Publications

25th CEEMAN Annual Conference took place from 20-22 September 2017 in Hangzhou, China. The event, focusing on the topic of "Rethinking Entrepreneurship – Challenges for Management Education in Rising Economies", was hosted and co-organized by School of Management, Zhejiang University.

Inspiration as a phenomena have been around since beginning of time, however it never been in history of mankind an important currency that can be engineered and developed. The level of success of future developments depends on our ability to design and engineer inspiration. Inspiration Engineering therefore more than a trend, it is a capacity developing concept that long been undermined or gone unstudied.

The autumn edition of CEEMAN News brings you the interview with CEEMAN board members who share their views on importance of CEEMAN’s role in promoting responsible management education in dynamically changing societies. Autumn issue brings you also a detailed report on 25th CEEMAN Annual Conference, which took place in September in Hangzhou, China. Autumn Issue is also full interesting news and reports from CEEMAN members, including an insightful personal essay by Andrei Sharonov, president of Moscow School of Management, Skolkovo

The International Journal of Inspiration & Resilience Economy ((IJIRE)) is an international interdisciplinary open access blind peer-reviewed refereed journal and is part of the International Inspiration Economy Project which includes publications of success stories, research, perspective, case studies outcomes and scientific studies in the areas of future coming economies with more focus on Inspiration Economy and Resilience Economy.

The summer edition of CEEMAN News brings you the interview with Prof. Xiaobo Wu, dean of School of Management at Zhejian University, which will host CEEMAN’s 25thannual conference in Hangzhou. Prof. Wu shares his view on challenges of entrepreneurship in rising economies as well as specifically in China. Summer issue brings you also an interesting collection of articles and reports from CEEMAN members and CEEMAN, including the introduction of our newest member from Russia. We wish you an interesting read!

Emerald Publishing are excited to share with you the first issue of their #RealWorldResearch magazine, based on topical research from their Business, Management & Strategy collection. Issue 1 includes the following features and much more.

Beyond the Bottom Line: Integrating the UN Global Compact into Management Practice (Edited by Milenko Gudić, Tay Keong Tan and Patricia M. Flynn) is the first book to look at how the Ten UN Global Compact Principles and the sustainability agenda can be incorporated into business practice.

The spring edition of CEEMAN News brings you the interview with Mr. Nikos Koumettis, president of Central and Eastern Europe business unit of the Coca-Cola Company and a board member of CEEMAN. Mr. Koumettis shares his thoughts on the relationship between management education and business, the needs of business in this fast-changing world and new types of collaborations needed. The issue brings you also an interesting collection of articles and reports from CEEMAN members and CEEMAN, including the introduction of three of our newest members. We wish you an interesting read!

The International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility (JCSR) offers a unique platform for the latest theoretical and empirical research and for innovative concepts for sustainable business strategies which create value for business and society (shared value). It contains best practices, literature reviews and leading foresight thinking in the field of business and society.

In recent years the discussion about the relationship between business and society has made immense progress. This has in turn led to a broad academic and practical discussion on innovative management concepts, such as Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Management. This series offers a comprehensive overview of the latest theoretical and empirical research and provides sound concepts for sustainable business strategies.

The winter edition of CEEMAN features a very interesting interview with 2016 CEEMAN Champions, Dr. Krzysztof Rybinski, Prof. Vladimir Soloviev, Prof. Krzysztof Obłój, Dr. Peter Hardi, and Ms. Rosie Ching. CEEMAN Champions present their views on receiving the award, comment on their specific areas of expertise and share some advice. You will find reports on all recent CEEMAN activities and events, as well as news from CEEMAN members on their accomplishments, news and future projects. We wish you an interesting read!

CEEMAN’s 24th Annual Conference “Management Education for a Digital World” was held from 28-30 September 2016 in Tallinn, Estonia, hosted and co-organized with Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration (TSEBA).

A review of contemporary literature devoted to decision making support systems draws attention to the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). At the core of the AHP are various prioritization procedures which elicit priorities for alternative solutions for complex decisional problems.

On November 6 the Global Times published an interesting article based on a recent interview in Beijing with CEEMAN president, Prof. Dr. Danica Purg, "Rather than maintaining adoration for the American style of business management education, China should explore its own model of nurturing management talents in a way that matches the economy's transition toward quality and innovation-driven growth".

In Digging Deeper, IMTA alumnus Dietmar Sternad (Professor of International Management at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria) together with his colleagues James J. Kennelly (New York) and Finbarr Bradley (Dublin) describe an emerging trend: many successful businesses no longer see making money as their superordinate goal. Instead, they focus on making meaning, and embed an ethic of sustainability in everything they do.

The report presents views of CEEMAN members about likely future developments in management education and the particular challenges of a digital world. A total of 206 responses were recorded from 70 institutions in 36 countries. Discover how business schools are delivering management education for a digital world and the challenges they face to do so effectively.

Read the report on CEEMAN activities in the 2015/2016 academic year. The report includes summaries of the most important events (23rd CEEMAN Annual Conference), seminars (IMTA 2016, PMS 2016), International Quality Accreditation information, competitions, publications, partnerships, CEEMAN membership, plans for 2017 and more.

The autumn edition of CEEMAN that comes just before the 24th CEEMAN Annual Conference features a contribution by Prof. William Fischer - Digital vs Analog Leadership which is related to the conference topic of Management Education for a Digital World. Prof. Fischer presents some provocative ideas on how leaders and leadership will need to evolve in the face of change. CEEMAN members present their accomplishments, news and future projects, while CEEMAN reports on its latest activities and projects, and the 2016 Case Writing Competition and presents the 2016 CEEMAN Champion Awards Winners. We wish you an interesting read!

Conference proceedings titled ‘Women Leaders - Agents of Change in Europe' include all the speeches and discussions of the the international conference, which was organized in cooperation with IEDC Coca Cola Chair for Sustainable Development and The European Leadership Centre (ELC) and under the patronage of Nova KBM on the occasion of IEDC 30th anniversary on April 14 and April 15.

Visualizing governments to be a source of inspiration is not an easy task. However, using the method of observation, absorption and reflection, as the author has called in his earlier "Handbook of Inspiration Economy" can smoothen this exploration journey ride.