Agenda

Small Schools Network (SSNET) Affinity Group Meeting*
The Small Schools Network (SSNET) Affinity Group meeting is for Institutions with 25 or fewer full-time faculty.

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• Dan LeClair, vice president and chief knowledge officer, AACSB International

 
PLENARIES

Plenary I: Competing on Analytics
In this presentation Tom Davenport discusses how companies are competing on the basis of their analytical capabilities and fact-based decision-making. In 2005, Tom completed a study of more than 30 companies that have attempted to increase their analytical orientations, and he extended the research in a survey to over 400 companies in 2006. His best-selling Harvard Business Review article on the topic was published in January 2006, and he has recently completed a book that elaborates on these issues. In his presentation, Davenport defines hat it means to compete on analytics, describes the key capabilities necessary to succeed, and lays out the key steps in an analytical competition journey. He also will discuss the role that business schools can play in educating analytical professionals, and how they might be even more successful in that role in the future.

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• Thomas H. Davenport, president's distinguished professor of information technology and management division, and director of research for the School of Executive Education (SEE) at Babson College

Luncheon and Plenary II: Why Business Education Matters
Recent years have seen mounting criticism against both business practice and education.  Critics have contended that business schools conduct irrelevant research and measure success solely by admissions and employment statistics. Presenter, Glen Hubbard will counter that today, business schools can to be drivers of global business, but only if they commit themselves to answering real-world business problems through research and developing and teaching ideas.  By sharing new concepts with the marketplace and graduates, business schools become the communicators and facilitators of ideas that transform business and society.

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• R. Glenn Hubbard, dean, Columbia Business School, Columbia University

• Erik Peterson, senior vice president, and director of the Seven Revolutions initiative, CSIS-Center for Strategic and International Studies

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• Charles Atwood, vice chairman of the board, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc

Managing the Impacts of the Spellings Commission Report
How should deans respond to, pre-empt, co-opt, or avoid the ramifications of the Spellings Report? The panelists will highlight key issues from the report and explore ways of dealing with them.

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• Caryn Beck-Dudley, dean, College of Business, Florida State University
• Lynne Richardson, dean, Miller College of Business, Ball State University
• Mark Rice, Murata dean, F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business, Babson College
   

Continuous Improvement: AACSB 2006 Accreditation Standards Update
This session will focus on the changes in the interpretive materials supporting AACSB accreditation standards and modifications to accreditation processes, forms, etc. as adopted by the AACSB Accreditation Quality Committee and AACSB Accreditation Coordinating Committee,  respectively.  The session will also provide an opportunity for questions and discussion on accreditation issues, current challenges, and provide a forum for feedback in support of continuous improvement.

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• Jerry Trapnell, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer, AACSB International
• Richard E. Flaherty, dean, College of Business, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
   

GLOBAL TRENDS

Relevance and Value of Management Education
The value and relevance of business school research has recently come under question from both the academic and practitioner communities. In this session presenters will discuss various objectives for business school research as well as the appropriate audiences of the results of this research. In addition, the formation and deliberations of an AACSB task force that is examining business school research will be addressed.

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• Gabriel Hawawini, Henry Grunfeld Chaired Professor of Investment Banking and former dean of INSEAD; Visiting professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
• Jerry R. Strawser, dean, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University

Challenges in Building Global Educational Partnerships
As management education is becoming significantly less U.S.-centric and the quality of business schools in other countries is rapidly increasing, the need for American business schools to develop a global presence is becoming more urgent. Led by Douglas Breeden, dean of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the panelists will share their experiences and explore the challenges and benefits of creating global alliances with schools and educational institutions in an interactive, discussion-style format. Strategies such as building a campus overseas versus developing a partnership will be evaluated. Other topics will include division of revenues, appropriate tuition costs, teaching responsibilities, leadership and decision-making issues, delivery methods across continents, cultural issues, and other elements critical to successful ventures. Also, insights into the process of evaluating and selecting potential international partners will be offered.

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• Douglas Breeden, dean and William W. Priest Professor of Finance, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
• Howard Davies, director, London School of Economics and Political Science
• Bakul Dholakia, director, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)

Strategies for Leveraging Your Ability to Collaborate Globally
This session will discuss how two institutions have developed successful strategies for global collaboration. One approach is the unprecedented new global Entrepreneurship MBA at San Diego State University which is a result of partnerships with several global corporate leaders and key academic institutions abroad.  Another example is Monterrey Tech-EGADE Central Zone’s successfully launched multicultural fulltime MBA with a special orientation in Family Enterprising and Entrepreneurship. Research activities, as well as internships in Mexico, India and South America are part of this program.  These programs are the result of both academic and corporate collaboration, and designed to prepare multidimensional leaders for success in this rapidly changing global economy.

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• Maria F. Fonseca, dean and professor, EGADE, Instituto Tecnólogico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – Campus State of Mexico (CEM)
• Gail Naughton, dean, College of Business Administration, San Diego State University

B-SCHOOL STRATEGIES

Accountability to External Stakeholders
This session will consider how the business school relates to its external constituents, including primarily alumni and the business community.  The relationship between this stakeholder group and the school works best when these constituents participate in the planning, believe in the strategy, and are continuously updated on the progress toward the vision.  In the session, presenters will discuss how communications from a business school through annual reports, scorecards, and State of the College/School presentations provide this accountability.  The two Deans presenting have demonstrated success in building effective stakeholder networks in two diverse urban areas, Kansas City and Norfolk.  The Deans will facilitate the session, in which attendees will be asked to recommend best practices for accountability to external stakeholders.  A list of approaches will be developed from the audience.  Additionally, the Deans will share their own techniques, including sample scorecards and dashboards that may be used for reporting performance metrics.

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• Nancy Bagranoff, dean, College of Business and Public Administration, Old Dominion University
• O. Homer Erekson, dean, Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri - Kansas City
• J. Howard Rodman Jr., vice president, Investments, UBS Financial Services

Managing Faculty Resources
The care and feeding of faculty has become job 1 for many B School Deans. The challenges of recruiting, developing and retaining first-class faculty are enormous.  Market pressures on salaries in select disciplines, supply demand pressures, and competitive offers from around the world are creating operational issues for many b schools. This interactive session focuses on creative and innovative approaches to recruiting, developing and retaining quality faculty.

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• Gary Marchant, dean, Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development, Bond University
• Timothy Mescon, dean, Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University
• John Saunders, head, Aston Business School, Aston University

INNOVATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

IMBA Program Portfolio Management
In the last decade we have witnessed the proliferation of different types of MBA programs. While MBA programs for working professionals developed significantly and continue to do so, more recently Full-Time MBA programs have also started to be offered in different formats. As a result, nowadays many schools find themselves managing an increasingly diverse portfolio of MBA programs. This session focuses on the opportunities and challenges of effectively managing this growing complexity.

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• Xavier Mendoza, dean, ESADE Business School, ESADE
• Judy D. Olian, dean, UCLA Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles
• Howard Thomas, dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick

Ph.D. Programs – the future of innovative, sustainable programs
This session will feature a panel discussion on a variety of innovative Ph.D. programs.  Presenters will question how to determine the most appropriate program for one’s own school and how to minimize potential problems of innovative programs.

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• Thierry Grange, dean and director general, Grenoble Ecole de Management
• John Kraft, dean, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida
• Andrew J. Policano, dean, The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine
• Richard E. Sorensen, dean, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University