{"id":5638,"date":"2018-10-31T18:37:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T18:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/?page_id=5638"},"modified":"2022-10-24T15:26:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T15:26:22","slug":"south-africa-fall-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/south-africa-fall-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa Jam: November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-012e89eb27b5966b588f2f2cad4ddeed\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-012e89eb27b5966b588f2f2cad4ddeed{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:30px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-012e89eb27b5966b588f2f2cad4ddeed .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-012e89eb27b5966b588f2f2cad4ddeed .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-012e89eb27b5966b588f2f2cad4ddeed .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-012e89eb27b5966b588f2f2cad4ddeed .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-012e89eb27b5966b588f2f2cad4ddeed .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-012e89eb27b5966b588f2f2cad4ddeed av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Africa Jam: November 2017<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-fw6hi-00fa7cbb75b19ca8df9b792c36b83187 hr-short  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_image  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jy8tv9gj-7b2bc14d3fe7edca06a6e8453b214e19\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jy8tv9gj-7b2bc14d3fe7edca06a6e8453b214e19 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jy8tv9gj-7b2bc14d3fe7edca06a6e8453b214e19 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jy8tv9gj-7b2bc14d3fe7edca06a6e8453b214e19 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4829 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4829 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-300x108.jpg\" alt='' title='GIBS_LOGO_2'  height=\"108\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-1030x371.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-768x277.jpg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-1536x553.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-2048x738.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-1500x540.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-705x254.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jy8tyetq-a6536e91a8093e018c5ec088aebca372 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Africa Jam: November 2017 was the first event in this series of regionally focused dialogues on business education.<\/p>\n<p>On November 7, 2017 participants joined together at the at the Gordon Institute for Business in Johannesburg, South Africa for a one-day symposium on reimagining business education in Africa. Co-hosted by Howard Thomas, Ahmass Fakahany, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Global Leadership at Boston University Questrom School of Business, and Morris Mthombeni, Executive Director: Faculty &amp; Lecturer, Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), this interactive session added new insights on the challenges and opportunities for management education in Africa. These insights then launched a global brainstorm through the edX platform.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iQ7TxXF8eAM\">Watch an archive of the symposium here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1zohva-f47bb2781cd502f3a57d4ec3914dd82f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1zohva-f47bb2781cd502f3a57d4ec3914dd82f .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1zohva-f47bb2781cd502f3a57d4ec3914dd82f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div id=\"wrap_all\">\n<div id=\"av-admin-preview\" class=\"entry-content-wrapper main_color all_colors avia-preview-scale-noscale\">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Topics discussed included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"block-b1532675479023\" class=\"ao-block rich-text-wrap-text ao-richtext-block\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>How might Business Schools leverage on the new Digital Mode of Learning?<\/li>\n<li>How might Business Schools foster greater Diversity and Inclusion?<\/li>\n<li>How might Business Schools include Entrepreneurship into the curriculum?<\/li>\n<li>How might Business Schools create Lifelong Learning?<\/li>\n<li>How might Business Schools make an Impact on Society?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A summary of findings included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1zohva-f47bb2781cd502f3a57d4ec3914dd82f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1zohva-f47bb2781cd502f3a57d4ec3914dd82f .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1zohva-f47bb2781cd502f3a57d4ec3914dd82f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>1) How to capture the digitisation trends in ME- this includes how to incorporate digital into our curricula. How to link digital and data analysis approaches by taking advantage of the wealth of digital data generated today e.g. in manufacturing quality, logistics and customer experience.<\/p>\n<p>2) Competition and collaboration: How to build an ecosystem for ME in Africa? Competition involves the growth of private competitors- corporate universities, consulting firms and private equity -as stimulants of capacity building in ME. And collaboration requires sharing of experiences in teaching, research and service e.g. in curricula, case studies etc.<\/p>\n<p>3) Relevance: narrowing the GAP between business and government and ME. The private sector needs to be more involved as partners- e.g. through faculty- business linkages to co- create insights and knowledge for the field. We need to persuade the private sector to provide additional funding to alleviate the the government shortfalls across in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>4) How should learning approaches evolve in the future? Should we\u00a0 encourage joint learning partnerships between students and faculty? And evolve new ideas about project- based or experiential learning approaches?<\/p>\n<p>5) Clients, students must be more involved in dialogue about how to learn and what to learn.For example, Jonathan asked how much we know about management processes and practices in Africa? How many needs analyses have been undertaken except perhaps AMI?<\/p>\n<p>6) Productivity and quality are viewed as real issues in upskilling managers. How can we increase ME capacity at high quality? What is the trade- off between quality and cost of provision in this huge market?<\/p>\n<p>7) Ethics and corruption are seen as issues. The key theme is how to put this into action as key elements in curricula- the plea is how to make ethical choices and dilemmas &#8220;real&#8221;, immediate and important to students.<\/p>\n<p>8) Entrepreneurship in its various forms &#8211; corporate, social,individual- is key to economic growth in Africa. Again how to make this actionable and meaningful in the African context- and not simply mimic Western approaches is the critical issue here.<\/p>\n<p>9) Finally collaboration is the key call to action. Africa needs a community of scholars who build mutually strong scholarship and an ecosystem that encourages the strong growth of ME. Here the need is to move this forward expeditiously.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5638","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Africa Jam: November 2017 - Business Education Jam<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/south-africa-fall-2017\/\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Africa Jam: November 2017 - 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