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éTo be able to track inclusivity and to evaluate its impact, it is necessary to measure inclusivity and its evolution. Kedge Business School is highly committed to promote inclusivity. As Associate Dean for inclusivity, I am in charge of developing a measurement tool. Based on existing works (Bensimon 2004's dashboard; Booth and Ainscow, 2002 questionnaire), the goal is to develop an index to measure inclusivity. In co-creating this tool, one of my starting assumptions is that all stakeholders of a higher education institution should be considered in the measurement: students, employees, alumni, and partners. Also, as a framework, the French legal framework defines 25 criteria of discrimination that can be grouped under four main dimensions: social openness, identity, gender and disability. Like the Positive Impact Rating (PIR) (Dyllick and Muff, 2020), the levels of inclusivity are not intended to be ranked but assessed. The development of the inclusivity index will enable higher education institutions to measure their progress on diversity, to stimulate a supportive and collaborative community of good practice, to design, implement and evaluate inclusive practices. To create a proof of concept, I propose that a group of 10 higher education organizations from different countries co-create and share initial data. I am pleased to invite you and your institution to join this first circle of higher education organizations. Together, we will co-design an inclusivity index to make an impact in our community and beyond. I am open to all levels of involvement and partnership. On one end, you could simply provide your data and, according to your requirements, I provide the results, and the rating. Or, you are invited to co-create at all steps in the process or something in between. All options are possible, as pictured in the chart below. To take the first step, please reach out to me at anicia.jaegler@kedgebs.com."

If you are interested to join the project and to participate to our POC, please contact anicia

all the best

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Dear all,

Having been in this business for over ten years now, working with various accreditations, rankings and overall quality assurance processes, it has struck me how many potential research topics I have encountered that unfortunately remain unexplored. To a large extent this is due to lack of time on my side but also because I have not devoted time to soundboard with my national and international colleagues. Therefore, I now reach out to Accreditation Managers/Directors and Associate Deans, testing the water for a community of best practice, where we can share ideas, discuss challenges but also explore research and thought piece topics and publishing ideas linked to research on accreditation and quality assurance processes. If you are interested in this, please send me a pm and then I'll check AACSB's interest in e.g. creating an affinity group.

With very best wishes,
Dr. Björn Kjellander, Director of Quality Assurance and Accreditation
Jonkoping International Business School, Sweden

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Do you know of an exceptional doctoral student who is aligning his or her research with the RRBM Principles of Responsible Research?

We are pleased to announce two upcoming information sessions regarding the $10,000 RRBM Dare to Care Dissertation Scholarships. Please encourage eligible doctoral students to join. Both sessions will address the award application and selection process, and also allow time for questions from potential applicants.

• Information Session A: Register
  Wednesday, 6 October at 5pm US Pacific Daylight, 8pm US Eastern Daylight
  Thursday, 7 October at 8am China, 11am Australian Eastern Daylight
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• Information Session B: Register
  Thursday, 7 October at 8am US Pacific, 11am US Eastern Daylight Time,
  5pm (17h) Central European Summer Time, 11pm China
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About the RRBM Dare to Care Dissertation Scholarship:

Up to eight scholarships of $10,000 each will be awarded to doctoral students in business schools who are conducting dissertation research aligned with the RRBM Principles of Responsible Research. Eligible research topics will focus on economic inequality, racial, gender or other forms of social justice in organizations, thereby contributing to meeting one or more of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

Applications will be accepted beginning November 1, 2021, through December 1, 2021. Award decisions will be announced March 1, 2022.

The eligible applicant is a doctoral candidate at the beginning stage of the dissertation research; is studying in a business school in any of the disciplines as long as the research falls within the domain described above; and is familiar with the RRBM Principles of Responsible Research.