Speaker and Moderator Bios Africa Ariño (Speaker) is the President of the Strategic Management Society and Professor of Strategic Management Department at IESE Business School (Spain), where she holds the Joaquim Molins Figueras Chair of Strategic Alliances. In the past, she served as Associate Editor of Academy of Management Discoveries, European Management Review,…
2021 Responsible Research Roundtable Biographies of Speakers and Chairs Ruben Atekpe (Speaker) is Executive Chairman, Merchant Company of West Africa (MECOWA). An accomplished entrepreneur and investment advisor focused on opportunities for socioeconomic development and growth in Ghana and other parts of Africa, Ruben serves as a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global…
Conceived by a group of accounting scholars spanning three continents, Breaking Boundaries: (Counter) accounts during a pandemic – Letters for future generations is a book offering a lasting record of collective and individual experiences during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a variety of multimedia and artistic presentations this multi-lingual work offers a…
Responsible Research Virtual Summit – Organizing Committee *Franklin Allen, Imperial College Business School, UK Leonard Berry, Texas A&M University, USA Patty Dechow, University of Southern California, USA *Bill Glick, Rice University, USA David Reibstein, The Wharton School, USA Livio Scalvini, Imperial College Business School, UK Alexia Shonteff, ASU/RRBM, USA Jean-Alexis Spitz, EFMD/RRBM, Belgium *Anne S. Tsui,…
Amidst the current Corona-crisis one chart gained massive popularity in social media. It is called “flatten the curve”, and relates the number of infections to the capacity of public healthcare systems to treat COVID-19 patients in a given period of time. Raising awareness about this simple but scientifically-grounded curve was critical for people to understand…
It is essential for an organization to be firmly anchored in its ecosystem – not least a business school, since supporting organisational performance is part of the raison d’être. In the context of the COVID-19 crisis, there is an opportunity for business schools aiming for a real impact among their stakeholders. An opportunity to demonstrate…