and subsequently oversee the implementation of the newly developed management programs on an initial pilot basis. During this time the schools will have an opportunity to test the markets and revise the newly established programs accordingly while also extending the programs to include additional local and international partners.

Health Leadership and Management Training Survey

Thanks to support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family"...

, GBSN undertook a Health Leadership and Management Training Survey in three countries (Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

, and Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

) in order to provide a solid foundation for designing one or more interventions, drawing on the specific contributions of business schools, which will significantly strengthen health care management in these countries.

Johnson & Johnson Health Management Fellowship

Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....

 approved a grant for an annual fellowship which will enable African management faculty to spend two months at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business
Fuqua School of Business
The Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It currently enrolls 1,340 students in degree-seeking programs...

 and one week at UCLA's Anderson School of Management
Anderson School of Management
Anderson School of Management may refer to:*UCLA Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles*Anderson School of Management *A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Riverside...

.

GBSN Connect

GBSN Connect was created in 2010 to foster the creation and dissemination of new knowledge and ideas. It is a new web portal that offers a platform for faculty, students, and staff of GBSN member schools to interact, source ideas, discuss new initiatives, search opportunities, and find partners for any business school activity.

Member Schools

More than thirty leading global business schools are network members and are contributing expertise to GBSN programs. Individually or in teams drawn from several business schools, faculty of these schools are working with emerging market business school deans and faculty on specific capacity-building programs, sharing ideas and knowledge.

By joining together business schools around the world, GBSN aims to enhance the institutional capacity of business schools in emerging markets so that they can provide a stronger pool of management talent to local, regional, and multinational firms and organizations.

Executive Board

  • Kenan-Flagler Business School
    Kenan-Flagler Business School
    The Kenan-Flagler Business School is the undergraduate and graduate business school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Master of Business Administration , MBA for Executives, Master of Accounting, Ph.D., a business...

    , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...

     USA

  • MIT Sloan School of Management
    MIT Sloan School of Management
    The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....

     USA

  • Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
    University of Michigan
    The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

     USA

  • University of Maryland
    University of Maryland
    When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...

    's Robert H. Smith School of Business
    Robert H. Smith School of Business
    The Robert H. Smith School of Business is a school of business management within the University of Maryland, College Park. The school was named after alumnus Robert H. Smith...

     USA

Members

  • Babson College
    Babson College
    Babson College is a private business school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts near Boston.- History :Babson College was founded by Roger Babson on September 3, 1919, as the Babson Institute. It was renamed "Babson College" in 1969...

     USA

  • Chandaria School of Business Kenya

  • Columbia Business School
    Columbia Business School
    Columbia Business School is the business school of Columbia University in Manhattan, New York City. It was established in 1916 to provide business training and professional preparation for undergraduate and graduate Columbia University students...

     USA

  • Copenhagen Business School
    Copenhagen Business School
    Copenhagen Business School, also known as CBS, is situated in Copenhagen, Denmark. With more than 17,000 students and 1,300 staff members, CBS is also one of the largest business schools in Europe. CBS offers a wide range of business-oriented university programmes and a research environment...

     (CBS) Denmark

  • Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
    Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
    The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is the graduate business school associated with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Darden School is one of the world's leading business schools, offering MBA, Ph.D. and Executive Education programs...

    , University of Virginia
    University of Virginia
    The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

     USA

  • Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina
    University of South Carolina
    The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...

     USA

  • ESADE Business School
    ESADE Business School
    ESADE Business School is a business school founded in 1958 in Barcelona, Spain, which has been ranked several times the world's No. 1 international management school by the Wall Street Journal. It is part of ESADE and the Ramon Llull University...

     Spain

  • ESSEC Business School France

  • Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University USA

  • Fundação Dom Cabral
    Fundação Dom Cabral
    Fundação Dom Cabral is a Brazilian business school founded in 1976. Located in the city of Nova Lima, south from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, FDC's mission is to contribute to the society's development through the education of executives, businessmen and companies.-History:1976- Fundação Dom...

     Brazil

  • Fuqua School of Business
    Fuqua School of Business
    The Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It currently enrolls 1,340 students in degree-seeking programs...

    , Duke University
    Duke University
    Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...

     USA

  • George Washington University School of Business USA

  • Gordon Institute of Business Science
    Gordon Institute of Business Science
    Gordon Institute of Business Science is the business school of the University of Pretoria in Johannesburg, South Africa and a leading South African business school. It is located in the heart of Illovo, Johannesburg, close to the Sandton financial and commercial business hub...

