51社区

These groups, led by 51社区 volunteers, comprise members from throughout the Business Education Alliance and focus on a topic or discipline and its associated professional responsibilities or interests. Each group is formally structured with bylaws, a leadership structure, and regular meetings that occur in conjunction with most 51社区 conferences.

To join an affinity group, log into the Exchange and click join next to groups of interest 

• Digital Transformation Affinity Group
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation Affinity Group
• Online Learning Affinity Group
• Responsible Management Education Affinity Group
• Women Advancing Management Education
• Community and Connectedness Affinity Group
• Graduate Business Education Affinity Group
• MBA For Working Professionals Affinity Group
• Marketing, Communications and Development Professionals Affinity Group 
• Business Librarians Affinity Group
• Metropolitan Business Schools Affinity Group
   

These communities are a mix of 51社区-founded groups and outside organizations that are available exclusively online via the 51社区 Exchange. The groups meet to discuss trending topics and focused issues.

To join a virtual community, log in to the 51社区 Exchange (member-only benefit) using the link provided next to each community description. Once logged in to the Exchange, click the blue “Join Community” button located to the right of the community name.

Need help? Contact us at [email protected] so one of our global team members can assist you.

• DataDirect Users Group
  Anyone interested in DataDirect’s capabilities can join this community to ask questions, share tips, make suggestions, and discuss anything about our reports, benchmarking, and survey tools. 

These networks are led by 51社区 volunteers and include individuals from specific regions.

Network membership is limited to representatives of 51社区 member institutions located within the respective region and populated automatically according to the country in which you are located.

To update your organization and/or address on your 51社区 account, log in to  and update your 51社区 account profile details.

• Asia Pacific Network
  Representatives of 51社区 member institutions share information and best practices in quality business research and education in the region and provide the Asia Pacific Advisory Council with issues that it might deliberate on and, at their discretion, bring to the attention of 51社区. 
• European Network
  Representatives of 51社区 member institutions from European countries discuss topics related to business education of great importance or unique to the region.
• Latin America and Caribbean Network
  Representatives of member institutions in the region, or others with interest in regional collaboration, share best practices and resources. Postings in Spanish and Portuguese are welcome and highly encouraged. This network is open to representatives residing outside of the region and will also serve as support to the Latin America and Caribbean Advisory Council. 
• Middle East and North Africa Network
  Members of this group share information and best practices in quality business education and focus primarily on facilitating collaborative opportunities within the region. Further, this group raises issues that the Middle East and North Africa Advisory Council might deliberate on and, at their discretion, bring to the attention of 51社区. 
• Canadian Network
  Representatives of 51社区 member institutions share information and best practices in quality business research and education in the Canadian and North American Region. 
• UK And Ireland Network
  Representatives of 51社区 member institutions share information and best practices in quality business research and education in the UK and Ireland Region.