OPINIONS – AABS Connect Central

Housing and The Leadership Role in Africa and Covid 19

Africa’s urban housing crisis, - the continent’s booming youth population flocking to cities in search of work and struggling to find a place to call...

Leading Effectively: The Role of the African CEO
[Strathmore University Business School]

Feb 15, 2021 | AFRICAN SOCIETY, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, OPINIONS, SUSTAINABILITY

Today’s business landscape is very dynamic and interconnected thus needs an effective leader uniquely attuned to the economic currents and market shifts that...

Authentic Learner Assessment for Online Programs: Rethinking Approaches
[The American University in Cairo]

Sep 14, 2020 | EDUCATION, OPINIONS

Recount of Yasmine Yehia, Instructors Affairs Manager and Naglaa Fawzy, Senior Program Development Manager Only a year ago, before the COVID-19 wave...

How to Improve University Marketing Communications
[University of Ghana Business School]

Jun 1, 2020 | EDUCATION, OPINIONS

Marketing communications are probably the most important element of the university marketing mix. This is because, of the several elements in a university...

We Need Leaders and Managers Who have the Skills and Moral Compass to Build a just World

Dec 19, 2019 | LEADERSHIP, OPINIONS

The UCT Graduate School of business is gaining international recognition for leading the way towards a better kind of business education. As a business school...

Innovation Recommended as Panacea to Poverty at 2019 Sustainability Conference

Dec 19, 2019 | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, NEWS, OPINIONS, SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY

On Wednesday, November 27, the Lagos Business School Sustainability Centre hosted experts, academics and thought leaders across industries at the 2019 edition...

You don’t have to be a Communist to Think Things Need to Change

Dec 17, 2019 | AFRICAN SOCIETY, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, OPINIONS

Our current economic system is driving us to extinction; that we need to change it is common sense says Dr David Korten, former professor at Harvard Business...

How African Business Schools are Finding their Own Path

Aug 26, 2019 | EDUCATION, OPINIONS

African business schools aim to work together to create ‘relevant’ standards across the continent Africa must set its own standards for business education and...

The World Bank Needs Deep Reforms to Reflect a Changing World Order

Feb 13, 2019 | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, LEADERSHIP, NEWS, OPINIONS

The sudden resignation of World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has rekindled debate about leadership succession and the mission of the international financial...