FACULTY & RESEARCH
A brief introduction to new research strategy unveiled
Hult is launching a new research strategy that will make research an integral part of who we are and what we do. On a general level, we want our research to focus on the issues that are uppermost in global business leaders’ minds. On a specific level, we want to use global-minded, discipline-based research to tackle two key challenges: Transforming Behavior and Creating Disruption.
Transforming Behavior relates to the continuous improvement of organizational and personal leadership practices. Leaders rarely know which methods effectively improve individual and group performance, so we will attempt to solve this issue by tackling questions such as,“ How do training and enablement programs impact employees long term?”
Creating Disruption relates to strategies: the actions that companies take to anticipate, react to, and shape changes in markets. These include the creation, implementation, and assessment of strategies to optimize performance, especially when operating in international markets. We will tackle questions such as,“ What trends and scenarios will disrupt current markets?” and“ Which strategies successfully create disruption?”
In order to support the faculty at the heart of this research strategy, we have established Global Research Lead roles to set direction and cultivate both large and small projects. We have appointed two distinguished members of our faculty to serve as Global Research Leads: Dr. Amanda Nimon-Peters, who will oversee research in Transforming Behavior, and Dr. Ted Ladd, who will oversee research in Creating Disruption.
In terms of output, our new research strategy will strive for a variety of different methods on three fronts: publications, learning resources, and events or conferences. We expect to have initial results from some research projects ready to share with our teaching community at the Hult Global Faculty Summit in January 2017. Faculty attending this event will have the opportunity to engage with our research strategy and make connections with colleagues across both campuses and lines of undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education.
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