The Past, Present, and Future of the Business School
Edward W. Miles
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Description for The Past, Present, and Future of the Business School
Hardback. Num Pages: 215 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNM; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 411.
This book examines the criticism that modern business schools face and how these obstacles have evolved throughout history. Through historical, resource, and professional school contexts, it sheds light on the operating environment of the business school and the challenges endemic to various university-based professional schools, exploring the likelihood that potential interventions will result in success or failure.
Business schools are often accused of inhibiting the practice of business by producing research that is irrelevant and does not address real concerns facing managers. This book investigates these accusations by outlining the historical values on which academic institutions are based, the resources ... Read more
This book examines the criticism that modern business schools face and how these obstacles have evolved throughout history. Through historical, resource, and professional school contexts, it sheds light on the operating environment of the business school and the challenges endemic to various university-based professional schools, exploring the likelihood that potential interventions will result in success or failure.
Business schools are often accused of inhibiting the practice of business by producing research that is irrelevant and does not address real concerns facing managers. This book investigates these accusations by outlining the historical values on which academic institutions are based, the resources ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319336381
SKU
V9783319336381
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Ref
99-15
About Edward W. Miles
Edward W. Miles is the Faculty Director of MBA Programs in the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, USA, where he has taught for over 25 years. Prior to that, he was on the faculty of the College of Commerce at Clemson University, USA.
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