TY - CHAP
T1 - Challenges and Future Strategies for B-Schools
AU - Zhuplev, Anatoly
AU - Valle, Francisco J.
AU - Rincón, Jose
AU - Plithides, Max
N1 - Zhuplev, Anatoly, et al. "Challenges and Future Strategies for B-Schools." Insights Into International Higher Education Leadership and the Skills Gap, edited by Mustafa Kayyali and Bryan Christiansen, IGI Global, 2025, pp. 381-428. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-3443-0.ch015
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - This chapter examines the evolution of American higher education (HE) and business schools (B-schools) in the historical and contemporary strategic context. It explores the influence of the Humboldtian model on the contemporary HE industry in America. The chapter analyzes the current HE landscape, revenue sources, and global reach. The chapter investigates strategic disruptors like demographic shifts, skyrocketing costs of college and student loan burden, technological impacts, including proliferation of IT and AI, eroding public confidence in HE, and political and regulatory trends. The chapter explores solutions like accreditation reform and diversified credentials. It examines pressures on B-schools, including slow technology adoption and competition. It emphasizes the need for B-schools to embrace innovation, technology, and industry partnerships. The chapter concludes with a collaborative educational project focused on regional socio-economic development grounded in comparative analysis of best global practices, highlighting the potential of HE to address real-world issues.
AB - This chapter examines the evolution of American higher education (HE) and business schools (B-schools) in the historical and contemporary strategic context. It explores the influence of the Humboldtian model on the contemporary HE industry in America. The chapter analyzes the current HE landscape, revenue sources, and global reach. The chapter investigates strategic disruptors like demographic shifts, skyrocketing costs of college and student loan burden, technological impacts, including proliferation of IT and AI, eroding public confidence in HE, and political and regulatory trends. The chapter explores solutions like accreditation reform and diversified credentials. It examines pressures on B-schools, including slow technology adoption and competition. It emphasizes the need for B-schools to embrace innovation, technology, and industry partnerships. The chapter concludes with a collaborative educational project focused on regional socio-economic development grounded in comparative analysis of best global practices, highlighting the potential of HE to address real-world issues.
U2 - 10.4018/979-8-3693-3443-0.ch015
DO - 10.4018/979-8-3693-3443-0.ch015
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9798369334430
SP - 381
EP - 428
BT - Insights Into International Higher Education Leadership and the Skills Gap
PB - IGI Global
ER -