Gravy Training: Inside the Business of Business Schools
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (511 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0787949310 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 338 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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And they ask the hard questions these schools have so far failed to address.. The authors contAnd that, unsure of their role and facing intense competition, these schools must change dramatically if they are to survive. An intriguing mix of stories and hard data, Gravy Training clearly shows how many of our most revered business schools have reached a crucial crossroads in their development. Are today's top business schools really crucibles of cutting-edge theory and management expertise? Or are they merely cash cows for universities and educators alike? In Gravy Training, two hard-hitting journalists uncover the inner workings of the world's to
"Misguided b-school bashing: Redux" according to Peter Lorenzi. I originally wrote this review anonymously; 17 of 2Misguided b-school bashing: Redux I originally wrote this review anonymously; 17 of 23 readers found the review helpful. Here is my update: The title is misleading: This is a look at full-time MBA and executive (MBA) programs at the arguably best business schools in the world. This is like claiming a study to be a study of the auto industry . readers found the review helpful. Here is my update: The title is misleading: This is a look at full-time MBA and executive (MBA) programs at the arguably best business schools in the world. This is like claiming a study to be a study of the auto industry . Shallow, contradictory, misleading and disappointing. This is not a book about the business of business schools. It is a look at full-time MBA and executive (MBA) programs at the arguably best business schools in the world. This is like saying this is a study of the auto industry when all you have studied is Mercedes Benz. The real "business" of business school. omarbukka said Blah. Nothing interesting at all here. You could do just as well by doing a search of recent Businessweek articles.
The authors' frequent put-downs of Harvard Business School and their glorification of INSEAD, the elite French business school, may suggest a Eurocentric bent. Times have changed, and business schools haven't; they need to face up to the competition from consultants and the more than 1500 "corporate universities" in the United States alone. Greater emphasis on technology, better philosophical connections with the market they serve, and cooperative programs and projects are some of the approaches that they think can save MBA progra