Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present details of this special issue, that has as its theme: “Business school futures: evaluation and perspectives”. Design/methodology/approach – The Guest Editors have assembled a set of papers presented at recent AACSB/EFMD meetings to...

Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the set of papers which comprise this issue of the journal, and to provide an interpretation of the current strategic debates about the future evolution of business school paradigms and, hence, identify possible strategic options....

Purpose – Forward‐looking schools around the world are beginning to implement changes to their curricula, their marketing strategies, their alliances and partnerships to face the challenges of the increasingly competitive business education market of the future. This paper seeks to identify...

Purpose – This paper aims to look at the reaction of business school deans to recently voiced disapprovals of MBA programs and seek to provide a glance into the future of the MBA degree in ten years' time. Design/methodology/approach – Debates that took place at two influential deans...

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on leadership in business schools. It seeks to advocate examining strategic leadership processes through the exploration of interactions between such multiple constituencies as the dean, faculty, university councils and advisory boards....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of social and digital media in the business school and particularly to examine how such innovative technological processes can be leveraged to enhance teaching instruction and enrich learning about practice and research....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the financial models used by business schools, with a specific focus on the cost side of the model. Design/methodology/approach – The paper systematically looks at sources of revenue and areas of expenditure under different...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine some challenges facing business schools and their continued legitimacy. Particular attention is paid to the problems of accreditation, regulation and rankings and how these constrain strategic choice. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...