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SUMMARY:Conferences by Dr. Gorkem Celik & Dr. Marie Bessec
DESCRIPTION:Certification Strategies & Environmental News Impact: Insights from Africa Business School \nOn April 18th\, two conferences took place at Africa Business School: \nDr. Gorkem Celik from ESSEC Business School presented “Selling Certification and Market Information\,” a paper co-written with Dr. Roland Strausz from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. In their paper\, they consider a monopolistic certifier offering certification services to a seller with partial private information. The certifier can publicly reveal the private information of a seller as well as publicly certify additional market information about the good’s quality. They show that the certifier maximizes profits by fully revealing the seller’s private information and by only partially revealing the additional information about the good’s quality. Thus\, optimal contracts eliminate any inefficiencies associated with private information\, but by not fully eliminating market uncertainty\, inefficiencies remain. The certifier finds it suboptimal to provide full market information as it requires high information rents from the privately informed seller. \nFollowing this\, Dr. Marie Bessec from Paris Dauphine University presented “The Impact of Green Sentiment Measured From Media Data on Financial Markets\,” a paper co-written with Dr. Julien Fouquau from ESCP Business School. Their paper examines the impact of environmental news coverage in US newspapers on stock markets. Using textual analysis with a dictionary-based approach\, they obtained several measures of attention\, tonality\, and uncertainty in the coverage of environmental news in major US newspapers. They considered different weighting schemes to account for the visibility and relevance of the text sources\, as well as several sets of newspapers to measure the possible impact of their editorial line. Their results show that greater attention to environmental news in the US media reduced the excess returns of carbon-intensive stocks and increased their volatility over the last decade\, especially when the coverage was uncertain. In contrast\, green assets are less sensitive to the coverage of environmental news. Restricting the corpus of texts to conservative newspapers mitigates the impact of coverage. Overall\, their results illustrate how rising environmental concerns lead investors to change their asset allocation.
URL:https://abs.um6p.ma/event/conferences-by-dr-gorkem-celik-dr-marie-bessec/
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SUMMARY:Kick-off of the Master in Business Analytics for Transformation
DESCRIPTION:MBAT\, Africa Business School’s new flagship program \nThe Master in Business Analytics For Transformation (MBAT)\, Africa Business School’s new flagship program\, kicked off on Saturday\, April 20. The event featured key messages from the program director and vice dean\, addressing the challenges of success in the digital age. \nAfrica Business School tackles these challenges with a program that: \n• Is accessible to all\, targeting a diverse audience beyond engineers or scientific profiles.\n• Takes a practical and holistic approach\, focusing on learning through business applications and viewing professions through an analytics lens.\n• Emphasizes profound transformation\, guiding students in identifying potential applications and practicing comprehensive project management in Analytics. \nDuring the kickoff\, it was emphasized that despite the performance of advanced analytical tools and models\, their adoption remains insufficient. Success in the digital age requires becoming a Generalizing Specialist\, understanding both technology and its implications. \nEfficient change management approaches are crucial for adopting technologies and solutions inferred by analytics tools and models\, involving strategies\, business models\, and operating models. Incumbents who fail to manage change risk disruption\, as data\, digital\, and analytics become integral to disruptive business models. Organizations must adapt to exponential technological change\, particularly complex auto-adaptive organizations.
URL:https://abs.um6p.ma/event/kick-off-of-the-master-in-business-analytics-for-transformation/
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SUMMARY:ABS Perspectives & Dialogues in collaboration with University of Ghana Business School
DESCRIPTION:Welcoming Dr. Rita Amoah Bekoe & Dr. Godfred Matthew Yaw Owusu \nAs part of the ABS Perspectives & Dialogues Series\, two seminars were organized in collaboration with the University of Ghana Business School. On Wednesday\, April 24th\, Dr. Rita Amoah Bekoe\, representing the Accounting Department\, delivered a talk on the topic “What have we learnt from Corporate Sustainability performance research in the past two decades?” The session aimed to delve into the insights gleaned from research on corporate sustainability over the last twenty years. \nFollowing this\, on Thursday\, April 25th\, Dr. Godfred Matthew Yaw Owusu\, an Associate Professor from the Department of Accounting\, presented on “An Investigation into Financial Behaviour and Financial Well-being of Professional Footballers in Ghana.” This session explored the financial dynamics and well-being of professional footballers within the Ghanaian context. \nThese seminars provided valuable platforms for scholarly exchange and critical examination of pertinent topics within the realms of corporate sustainability and financial behaviors\, contributing to a deeper understanding of these subjects among attendees.
URL:https://abs.um6p.ma/event/abs-perspectives-dialogues-in-collaboration-with-university-of-ghana-business-school/
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SUMMARY:Africa Business School hosts EC Africa Program
DESCRIPTION:Inaugural Morocco Immersion Week \nThe EC-Africa Program\, hosted at the Africa Business School and in collaboration with Columbia Business School\, recently launched its inaugural Morocco Immersion Week. This dynamic initiative provided participants with a comprehensive experience delving into Morocco’s vibrant business landscape while also marking the commencement of the project implementation phase. The program tackled the pressing issue of climate change in Morocco and Africa during a session moderated by Prof. Rachid Serraj\, Director of Strategy and the Africa Initiative at UM6P\, alongside three esteemed experts.\nThe session delved deep into the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change\, offering invaluable insights into Morocco’s strategies and the broader implications for the African continent. Prof. Rachid Serraj shared his pioneering efforts in understanding climate risks\, laying the groundwork for sustainable solutions. Meanwhile\, Fatima Driouech traced the evolution of climate progress from COP22 to COP29\, shedding light on the milestones achieved and the roadmap ahead. Additionally\, Ghani Chehbouni explored the intersection of agriculture and climate resilience\, highlighting both the opportunities and challenges faced in Morocco and across Africa.\nThis collaborative effort between academia and industry underscores a proactive approach to addressing global challenges within the realm of business education. By combining immersive experiences like the Morocco Immersion Week with in-depth discussions on pressing topics such as climate change\, the EC-Africa Program is setting the stage for groundbreaking advancements in global business education\, fostering a holistic understanding of the interconnected issues shaping our world today.
URL:https://abs.um6p.ma/event/africa-business-school-hosts-ec-africa-program%d9%8e/
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