EDITOR’S LETTER
Rewarding business EXCELLENCE
EDITORIAL Head of editorial Colette Doyle c.doyle@associationofmbas.com Content editor Tim Banerjee Dhoul t.dhoul@associationofmbas.com Art editor
Worthy winners ranged from a culture, diversity and inclusion initiative to a record fundraiser
Laura Tallon Sub-editor Heather Ford
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n such volatile times as these, with huge geopolitical upheaval and financial woes aplenty, it feels good to shine a spotlight on those who are doing great work in the business education sector. At the 2022 AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards last week, the association was delighted to acknowledge a number of very worthy winners, including the School of Business at the American University in Cairo, which picked up the accolade for the Best Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative. The objective of this project is to accelerate and improve the gender balance of corporate boards in Egypt and the wider MENA region, aiming to sensitise male board members to gender issues and advocate for policy and legislative changes that institutionalise gender diversity in organisations. Meanwhile, the MBA Leadership Award was presented to Kerry McLaverty at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin. On completion of her degree, chartered physiotherapist McLaverty became CEO at LauraLynn Children’s Hospice and, in just three years, oversaw record fundraising revenues. You can find full details of the event on our website at tinyurl.com/4tvkz92d . Inside this issue of Ambition , we offer thought leadership content from Durham, Aalto, Arden and Sydney universities, as well as Alliance Manchester’s Business School. Our interview with Durham University Business School dean Cathy Cassell touches on the convenience and flexibility of a hybrid workplace when it comes to engendering a good work/life balance, making the concept of presenteeism a thing of the past. Over at Aalto, professor of international business Hannu Seristö talks us through a panel discussion that took place at this year’s Estoril conference, focusing on the importance of technology and new start-ups to the global sustainability agenda. Meanwhile, Alliance Manchester’s Robert Phillips explains the reasons behind the rise in interest in social enterprise among the MBA student fraternity. Guest columnist Professor Dilshad Sheikh from Arden outlines top business trends due to feature in 2023 and the skills leaders will need to survive, while University of Sydney Business School’s Vince Mitchell explains how such institutions can be at a disadvantage when measuring the impact of research. Mitchell teams up with Eric Knight from Macquarie Business School to contemplate how to redress this imbalance. It just remains for me to wish all Ambition ’s readers a wonderful festive season and a very happy and productive new year.
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THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS
CATHY CASSELL
ERIC KNIGHT
VINCE MITCHELL
ROBERT A PHILLIPS
HANNU SERISTÖ
DILSHAD SHEIKH
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