     (GIBS) South Africa

  • aas School of Business], University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, Berkeley
    The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

     USA

  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 , it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST...

     China

  • IEDC-Bled School of Management
    IEDC-Bled School of Management
    IEDC-Bled School of Management, located in Bled, Slovenia, is a Business School. It was founded in 1986 upon an initiative of Slovenian business community as the International Executive Development Center....

     Slovenia

  • IESE
    IESE
    IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. IESE has campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, and New York City and teaching facilities in Munich and Sao Paulo...

     Spain

  • IMD
    IMD
    - As a word :* IMD, Interchange Member Descriptors. * Imd, a family name* Imd, a giantess in Norse mythology, one of the nine Mothers of Heimdall- As an acronym :...

     Switzerland

  • Indian School of Business
    Indian School of Business
    The Indian School of Business is a business school in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. It offers a Post Graduate Programme in Management , a Fellow Program in Management, and a Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior...

     India

  • INSEAD
    INSEAD
    INSEAD is an international graduate business school and research institution. It has campuses in Europe , Asia , and the Middle East , as well as a research center in Israel...

     France

  • Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
    Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
    The Institute of Business Administration is a university and a business school in Karachi, Pakistan. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, IBA is one of the best business and IT institutes in Pakistan...

     (IBA) Pakistan

  • Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad India

  • IPADE Business School Mexico

  • Kellogg School of Management
    Kellogg School of Management
    The Kellogg School of Management is the business school of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, downtown Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida. Kellogg offers full-time, part-time, and executive programs, as well as partnering programs with schools in China, India, Hong Kong, Israel,...

     USA

  • Koç University's Graduate School of Business Turkey

  • Lagos Business School
    Lagos Business School
    Lagos Business School is the graduate business school of the Pan-African University, Lagos, Nigeria. LBS is located in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria...

    , Pan-African University, Lagos
    Pan-African University, Lagos
    The Pan-African University, Lagos is a private, non-profit educational institution in Lagos, Nigeria.The university had its origin as the Lagos Business School , established in 1991...

    , Nigeria

  • London Business School
    London Business School
    London Business School is an international business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London, located in central London, beside Regent's Park...

     United Kingdom

  • Mediterranean School of Business
    Mediterranean School of Business
    Mediterranean School of Business is a private business school in Les Berges du Lac in Tunis, Tunisia. It is part of South Mediterranean University. It is the first established business school in the French speaking Tunisia with programs and activities organized in English...

     (MSB) Tunisia

  • National University of Singapore
    National University of Singapore
    The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....

     Singapore

  • Nova School of Business and Economics Portugal

  • SDA Bocconi School of Management Italy

  • St. Petersburg State University Graduate School of Management Russia

  • Strathmore Business School Kenya

  • Thunderbird School of Global Management
    Thunderbird School of Global Management
    Thunderbird School of Global Management is a private business school whose main campus is located in Glendale, Arizona. Founded in 1946 by retired U.S...

     USA

  • Tuck School of Business
    Tuck School of Business
    The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration is the graduate business school of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States...

     at Dartmouth USA

  • UCLA Anderson School of Management
    Anderson School of Management
    Anderson School of Management may refer to:*UCLA Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles*Anderson School of Management *A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Riverside...

     USA

  • Umeå School of Business
    Umeå School of Business
    The Umeå School of Business, USBE, or Handelshögskolan i Umeå, is a collegiate business school at Umeå University in the north of Sweden. About 2000 students currently study at USBE. The School offers four Bachelor programs, seven Master's degree programs, EMBA-Prague program and doctoral programs...

     Sweden

  • NISA Graduate School of Business Leadership] South Africa

  • Universidad de los Andes School of Management Colombia

  • Universidad del Desarrollo Escuela de Economía y Negocios Chile

  • University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business South Africa

  • University of Chicago
    University of Chicago
    The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...

     Booth School of Business
    Booth School of Business
    The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is a graduate business school located in Chicago, Illinois, at the University of Chicago. Formerly known as the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Chicago Booth is the second oldest business school in the U.S., the first such school...

     USA

  • University of St. Gallen for Business Administration, Economics, Law and Social Sciences (HSG) Switzerland

  • University of Stellenbosch Business School
    University of Stellenbosch Business School
    University of Stellenbosch Business School is the business school of the University of Stellenbosch in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa.-History:...

     (USB) South Africa

  • Wits Business School South Africa
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