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Dean’s column: Kai Peters of Ashridge Business School on Sir Tim Berners-Lee
While the concept of hyperlinks dates back to 1945, it was in 1990 when Sir Tim Berners-Lee the changed the world with the birth of the world wide web
Dean’s column: Jean-Pierre Helfer of Audencia Nantes School of Management on Jules Verne
Jean-Pierre Helfer pays tribute to Jules Verne, the science fiction author born in Nantes
Deans’ column: Carol Stephenson of the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario on Dorothy Gale
Carol Stephenson finds enduring inspiration in a childhood heroine.
Deans’ column: Judith Bouvard of Grenoble Ecole de Management on Maria Callas
As this year marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Maria Callas, it seemed appropriate to reflect on the impact the great singer has had on both my personal and professional life and how I believe we may draw a parallel between music and management.
Deans’ column: Peter Lorange of IMD on Roald Amundsen the explorer
Peter Lorange extols the virtues of his fellow Norwegian Roald Amundsen.
Dean’s column – Xavier Mendoza: Sacred script of the powerful social actors
Why the work of the German sociologist and political economist Max Weber is still of significance
Deans’ column: Patrick Harker of Wharton on Jon Huntsman
The Wharton dean celebrates the virtues of a true self-made man from the chemical sector.
Deans’ column: Lars Bergman of SSE on on Staffan Burenstam Linder
Staffan Burenstam Linder (1931–2000), president of SSE between 1986 and 1995, has provided inspiration to me throughout my career.
Deans’ column: Richard Schmalensee of MIT Sloan School of Management on Alfred P Sloan
Alfred P Sloan, former CE of General Motors and founder of the school, took a practical approach.
Bernard Ramanantsoa, HEC School of Management, on Jean Cassou
Jean Cassou was not a businessman. He was a poet, an essayist, a novelist, an art historian and critic, editor of several magazines, a resistance fighter - and he ran a world-class museum.


