Migration, Business & Society

Business Schools and Migration: The Elephant in the Room

Webinar

December 3, 2024

Business schools often serve as hubs for international mobility, where both faculty and student bodies are highly international. Yet, despite its importance, migration is often overlooked in business school curricula. Both students and lecturers can benefit from exploring its connections to business and society, which are crucial for future leaders. In this upcoming webinar, we will discuss why business schools should not only teach these intersections but also serve as forums for diverse stakeholders to discuss sensitive issues and develop research-informed solutions.

Rachel Cowburn-Walden (Unilever) and Auret van Heerden (Equiception) will open the webinar by discussing current migration challenges in global value chains from a business and human rights perspective, and how business schools can help. Chris Forde (University of Leeds) will share insights from his team’s experience creating, to our knowledge, the first migration-focused module at a business school. Edgar Meyer (University of Birmingham) will address how UK universities are responding to sudden immigration policy changes affecting international student and faculty recruitment. Finally, Eileen McAuliffe (AACSB) and Piet Naudé (EFMD) will provide perspectives from the world’s two leading business school accreditation bodies.

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Who we are

Migration, Business & Society is a global research and policy initiative that works toward achieving migration-specific targets such as those reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Agenda 2030 and the Global Compact on Migration. We bring together nearly 200 scholars, business leaders, and migration experts from the public sector, representing 27 countries and over 100 universities and organizations.

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Our vision

The role of the private sector in the realm of migration and development is underexplored and poorly understood by decision-makers. We consider it our responsibility to catalyze scientific research and develop evidence-based solutions to the global challenges at the intersection of migration, business, and society.

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Our people

MBS Founders, Advisory Board Members and Co-signers.

  • Aida Hajro

    Professor of International Business at the University of Leeds, MBS Founding Co-Director

  • Milda Žilinskaitė

    Senior Scientist at Vienna University of Economics of Business, MBS Founding Co-Director

  • Wolfgang Mayrhofer

    Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior at Vienna University of Economics and Business, MBS Co-Founder

  • Paul Baldassari

    President of Manufacturing and Services at Flex Ltd., MBS Advisory Board Member

  • Alexander Betts

    Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs at Oxford University, MBS Advisory Board Member

  • Mary Yoko Brannen

    Honorary Professor of International Business at Copenhagen Business School, MBS Advisory Board Member

  • Chris Brewster

    Professor of International Human Resource Management at Henley Business School, MBS Advisory Board Member

  • Keelong Foo

    Director, Tatwin, Thailand, MBS Co-Signer

  • Cristina Gibson

    Professor of Management at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, MBS Advisory Board Member

  • Kevin Franklin

    Chief Growth Officer, LRQA, MBS Advisory Board Member

  • William Kerr

    Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, MBS Advisory Board Member

  • Philip McCann

    Professor in Urban and Regional Economics at Alliance Manchester Business School, MBS Advisory Board Member

  • Dilip Ratha

    Advisor to VP Operations, MIGA, and Founder of KNOMAD, The World Bank Group, MBS Advisory Board Member

  • Todd Shaw

    President, Show Organization Design LLC, MBS Co-Signer

  • Anna Tsui

    Professor Emerita of International Management, Co-Founder RRBM Responsible Research in Business and Management, Arizona State University, MBS Co-Signer

  • Steven Vertovec

    Honorary Professor of Sociology and Ethnology and Founding Director at the Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, MBS Co-Signer

  • Neill Wilkins

    Head of Migrant Workers Program at Institute for Human Rights & Business, MBS Advisory Board Member

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