AABS Insight Newsletter: August 2013 Issue

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AABS Insight Newsletter: August 2013 Issue

AABS Connect: AnnualConference 2014

Date: 18 to 21 May 2013

Venue: Strathmore BusinessSchool, Kenya

Theme: Role of businessschools in building lastinginstitutions in Africa

AABS ResearchExcellence Workshop2014

Date: 21-23 May 2014

Venue: Strathmore BusinessSchool, Kenya

AABS Teaching MasterClass 2014

Date: 30 June - 2 July 2014

Venue: University of CapeTown Graduate School ofBusiness, South Africa

We are half way through the year and what a half a year ithas been for AABS so far.

We kick started our 2013 events in May with our annualconference, AABS Connect, at HEM Business School inCasablanca, Morocco. We saw over 60 delegates attendfrom across Africa and were wowed by the presentationsof our speakers.Running alongside AABS Connect, we also held ourAABS Research Excellence Workshop. This was the 5thyear we held the workshop and it was a great success tosee all 20 delegates engaged and eager to advance theirresearch skills.

Last month, at our AABS member school, GIBS, we heldthe AABS Teaching the Practice of ManagementWorkshop and AABS Case Writing Workshop. We had agreat turnout at both these events of over 20 faculty.

In this issue of AABS Insight Newsletter, we take a look atthe 2014 AABS events calendar and we highlight andrecognize our members and partners who support us. Thank you for putting the AABS mission at the top of youragenda!

We are always eager to hear about what is happeningwith our AABS Insight readers, please drop us a line [email protected]

Sincerely,

The AABS Team

Event Calendar Editor's Note

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AABS Case WritingWorkshop 2014

Date: 3 - 4 July 2014

Venue: University of CapeTown Graduate School ofBusiness, South Africa

3rd GSB Conference onthe Business of Socialand EnvironmentalInnovation

"Co-innovation to addresswicked problems"

UCT Graduate School ofBusiness, Cape Town, SouthAfrica

25-26 November 2013

The overarching objective ofthis conference series is tocreate a better understandingof the role of business insolving societal challenges bygenerating social andenvironmental innovation,especially from an Africanperspective. We welcomepapers that address this broadtheme, but we invite inparticular submissions on thisyear's theme of "co-innocationto address wicked problems".

Click here for more information

1st InternationalConference on DrivingSocio-EconomicDevelopment ThroughAdding Value andSustainable Use of

AABS Connect Annual Conference 2013From 13 to 15 May 2013 we hosted our 8th AnnualConference at HEM Business School in Casablanca,Morocco. We were indeed privileged and honoured that AABSConnect: Annual Conference 2013 was hosted by HEMBusiness School, Casablanca, Morocco. This was thefirst time we ventured to the North of Africa to hold ourannual conference.

The theme for AABS Connect 2013 was "BusinessSchools as Generators of African Competitiveness".Addressing the audience, which consisted ofapproximately 60 Deans and Directors from AABSmember schools; non-member schools; business leaders;business partners and sponsors, was a line up of selectedspeakers from business schools and businesses fromaround the world.

Click here to read the full Conference Report anddownload the speaker presentations

Remember to Save the Date for AABS Connect 2014taking place at Strathmore Business School, Kenya, from18 to 21 May 2014. We look forward to seeing you there.

AABS/Emerald Case Study Competition2013 - WinnersAABS is delighted to announce the winners of theAABS/Emerald Case Study Competition 2013

Winner: Abderrahman Hassi and Giovanna Storti,Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

2nd Prize: Dr Chris Ogbechie,

Call for Papers

AABS News



Resources

Midlands State University

18th - 21st November 2013

Main Theme: Driving socio-economic developmentthrough adding value andsustainable use of resources


2013 PRME Summit - 5thAnnual Assembly

The PRME Secretariat invitesleaders to attend the 2013PRME Summit - 5th AnnualAssembly on 25-26 September2013 in Bled, Slovenia. Aims

To continue the creation of anew intellectual, research,teaching, and institutionalagenda that develops leadersfor the future we want, theSummit will be a forum toshare learnings from theinnovations that have beentaking place among PRMEsignatory schools. The conceptof “4 I’s” will enable to coverthe four major facets of PRME:

· Inspiration· Innovation· Implementation· Impact


SOUTH AFRICA CANTURN BRAIN DRAININTO A BRAIN GAIN

Survey by Rhodes Universityand The SABLE AcceleratorReveals 72 Percent of AlumniLiving

Abroad Feel Their Skills and

Lagos Business School Pan-African University, Nigeria

3rd Prize: Dr Freddie R. Acosta and Arlene S. Acosta,Strathmore Business School, Kenya

AABS/Emerald Case Study Competition2014Apply for the 2014 AABS/Emerald Case StudyCompetition

Emerald is proud to partner with the Association of AfricanBusiness Schools (AABS) on the AABS/Emerald CaseStudy Competition 2014. Cash prizes will be awarded tothe three most outstanidng submissions.

Click here for more information on how to enter

AABS Reaches 30 Full MembersAABS is delighted to welcome the University of KwaZuluNatal Graduate School of Business and Leadership as thelatest AABS Member and they have been awarded FullMembership status.

Welcome to Dean Professor S O Migiro and the facultystaff of UKZN Graduate School of Business andLeadership, we look forward to working with you andseeing you at future AABS events.

