The Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University has recently been recognized by The Case Centre's Impact Index 2023 as one of the top producers of case studies, having claimed the No. 20 position in the world and No. 7 in the U.S. for its global reach and impact of faculty case writing.
Co-authored by Mary Sully de Luque, professor of global management, leadership and sustainability, and a senior Global Futures scientist at Thunderbird, the book merges evidence-informed findings with corresponding personal vignettes. Written by financial service professionals, these vignettes illustrate for readers the blending of compassion into everyday life.
Companies thrive when they have both a productive business philosophy and a motivated workforce whose voices are heard. However, achieving those goals isn’t always easy amid the pressures and myriad demands of a typical work environment.
The Case Centre hosts the world’s largest collection of management case studies, articles, and award-winning books — so it’s significant when trends emerge as plainly as they did in the UK-based nonprofit’s 2024 Awards and Competitions, its 34th annual event.
In a recent wide-ranging conversation, Rangina Hamidi, Afghanistan’s former minister of education and a longtime advocate for women’s empowerment through social entrepreneurship, shared her views on foreign policy, education reform, conflict resolution and responsible leadership.
This would make him "de facto head of state" as well as de jure head of state when King Norodom Sihamoni is out of the country, explained Sophal Ear, associate professor with the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.
Hundreds of thousands of miles beyond Earth, a phone booth-size spacecraft is en route to take on a challenge no vehicle launched from the United States has attempted in more than 50 years.
“The stuff we put up in the atmosphere mostly came from advanced economies — the U.S., Europe, Japan. And yet the greatest impacts are happening in emerging economies who are still trying to not only survive but thrive,” says Sanjeev Khagram, director general and dean of ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management.
In 2019, we predicted that China would likely account for more companies on the Fortune Global 500 list than any other country. That seemed like a bold prediction at the time, given that American firms had held the number one position since the list’s inception in 1995 and the U.S. economy was 50% larger than China’s. But just one year later, in 2020, China did indeed top the list, with its 124 firms edging out the U.S. at 121 (see here for the Fortune Global 500 data).
In a landmark move to revolutionize access to premium American education in Kuwait, American International University (AIU) and Thunderbird School of Management at Arizona State University (ASU) have proudly announced the launch of the “Najafi 100 million Learners” program in Kuwait. This initiative stands as a testament to both institutions’ commitment to providing accessible world-class global education to all.