AACSB Academy

Thought Leadership and Research Impact Seminar (Nanjing)

Develop a model to advance your school’s mission through the creation of impactful research and thought leadership.

Dec 3

Nanjing, China

Live Seminar

Thought Leadership and Research Impact Seminar (Nanjing)

AACSB Academy

Quality and Impact

Agenda Timezone:

CTT

China Standard Time

Agenda:

Agenda Timezone:

CTT

China Standard Time

Wednesday

December 3

Wednesday

December 3

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM CTT

Seminar Check-In and Welcome Refreshments

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CTT

Welcome, Introduction, and Overview

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CTT

Part 1: Standard 8 (Details, Rationale, and Table 8.1)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CTT

Part 2: Thought Leadership

Introduction to Thought Leadership:

Definition
Examples
Requirements of Standard 8

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CTT

Refreshment Break

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CTT

Part 2: Thought Leadership (cont'd)

Identifying Area(s) of Thought Leadership:

Business School Context, Mission, and Strategic Plan
Challenges and Opportunities
Importance of Clarity

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CTT

Group Activity: Case Review

The host school on each campus is keen to have their situation used and has provided information for us to create this (20 mins breakout and 20 mins feedback).

Identify and justify a focus area for societal impact research
List the stakeholders associated with that focus area

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CTT

Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CTT

Part 3: Research Impact

Why Does Impact Matter:

Overview of the impact agenda in HE and business schools
Focus: academic and non-academic
Trends and examples - RBBM, FT, AACSB exemplars

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM CTT

Research Impact expectations in Standard 8

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM CTT

Group Activity: How do we measure impact?

Scholarly metrics
All metrics
Societal impact approaches

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CTT

Implications for business schools of including societal impact in research

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM CTT

Model for SI Research

The Model Has Seven Steps: Mission, Focus for SI research, Stakeholders, Research topics/questions, Research output, Communication, Outcomes and Impact.

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM CTT

Group Activity: Case Review

Identify and justify two possible areas of thought leadership
What are possible challenges associated with each of these?
Reflection moment: thought leadership within your school

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM CTT

Refreshment Break

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM CTT

Group Activity: Case Review (continued)

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM CTT

Conclusion

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM CTT

Q&A

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Thought Leadership and Research Impact Seminar (Nanjing)

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