4. In reaching for the stars,
don’t our BS risk to lose their purpose?
• Because of :
– Rankings (national, international),
– Accreditation (EQUIS, EPAS, AACSB),
– Strong competition between BS,
• Numerous BS focus mainly on A journal
publications
• This orientation may have several (bad?)
consequences:
5. In reaching for the stars,
don’t our BS risk to lose their purpose?
• Resources for research and not pedagogy : the
risk is forgetting the students
• Focus on articles and
– not on textbook s: in France we use textbooks
translated from English …
– not on cases
• Segregation in institutions : those who publish
and the others (exclusion process)
6. Reaching for the stars…..
• What is our mission?
• What is our strategy?
Is it only to publish unread articles ?
Is it to develop entrepreneurship?
Is it to develop the economy?
What is the real impact of our BS?