ISM would like to invite you to meet with their Director of Recruitment and Development on April 19, 2013. ISM will be hosting consultations for candidates interested in enrolling in one of ISM's masters or doctoral programs.

Where: 82 boulevard de La Tour Maubourg, 75007 Paris 
When: April 19th, 2013
Time: 6:00PM to 7.30PM (by appointment only)

Potential candidates will have the opportunity to ask any questions they may have about ISM's program, our international partnerships, scholarship prospects, and admissions guidance for the October 2013 intake.If you are interested in an individual consulation, they are available from 10:00AM to 5:00PM by appointment only.

Alternatively, if you are not available during the day, we would be happy to invite potential candidates to a networking event at one of our facilities from 6PM to 7:30PM, with current students as well as some of ISM's alumni. This will allow you to ask them questions on their own experiences with the ISM program. Also our Academic Director and Student Services Coordinator will be in attendance and you can follow up with them regarding any questions you have.

If you would like to join, please let us know as soon as possible as attendance for either an individual consultation or the networking event will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis. You can request an appointment or to join the recruitment event by contacting This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

We hope to have the pleasure of seeing you on April 19th. 

Students outside the ISM Seminar Center in Paris

March 25, 2013
Paris, FR- International School of Management (ISM) proudly celebrates its 15th year as a leading international business school, with innovative programming in executive education and its founders celebrate 35 years in the field having created cutting-edge international business programs. Since being founded, under the leadership of Professor Jack Forget, PhD, current president of ISM, the International School of Management has developed into an innovative business school, with an exceptionally diverse faculty, staff and student body. From the turn of the century, ISM has worked with over 3000 students from 99 countries, and has built strong partnerships with accredited universities in New York, Shanghai and New Delhi; the ISM is developing further partnerships in other parts of the world including Latin America, Russia and the Gulf countries.
There are many significant accomplishments to highlight in the school's history, including full accreditation by ACBSP for the MBA, IEMBA, DBA, and PhD programs, and cutting-edge courses offered in 4 countries. Improved efforts to increase student support, expand the network of dissertation advisors, develop new and innovative library services, and improve the brand image of the school have contributed to ISM's long-term vision of excellence.

ISM allows executives the opportunity to study together and continue to work on their professional career at the same time. With a combination of e-learning and intensive seminars held in Paris, New York, New Delhi, and Shanghai that last from three days to three weeks, students are guaranteed to have the most valuable, international experience.

The International Conference on Engaged Management Scholarship has been established as the venue for the advancement and sharing of knowledge related to engage management scholarship carried out by professional business doctorate programs. The conference is organized yearly by the Executive Doctorate in Business Administration Council (EDBAC) which has broad international representation of executive doctoral providers. Our purpose is to promote the value of engaged management scholarship and to raise its profile internationally. The 2013 Conference is organized by the Executive Doctorate program at Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University in the US.

The Conference will consist of research papers, poster sessions, panels, invited talks, presentations, and a doctoral consortium. It is open to all scholars who are actively involved in practicing engaged management scholarship or investigating different forms of it. The Conference is the premier international meeting place for students, alumni, faculty and managers involved in professional business doctorate programs around the world.

Besides the academic sessions, the agenda will also include working sessions for directors and program administrators that will provide valuable insight and discussion on program and curriculum design and on the careers and overall perceptions of professional doctorates.

For more information please visit the EDBAC website or register online here

ISM would like to congratulate our Dean Dr. Joseph Santora for his recent publication in the "Management Decision" journal. Dr. Santora's recent publication, entitled "Twenty-first century leadership: international imperatives" was also published with Julie-Anne Sheppard and James Sarros of Monash University in Melbourne Australia.

The aim of this paper is to identify the core issues that organizational leaders are facing internationally, as a result of a globalized and rapidly changing international economic environment. Appropriate leadership competencies and skills that enable organizational leaders to effectively deal with these core globalization issues are examined in detail and are further explained through a conceptual model developed for the purpose of this study.

