A peer-to-peer discussion with the Executive Dean (External Relations) and Professor of Management Practice in Economics and Strategy & Entrepreneurship at London Business School.

🎙️Francois Ortalo-Magne returns to Deans Counsel with a thoughtful and instructive take on the impact, evolution and untapped opportunities in modern business education research.

In an insightful exchange with panelists Ken Kring, Jim Ellis and Dave Ikenberry, Ortalo-Magne explores how the past is still present in today's scholarship and why that matters, particularly for non-R1 universities. He’s open about his concerns for business education’s research foundations and the impact of technology on the field, asking:

“If technology does not require as many researchers to teach, then where is the knowledge going to come from 15 years from now?” 

Listen as he expounds on his answer to that question and why the different dimensions of scholarship matter more now than ever.Ortalo-Magne also digs into the complex relationship between teaching, research funding and the growing pressures from stakeholders who want demonstrable outcomes while making a compelling case for why research may be your school's most underutilized brand asset. 

His most persuasive argument? The schools least expected to lead on research may be the best positioned to fill business education’s most significant gap and deepen engagement with industry and C-suite executives in ways R1 institutions often can't.Plus, his sage advice for deans, including the one rule he says is the “first condition of effective leadership.”

It’s a conversation that will stay with you; listen to the full episode here: 👉🏼 

Photos courtesy of LBS

Learn more about Francois Ortalo-Magne here.