Rethinking the MBA : business education at a crossroads / Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin, Patrick G. Cullen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Datar, Srikant M., author.

Garvin, David A., author.

Cullen, Patrick G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business education--United States.

Business education.

Master of business administration degree--United States.

Master of business administration degree.

Business schools--United States.

Business schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 378 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business School Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Business Schools Face Test of Faith." "Is It Time to Retrain B-Schools?" As these headlines make clear, business education is at a major crossroads.For decades, MBA graduates from top-tier schools set the standard for cutting-edge business knowledge and skills. Now the business world has changed, say the authors of Rethinking the MBA, and MBA programs must change with it. Increasingly, managers and recruiters are questioning conventional business education.Their concerns? Among other things, MBA programs aren't giving students the heightened cultural awareness and global perspectives they need. Newly minted MBAs lack essential leadership skills. Creative and critical thinking demand far more attention.In this compelling and authoritative new book, the authors: Document a rising chorus of concerns about business schools gleaned from extensive interviews with deans and executives, and from a detailed analysis of current curricula and emerging trends in graduate business education Provide case studies showing how leading MBA programs have begun reinventing themselves for the better Offer concrete ideas for how business schools can surmount the challenges that come with reinvention, including securing faculty with new skills and experimenting with new pedagogiesRich with examples and thoroughly researched, Rethinking the MBA reveals why and how business schools must define a better pathway for the future.

Contents:

Introduction : a degree in transition

The changing MBA marketplace

A close look at the curriculum

A rising chorus of concerns

Meeting the challenges of globalization, leadership, and integration

Innovations in pedagogy and course design

University of Chicago Booth School of Business : flexibility and the discipline-based approach

INSEAD : the credo of globalization

The Center for Creative Leadership : leadership development at the core

Harvard Business School : general management and the focus on practice

Yale School of Management : integration and large-scale change

Stanford Graduate School of Business : customization and large-scale change

Conclusion : business schools at a crossroads.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781422158760

1422158764