Gravy Training: Inside the Business of Business Schools
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (561 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0787949310 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 338 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. The authors contAnd that, unsure of their role and facing intense competition, these schools must change dramatically if they are to survive. 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 top business schools, where the focus is often on generating huge enrollment fees and big-time consulting contracts for faculty. And they ask the hard questions these schools have so far failed to address.
Peter Lorenzi said Misguided b-school bashing: Redux. I originally wrote this review anonymously; 17 of "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 when all the authors studied is Mercedes Benz. The real "business" of business schools must cover the part-time and undergraduate programs. There are transparent inconsistencies: The authors bash b-schools for promoting a cult of gurus, only the authors qu. 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 when all the authors studied is Mercedes Benz. The real "business" of business schools must cover the part-time and undergraduate programs. There are transparent inconsistencies: The authors bash b-schools for promoting a cult of gurus, only the authors qu. Misguided 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 when all the authors studied is Mercedes Benz. The real "business" of business schools must cover the part-time and undergraduate programs. There are transparent inconsistencies: The authors bash b-schools for promoting a cult of gurus, only the authors qu. 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 when all the authors studied is Mercedes Benz. The real "business" of business schools must cover the part-time and undergraduate programs. There are transparent inconsistencies: The authors bash b-schools for promoting a cult of gurus, only the authors qu. Peter Lorenzi said 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 schools must cover the part-time and undergraduate programs.The authors bash b-schools for promoting a cult of gurus, only the authors also promote and quote gurus at every turn. And they use the same gurus to criticize the very schools that hire and promote the. Blah omarbukka Nothing interesting at all here. You could do just as well by doing a search of recent Businessweek articles.
From Library Journal After more than a century, have business schools delivered on their original promise? That depends on your interpretation, say British business journalists Crainer and Dearlove. The authors' frequent put-downs of Harvard Business School and their glorification of INSEAD, the elite French business school, may suggest a Eurocentric bent. . Required reading for aspiring MBA students and corporate human resources managers; MBA administrators and faculty should read it but probably won't.ASusan DiMattia, "Library Hotline" & "Corporate Library Update" Copyright 1999 Reed Busin