Click here for more information on how to become a member school

AABS New Advisory BoardAs of June 2013 to June 2015 AABS has a new AdvisoryBoard with Prof Michael Porter from Harvard BusinessSchool acting as the Patron.

Click here for more information on AABS Advisory Board

Business will come to party on NDP, saysUNISA SBL panel discussion

Partner News

AABS Member School News



Knowledge Would be Usefuland Valuable to South Africa

Click here for the full pressrelease

Association of BusinessSchools

Click here to download theABS 2013/2014 EventCalendar

2013 EFMD AfricaConference

13 - 15 November 2013

Hosted by: Groupe IAM -Institut Africain deManagement

Theme: Entrepreneurship andManagement Education inAfrica: Are we miseducatingour students?

Click here to register for theevent

The Visa AfricaIntegration Index

Fltr: Minister in the Presidency in charge of the National PlanningCommission, Mr Trevor Manuel; Business Unity South Africa SpecialPolicy Advisor, Prof Raymond Parsons; Congress of South African TradeUnions (Cosatu) president, Mr Sdumo Dlamini; Senior Anchor, CNBCAfrica, Ms Karima Brown

The formal business community is willing to invest theR500 billion it has in its collective war chest to kick-startthe National Development Plan (NDP) provided the plancomes with “no U-turns, no shocks and no unpleasantsurprises,” said Business Unity South Africa SpecialPolicy Advisor, Prof Raymond Parsons. He was speakingat a thought leaders’ panel discussion, together with theMinister in the Presidency in charge of the NationalPlanning Commission, Mr Trevor Manuel, and Congressof South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) president, MrSdumo Dlamini. Cosatu is the largest trade unionfederation in South Africa. The UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership(SBL), together with broadcaster CNBC Africa hosted thepanel discussion on the NDP to highlight the need forleadership in its implementation.


Lagos Business School is Wearing a NewLook

Lagos Business School has a new logo reflecting the newname of its parent university. Pan-African University, ofwhich Lagos Business School is a part, is now known asPan-Atlantic University. Vice-Chancellor, Professor JuanElegido explained that the new name was necessary toavoid confusing it with another institution owned by theAfrican Union (AU).


Top accreditation for the UCT GraduateSchool of Business shows that Africanbusiness schools can be taken seriously

Articles



The Visa Africa IntegrationIndex was developed by DrLyal White and Dr AdrianSaville, in conjunction withVisa sub-Saharan Africa. Theindex aims to measure theextent and nature of sub-Saharan Africa’s economicconnectedness amongst 11key economies across threekey regional clusters.

Their assessment is that thisstudy makes a number ofcontributions to debate andunderstanding by examiningthe influence of cross-borderrelationships; considering thenature of these relationshipsregionally and globally; andhelping to fill adata/information deficit that issubstantial in the case of sub-Saharan economies.

Click here for the full report

Developing the DreamMindset: An Introductionto Free for All OnlineLearning Platform FirstModule

The Dream Mind-Setintroductory module of theUCT Graduate School ofBusiness Free-for-All OnlineLearning Platform- designed toempower and equipentrepreneurs across Africawith the necessary skills andmindsets to create and growexceptional businesses. Thismodule has five mindsets thatstudents need to reflect on inorder to develop and pursuetheir entrepreneurial dreams.

By Prof Walter Baets and DrNosakhere Griffin-ELUniversity of Cape TownGraduate School of Business

Click here for the full article

Global citizens for the21st century:implications forbusiness education

The University of Cape Town’s Graduate School ofBusiness (GSB) has received accreditation from theAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business(AACSB), making it one of the few business schools inthe world to hold the prestigious title of being ‘triple-crown’accredited.


Applications now open for AgribusinessManagement Programme

The AABS Agribusiness Consortium (AAC) is proud toannounce that the application window is now open for theAgribusiness Management Programme (AgMP) in Ghanaand Nigeria.

The AgMP is an innovative and stimulating learningexperience that integrates classroom knowledge andtheory with action learning to nurture agribusinessmanagers and leaders who apply practical skills andsolutions to their roles in organizations.

Both the content and design of this intensive programmeare based on a comprehensive needs analysis andinnovative design process done in collaboration withAgribusiness Industry Practitioners and experts.

Click here for more information about the AABS AgribusinessProgramme

iHub Kenya & AMI announce firstLaunchpad Learning Lab

AABS Special Project News



“We need to encourage globalthinking while responding tolocal situations.” These wordsframed the expectation of KofiAnnan that the internationalhigher education communitywould produce graduates whoare global citizens who act asagents of change to addressissues such as renewableenergy, sustainability, foodsecurity and entrepreneurship.

By Dr Mark HayMANCOSA and RegentBusiness Schools

Click here for the full article

AMI are excited to announce their first AMI 'Learning Lab',in partnership with Kenya's iHub, an open space fortechnologists, investors, tech companies and hackers inNairobi. AMI is partnering with organisations across Africato pilot facilitated versions of our online courses inphysical locations for managers and entrepreneurs whodon't have Internet access, or who would like the supportof peers and a facilitator. The first Learning Lab will bedelivered at the iHub in Nairobi on July 17, and is targetedat entrepreneurs who want to improve their selfmanagement skills.

Click here for more information about the AABS AMI project

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