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Global Work Initiative Announced
Funded by a $1.67 million gift from the Keane Foundation, Boston University School of Management plans to establish an “institute for global work” and create a framework to establish best practices for how individuals, teams and business units organize and operate.
Boston University School of Management has received a $1.67 million gift from the Keane Foundation to establish an institute for global work. The institute’s mission will be to create thought leadership that shapes and guides more effective global business processes. The institute will design education and certification programs to help executives, managers, vendors, service professionals, consultants and analysts create and foster high-performance global work teams.
Dr. Chris Newell, a pioneer in the knowledge and learning field and Keane’s chief collaboration officer, will work closely with Boston University as Senior Research Fellow and an executive of the institute. He will be joined in providing leadership to the institute by Boston University Professor N. Venkatraman, as well as by Professors John Henderson and Kathleen Curley.
Research from these professors has shown that companies cannot achieve a competitive edge by simply taking advantage of new technologies to outsource or offshore business tasks. More thoughtful management practices are required for businesses to achieve bottom-line…
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