For more information please refer to the Management Decision Journal, Volume 51 No. 2, 2013 pp. 267-280

We invite you to download ISM's 2012 Newsletter highlighting many accomplishments over the past year in the ISM Community

ism 2013 newsletter.pdf

The International School of Management is offering students the chance to take the Boomberg Assessment Test (BAT) FREE of charge. By taking the BAT, you gain insight into your strengths and weaknesses relative to a career in finance while at the same time showcasing your abilities to a wide range of financial employers. After taking the BAT you have the opportunity to enter your profile into the Bloomberg Talent search - a tool that over 20,000 financial employers are using to find top new talent for financial employment opportunities. The talent search allows employers to view BAT results on an anonymous basis and send connection requests to students that may be a good match for a vacant position. Being included in the talent search allows you to gain access to great career opportunities with absolutely no downside. To participate go to www.takethebat.com and register for the upcoming BAT test session - click on "Find a BAT session near you" and then choose "France" as the location and you will find the ISM session listed. An upcoming session is scheduled for Saturday, January 26th, 2013 at 10:00 am. There must be a minimum of 10 participants for the session to run . For more information please contact the Academic Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

ISM is pleased to announce that current Ph.D candidate Ronald Jean Degen was invited to chair two
sessions at the CIE-TEA 2012 from November 1-3 2012 Conference where he presented two papers he
wrote related to his coursework at ISM.

The conference was held in Izmir, Turkey and featured speakers were Joseph Stieglitz (Nobel Price
winner in the “Economy” sector) and the Turkish Finance Minister. Congratulations Ronald on your high
achievement.

Ms. Zina Kyrikaos recently attended the Women in Leadership (WIN) Conference held in Rome titled “Make Space, Find Possibilties” from October 3-6 2012. The global conference provided an important opportunity for Ms. Kyriakos to meet with several business school professors and exchange knowledge and expertise, such as Senior Professor Beatrice Bauer from the “Bocconi School of Management” and
Professor Julia Prats from the “IESE Business School” in Barcelona. Ms. Kyriakos was an active participant in the Conference, participating in four-day workshops on women empowering women; women leaders coming into their own: feminine leadership in action; managing the dark side of growth; creating tomorrow today; and an open dialogue on the power of gender diversity.

Ms. Kyriakos is also the founder of a NGO “Change and Development Foundation” (CFD) based in Beirut which attempts to tap into the wellspring of unexplored and latent talent of women as well as fashion programs to assist schools and universities in leadership development. 

Dr. Maria V. Doria (Chartered Psychologist) has recently won the EECERA 2012 Best Practitioner Research Award for her research work into the technique of Video Interaction Guidance as a therapeutic intervention for vulnerable families linked with substance abuse and mental health problems. You can read part of her research in Doria, M.V., Strathie, C. & Strathie, S. (2011). Supporting vulnerable families to change through video interaction guidance. In H. Kennedy, M. Landor, & L. Todd, Video Interaction Guidance (pp.121-133). London: Jessica Kingsley. The EECERA is the European Early Childhood Education Research Association, an independent, self-governing, international association which promotes and disseminates multi-disciplinary research on early childhood and its applications to policy and practice.

ISM is pleased to announce and congratulate Dr. Peter Horn on his achievement in becoming the President of ACBSP

ACBSP Installs its First President affiliated with a school from outside the United States: Dr. S. Peter Horn, chancellor at the International School of Management (ISM) in Paris, France. The announcement was made at the ACBSP Annual Conference held June 15-18 in Baltimore, Md.

Horn's involvement with ACBSP has been extensive. He became a member around 1998 when ISM began the accreditation process. He has served on various ACBSP committees. Furthermore, Horn has been instrumental in the growth of the International Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP Region 8), serving as president from 2009-11.

To learn more about Dr. Horn's recent achievement please download this article from the ACBSP.