Content written by Elizabeth Atwater and published by Babson on 21 February 2019. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: What’s changed? The new Babson MBA now has more room for customization and is more in tune with the job market than ever before. It’s still offered in full-time (one-year and two-year) and part-time (evening and blended) formats, but for the first time no … [Read more...]
What are we teaching in business schools? The royal commission’s challenge to amoral theory
Content written by Walter Jarvis and Natalia Nikolova and published by mbanews Australia on 22 February 2019. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The banking royal commission has seen spectacular resignations, calls for changes in the law, and calls for cultural change within banks. But what about changes in education, which is where much of what’s wrong begins? Business … [Read more...]
Executive Education: Updating for the Age of Complexity
Content written by Angela Montgomery and published by Intelligent Management Inc. on 13 March 2019. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Many business schools continue to offer the same curriculum to their students, even though they are aware that much of it is out of date. While executives will always need to understand things like marketing, finance and how to read a balance … [Read more...]
New flexible full-time MBA of ESMT Berlin better prepares students for German job market
Content written by ESMT and published by (idw) on 26 February 2019. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: ESMT Berlin is updating its full-time MBA curriculum for the upcoming intake in January 2020. The new curriculum will give students more flexibility in their course choices and bring more practical projects into the classroom, preparing them for the concrete demands of the … [Read more...]
Why ‘perpetual learning’ will help you thrive in the changing world of work
Content written by Tae Yoo and published by World Economic Forum. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The world is changing. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here - and it is having an impact on everything, including the future of work. A significant evolution of the labour market is forecast over the next 10 years, and we do not yet fully know all the jobs of the … [Read more...]
How UT-Austin’s Bold Plan for Reinvention Went Belly Up
Content written by Lindsey Ellis and published by The Chronicle of Higher Education. MBA News Digest Comment: Even though this article is about a failed attempt to shake up undergraduate education, much of the lessons learned apply to changing GME programs. Extracted Content: The rise and fall of one research university’s attempt to shake up undergraduate education. Click Here to Read … [Read more...]