May 28, 2012

It is time that business schools learnt to walk the walk

Business schools can improve their image by adopting the pro bono ethos of law schools

May 21, 2012

Investment needed in networking education

Students are missing out on opportunities for professional and personal development that would span a lifetime

May 7, 2012

Universities must adapt to financial realities

The traditional rationale for subsidy to higher education no longer makes sense

Apr 30, 2012

Business schools have a role to play in UK growth

A closer relationship is needed between government, business and business education providers

Apr 23, 2012

Academics must bridge divide with business

Professors recognise that business school research should have intellectual rigour – but it must ultimately be useful for business, writes Kai Peters

Apr 16, 2012

Rip up the existing MBA and start afresh

Business schools may resist radical change, especially those overly influenced by the rankings and accreditation agencies

Apr 9, 2012

MBA curriculum needs to embrace theology

The discipine equips students with an understanding of diversity, often at its most conflict-ridden points

Apr 5, 2012

Business schools need to sell sales as a viable career option

There is a need to adopt a far more market-driven approach with an emphasis on role play and communication skills

Apr 2, 2012

Internships leave a little too much to chance

Tomorrow’s business leaders need the learning that comes from collaborative partnerships

Mar 29, 2012

Gap in top tier education is failing a generation of leaders

Business schools teach that it is results that improve performance. It should be the other way around

Mar 26, 2012

An opportunity missed in China

Urgent reform is needed to sustain competitive advantage

Mar 26, 2012

Risk management moves up priority list for deans

Business schools need to balance their appetite for risk taking with a culture of risk management

Mar 19, 2012

Knowhow needed for real-world problems

Companies are increasingly demanding that business schools prepare MBA students to work in the developing world

Mar 12, 2012

Schools must open their minds to new models

Open thinking needs to move closer to the heart of the MBA curriculum

Mar 12, 2012

Business schools need to think beyond convention

New modes of teaching reflect an increasing trust in the wisdom of crowds and a decline in reliance on the teacher as expert

Mar 4, 2012

Leadership gains from diversity in education

Wharton dean says business schools have a unique opportunity to bring together future leaders from all backgrounds

Feb 26, 2012

MBAs need a richer educational framework

Business education is too important to be left only to business schools

Feb 19, 2012

Financial tools must be handled with care

Financial models are useful analytical tools, managers just need to learn how to use them properly

Feb 13, 2012

Too much content is delivered out of context

Schools need to help students to ‘connect the dots’ by helping them to make sense of the business context in which today’s enterprise competes

Feb 6, 2012

Entrepreneurs are only taught half the lesson

Students need to be shown how to use their abilities to build different businesses