An Analysis of the Environment and Competitive Dynamics of Management Education

Purpose – The purpose of this paper examines some of the controversies facing business schools in their future evolution and pays particular attention to their competitive positioning as centres of management research. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines and builds on current literature...

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Main Authors: Thomas, Howard, WILSON, A
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Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
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spelling sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-48202014-07-11T09:42:05Z An Analysis of the Environment and Competitive Dynamics of Management Education Thomas, Howard WILSON, A Purpose – The purpose of this paper examines some of the controversies facing business schools in their future evolution and pays particular attention to their competitive positioning as centres of management research. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines and builds on current literature to provide an analytic overview of the environment and competitive challenges to management research in business schools. Findings – The paper assesses the impacts of a globalized environment and ever-changing competitive dynamics, for example in terms of the supply of high-quality faculty, on the activity of management research in business schools. It points out that research impacts must be judged not only in terms of theoretical development but also managerial and policy impact. However, managerial impact is difficult to measure and the “voice of practice” must be carefully identified. Originality/value – The paper identifies the current challenges for undertaking innovative research in business schools in light of their competitive environment. Three interrelated conjectures focusing particularly on managerial impact are raised which identify problems and limitations of current debates on management research in business schools. 2009-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3821 info:doi/10.1108/02621710910985441 Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Management research Management technique Business schools Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
institution Singapore Management University
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country Singapore
Singapore
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topic Management research
Management technique
Business schools
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
spellingShingle Management research
Management technique
Business schools
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Thomas, Howard
WILSON, A
An Analysis of the Environment and Competitive Dynamics of Management Education
description Purpose – The purpose of this paper examines some of the controversies facing business schools in their future evolution and pays particular attention to their competitive positioning as centres of management research. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines and builds on current literature to provide an analytic overview of the environment and competitive challenges to management research in business schools. Findings – The paper assesses the impacts of a globalized environment and ever-changing competitive dynamics, for example in terms of the supply of high-quality faculty, on the activity of management research in business schools. It points out that research impacts must be judged not only in terms of theoretical development but also managerial and policy impact. However, managerial impact is difficult to measure and the “voice of practice” must be carefully identified. Originality/value – The paper identifies the current challenges for undertaking innovative research in business schools in light of their competitive environment. Three interrelated conjectures focusing particularly on managerial impact are raised which identify problems and limitations of current debates on management research in business schools.
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author Thomas, Howard
WILSON, A
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title An Analysis of the Environment and Competitive Dynamics of Management Education
title_short An Analysis of the Environment and Competitive Dynamics of Management Education
title_full An Analysis of the Environment and Competitive Dynamics of Management Education
title_fullStr An Analysis of the Environment and Competitive Dynamics of Management Education
title_full_unstemmed An Analysis of the Environment and Competitive Dynamics of Management Education
title_sort analysis of the environment and competitive dynamics of management education
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2009
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3821
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