The Small Business Gazette
#AOM2020 Features and Opportunities
#AOM2020 Features and OpportunitiesThursday, July, 30, 2020 Academy of Management Vice President and Program Chair Herman Aguinis and Vice President Elect Amy Hillman talk about the innovative options in this year's virtual meeting.
The world will be kinder post COVID-19
Not a single contingency plan was ready for the current situation. But the silver lining is that there are leaders in all walks of life that have stepped up and made a dramatic decision that has helped save hundreds of thousands of lives. History will capture this, and we will set a roadmap for generations to come. It is unfortunate, but it is reality. We learn from situations like this. The world will be kinder
Centre for China Management and Global Business Deliver China ‘Global Innovation Superpower’ Webinar
Centre for China Management and Global Business Deliver China 'Global Innovation Superpower' WebinarMonday, July, 27, 2020 On 16 July 2020, Henley Business School's Centre for China Management and Global Business led a webinar discussing how China has developed over...
Knowing Knowledge and the Future
In a fully connected and ever-changing world, what does knowledge mean? The global public has access to seemingly all the information that one might desire to know. However, despite this possibility, understanding and information are still somehow disconnected from each other. There seems to be only a select few who can decipher data in a way that presents that data. Yet, again, this translation often does not reach the general public or even the practitioners and professionals that might use it.
Photonic Tensor Cores Boost Machine Learning Capacity for Optical Feeds and 5G
A new approach to performing neural network computations for machine learning using photonic tensor cores instead of graphics processing units (GPUs) suggests 2-3 orders higher performance can be achieved for processing optical data feeds. It also indicates that photonic processors have the potential to augment electronic systems and may perform exceptionally well in network-edge devices in 5G networks.
The Future of Leadership
As I am transitioning into a new leadership position, I am confronted with the higher truths of leadership and how they unfold within an entrepreneurial orientation and, further, a humane entrepreneurial orientation (as found in the theory and practice of Humane Entrepreneurship, or HumEnt). Leadership grasps the critical importance of creating workplace climate and culture, thus determining the state of the Humane Entrepreneurship at any given enterprise.
Reflections
The Future of Entrepreneurship Education
Are business schools on the wrong track? For many years, business schools enjoyed rising enrollments, positive media attention, and growing prestige in the business world. However, due to the disruption of Covid-19, many previously ignored issues relating to MBA programs resurfaced. As a result, MBA programs now face lower enrollments and intense criticism for being decent in preparing future business leaders and ignoring essential topics like ethics, sustainability, and diversity and inclusion.
SME World Forum 2022
The Small and Medium-sized Enterprises World Forum (SME World Forum), in collaboration with the International Council of Small Business (ICSB), started today, October 31, 2022, in Rosario, Argentina.
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ICSB Top Ten Trends for 2023
The dawn of 2023 finds the world in new tensions and uncertainties with a significant war, high energy costs, and new Covid-19 variants. These tensions and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have been un-relentless and catastrophic. Governments are looking to each other and the private sector to forge new solutions to problems facing us. Resilience and frugality have continued to be the most popular themes since 2022.
Research Excellence that Matters
What does it mean to say “scholarship excellence and impact for tenure and promotion,” specifically in small business and entrepreneurship research?
Most universities use a combination of the following criteria to assess excellence in research:
Publications in high-quality journals,
Citation metrics, and
Impartial evaluations by recognized experts in the candidate’s field