Mintzberg on MBA programs
I describe the MBA in the book as a degree from 1908 with a 1950s strategy. Because the degree was created in 1908 and business schools have had no new degree since 1908 and the strategy was set up...
View ArticleMBA graduates still in demand
In spite of recent concerns in the business school world that MBA degrees do not teach students skills that companies need, recruiters are increasingly giving the professional services firms a run for...
View ArticleRecent business program rankings
and IESE’s position worldwide: #12 Executive Education programs – Open enrollment, Business Week #12 Executive Education programs – Customized curriculum, Business Week #16 Executive MBA programs,...
View ArticleThe banker and the fisherman
An oldie but a goodie. An investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The...
View ArticleWhat is a Master’s degree worth?
A debate at NYTimes.com Regarding MBA degrees in particular, see this, that, and the other thing. The post What is a Master’s degree worth? appeared first on Richard Brisebois PhD.
View ArticleBusiness schools and their inability to make you think
via The Management Myth The best business schools will tell you that management education is mainly about building skills—one of the most important of which is the ability to think (or what the M.B.A.s...
View ArticleMintzberg: Who Will Fix the US Economy?
The place to start is America’s executive suites, which should be cleared of mercenaries in order to encourage real leadership. That is the easy part: get rid of the obscene compensation packages and...
View ArticleThey will be managing my retirement fund… and yours!
February 2011: dozens of MBA applicants at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business are found to have submitted plagiarized essays. February 2012: a dozen MBA applicants at UCLA’s Anderson School of...
View ArticleDecline of ‘Western Civ’ in the undergrad? No problem, the MBA will take care...
Survey courses in “Western Civilization,” once a common component of undergraduate curricula, have almost disappeared as a requirement at many large private research universities and public flagships,...
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