Not tough enough

With the declining competitiveness of American firms, some are training their guns on B-schools that supply top talent to the industry. By exploring current MBA curriculums, researcher Robert Simonsidentifies four trends — theory creep, mission creep, doing well by doing good, and the quest for enlightenment — that are inimical in today’s competitive markets. By arguing that ‘competing is the essence of business’, he calls for an overhaul of the curriculum away from the guidelines of benevolence and virtue.

Title : The Business of Business Schools: Restoring a Focus on Competing to Win

Source : Social Science Research Network