HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University is pleased to announce that Dean Andrea Backman, Ph.D., will be a featured VIP contributor at Business Education Jam, the first-ever global online event focused on the future of business education. The event is running for 60 consecutive hours from Sept. 30– Oct. 2, 2014, with thousands of participants from across the globe registering to exchange ideas with top minds in business education today. Dr. Backman will respond to questions and discuss the changing nature of management and leadership education in today’s complex business environment from noon to 1 p.m. ET on Oct. 1.
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“No company today is immune to the rapidly evolving nature of work”
“This isn’t your typical conference,” said Ken Freeman, dean and Allen Questrom Professor at Boston University’s School of Management, which is hosting the Jam. “For the first time, industry and academia will come together from around the world, including faculty, deans and administrators, executives, human resource and talent development leaders, students and recent graduates to share, learn, and envision the future of business education.”
According to a 2013 Gallup/Lumina Foundation poll, only 11 percent of business leaders strongly agree that college graduates have the skills that align to their business needs. The Business Education Jam was conceived in an effort to address this gap by bringing together more than 70 contributors – ranging from senior officers of Fortune 500 companies, deans of international business schools, and leading business and education journalists – to articulate challenges and propose solutions.
“No company today is immune to the rapidly evolving nature of work,” said Backman. “Every part of an organization – from products and services to processes and people – is being forced to continually transform in order to stay competitive. As business educators, we must do the same and realize that the same extraordinary consequences apply to how and what we teach the leaders of tomorrow. I am honored to have been selected to share these thoughts at the Jam, and look forward to a smart and engaging dialogue.”
Backman will join other thought leaders such as Clayton Christensen, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School; and Ceree Eberly, senior vice president and chief people officer at the The Coca-Cola Company. For a complete list of experts and to register for the Business Education Jam, visit www.bu.edu/jam and follow #BizEdJam on Twitter.
The Jack Welch Management Institute offers an online executive MBA program, as well as intensive Executive Certificates programs. It also recently partnered with Skillsoft for exclusive, global distribution of its Welch Way leadership development courses. Based on the singular business insights of world-renowned CEO and management expert Jack Welch, the Institute’s offerings are designed to transform the way organizations everywhere develop their managers. To learn more about the Jack Welch Management Institute, visit http://jackwelch.strayer.edu or follow @JackWelchMBA on Twitter.
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About The Jack Welch Management Institute
The core mission of the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University is to provide students and organizations with the proven methodologies, immediately actionable practices, and respected credentials needed to win in the most demanding global business environments. By teaching the performance and people-driven management canon of Jack Welch and other renowned business leaders, the Jack Welch Management Institute prepares Executive MBA and Executive Certificate program graduates to transform their companies and careers. For more information, please visit http://jackwelch.strayer.edu.
About Strayer University
Strayer University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education1 and has been in operation since 1892. The University offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, economics, information systems, information technology, human resource management, education, health services administration, public administration, management and criminal justice to working adult students. Strayer University also offers an executive MBA online through its Jack Welch Management Institute. For more information, visit www.strayer.edu or call 1-888-4-STRAYER (888-478-7293).
1 The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000), is one of the six regional accrediting bodies in the United States. The Commission is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. http://www.msche.org.