Hopwood is bad business for business schools

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The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the Hopwood case banned affirmative action admissions based on race at the University of Texas School of Law. If business schools are forced to comply with this ruling, it will curtail the advancement of minorities to management positions and will limit job opportunities for all business school students. Corporations want to hire minority students. Hundreds of corporate representatives visit business schools annually to recruit new employees. They will suspend these visits if the schools' student bodies are insufficiently diverse.

Cases, Human resource management, Recruiting, Corporations, Affirmative action, Business students, Minority college students

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Has business school education become a scandal?

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John H. McArthur's comments in the Wall Street Journal about business schools and business degrees in the US being a scandal are refuted by the deans of various business schools. While all admit that some degrees are better than others, many point out that McArthur's comments were elitist, failing to recognize the benefits of many non-Harvard MBAs. Some, however, do point out that business schools do not respond well to the needs of the market. Most agree that the general level of quality in business schools has increased in recent decades.

Business and Secretarial Schools, Business & Secretarial Schools, United States, Master of business administration degree, Criticism and interpretation, McArthur, John H.

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Should there be a Nobel prize in business?

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A suggestion by 'The Economist' that a Nobel prize be established for business drew a variety of responses from business leaders and scholars in the field. Most disliked the idea, on grounds ranging from the practical (it would be difficult to establish reasonable parameters) to the philosophical (too much emphasis already goes to CEOs). Some suggested that the cash portion of the Nobel is inappropriate, though simple recognition might be desirable.

Business, Achievements and awards, Nobel prizes, international

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