AACSB Pulse

AACSB Pulse: Positive Business School Impact What if business schools were evaluated not by rankings but by how students and faculty perceived their impact on society? Host Eileen McAuliffe, AACSB's executive vice president, chief thought leadership officer, and managing director of EMEA, asks Katrin Muff, president and co-creator of the Positive Impact Rating, three pressing questions related to the impact of business schools on society: What inspired the creation of the Positive Impact Rating, and how did you and your collaborators shape its methodology to reflect values beyond traditional rankings?  Who takes part in PIR, and how can business schools use their PIR results to accelerate institutional change How might schools leverage the PIR framework to better identify or refine their societal impact focus?

In this inaugural episode of AACSB Pulse, host Eileen McAuliffe, who is AACSB's executive vice president, chief thought leadership officer, and managing director of EMEA, talks with Sherif Kamel, dean of the Onsi Sawiris School of Business at the American University in Cairo, as well as chair of AACSB's 2024-25 board of directors. Eileen and Sherif discuss three pressing questions related to business schools as leaders today: How have geopolitical shifts impacted the strategic priorities of business schools? What role does collaboration play in ensuring a culture of continuous innovation in business schools today, and how is AACSB supporting such collaboration? How effectively are business schools today leveraging emerging technologies—from data analytics, to AI, to immersive learning—in their curricula, research, and operations, and where do they have opportunities for improvement? Tune in to learn more!