CEEMAN Manifesto – Join the Movement

CEEMAN, the International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies, released the Manifesto “Changing the Course of Management Development: Combining Excellence with Relevance” last September at its Annual Conference in Prague.

The following key points characterize the Manifesto:

• The Manifesto is a responsible roadmap to a better future for dynamic economies.

• The Manifesto takes a holistic approach to the purpose of management education, balancing excellence with relevance in research and teaching.

• The Manifesto strategically positions academic institutions to become indispensable partners to business.

• The Manifesto provides the rationale and imperative for change as innovation in products and services has shifted from the West to dynamic economies.

• The Manifesto recognizes that a new path forward is needed to respond to and anticipate swiftly changing dynamics of global enterprise.

The Manifesto movement is just at its beginning, but has already received endorsements and positive reactions of management educators and thinkers. To download the electronic copy of the Manifesto and to endorse it online, please visit https://manifesto.ceeman.org.

We welcome feedback on the Manifesto, as well as inputs from universities and business schools about how the principles of relevance and excellence, and better balance of teaching and research are applied in their institutions. Such best practices would serve as an inspiration for education leaders and policy makers to encourage faster adaptation of changing the course on a wider level. Please send your feedback to CEEMAN Director Olga Veligurska at olga.veligurska@ceeman.org.