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"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:
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PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Business Schools at a CrossroadsPart I: The State of Business Education1. The Changing MBA Marketplace2. A Close Look at the Curriculum3. A Rising Chorus of Concerns4. Common Responses to Challenges5. InnovationsPart II: New Pathways in a New World6. Chicago Graduate School of BusinessFlexibility & the discipline-based approach7. INSEADThe credo of globalization8. Center for Creative LeadershipLeadership development at the core9. Harvard Business SchoolGeneral management & the focus on practice10. Yale School of ManagementIntegration & large-scale change11. Stanford Graduate School of BusinessCustomization & large-scale changeConclusion: The Future of Business Learning