Duelling at dawn
Article Abstract:
The director and 14 council members of the Manchester Business School resigned to protest changes in the vocational, customer-oriented approach of the school. The conflict between academic and pragmatic approaches to masters programs in business is common at US universities also.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Re-engineering the MBA
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Thomas Gerrity is at the forefront of business-school deans who are attempting to change the way business schools operate. As Dean of the Wharton Business School, Gerrity has adopted his 're-engineering' style of management and applied it to the students and the faculty.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Sits. vac. galore
Article Abstract:
Fewer MBAs are being hired, and business schools are having difficulty attracting students. Many deans of top schools have resigned because of the pressure to make changes in school management.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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