Complexity, Innovation, Knowledge and Learning: A quantum interpretation of management

The Principles for Responsible Management Education

During the Global Compact Summit in Geneva in July 2007, the Principles for Responsible Management Education have been officially handed over to the Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon.

They have been drafted by a task force of 50 academics of around the world, of schools that are already heavily involvement in the realization of those principles in their own schools. I had the pleasure to be one of them and I was able to assist to the Global Summit in Geneva. Many more schools (than 50) are already involved.

A warm invitation to all business schools around the world to join this effort and to introduce the respect for the ten principles of Global Compact already at the stage of education future managers.

The Global Compact Leaders Summit

The 5th and 6th of July 2007, the Global Compact Leaders Summit of the UN Global Compact program gathered around 800 participants in Geneva, mainly corporate leaders. Interesting sessions around how companies translate the 10 principles of Global Compact into business practice.

Encouraging also to see how increasinly companies develop community development programs, often in cooperation with UN agencies.

For those that still doubt about the economics of social responsibility, a study of McKinsey and Goldman Sachs could give some good ideas.

A holistic management approach

The Euromedian Management Approach course is again finished and 3 blogs (made by syndicate groups of third year students) are really worth studying. I want to congratulate the students for this brilliant work (Groups 14, 32, 43) and invite all those that wouldn't really understand what holistic management might mean, to have a look.