The future of management education: Changes, challenges and opportunities
Journal
Management Education and Development (MED) Symposium submission
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2021-07-31
Author(s)
Abstract
To remain relevant, management education (ME) must reflect and address the realities that influence its subject matter – management. In the context of immense turbulence that has characterized 2020, an assessment of where ME stands and where it is going is timely, because even without the global pandemic ME stands at the cross-roads of significant changes that require innovative solutions. This symposium explores many of these multifaceted drivers of change and include changing business dynamics; increasingly diverse and complex social and cultural contexts; shifting societal expectations; speed, complexity, and variety of technological developments; evolving and new roles for ME stakeholders; accreditation influences; and issues related to environmental and sustainability concerns. While these factors have recently been over-shadowed by the global Covid-19 pandemic and its direct impact on the provision of ME worldwide, with rolling lockdowns and travel restrictions and the increased reliance on remote and digitalized teaching and learning, ME and business schools, as the most visible actors in the ME space, face crucial questions about their future. The five papers in this symposium collectively question to what degree current models of ME practice may be sustainable and where they are not, and critically explores what may take their place. This symposium seeks to inform those who manage business schools in order to best prepare business schools and their stakeholders for the future.
Language
English (United States)
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Pages
33
Event Title
81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
Event Location
Online Conference
Event Date
30 July - 03 August 2021
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Contact Email Address
sabine.hoidn@unisg.ch
Additional Information
Winner of the Global Forum Best Symposium Award for the symposium which creates the opportunity to address global issues of significance, to management education and/or development. Award sponsored by Conservatoire National des Arts et Meteries.