Rethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads
For decades, MBA graduates from top-tier schools set the standard for cutting-edge business knowledge and skills. Now the business world has changed, say the authors of Rethinking the MBA, and MBA programs must change with it. Increasingly, managers and recruiters are questioning conventional business education.
Their concerns? Among other things, MBA programs aren’t giving students the heightened cultural awareness and global perspectives they need. Newly minted … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Authors: David A. Garvin, Patrick G. Cullen, Srikant Datar | Subject: MBA Related
Creating a Learning Organization
This article sets forth Arthur D. Little’s our current understanding, based on more than a century of work with leading organizations around the world, of the concepts, philosophy, mindset, tools, and methodologies that support effective change and learning in organizations.
Editor’s Note: contains some excellent insights…
Content: Article | Authors: Arun N. Maira, David A. Garvin, Joan L. Bragar, P Ranganath Nayak | Source: “Prism (Arthur D. Little)” | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act
Professor David A. Garvin offers a rare inside glimpse at how the case method is used by both faculty and students in classrooms at Harvard Business School.
Editor’s Note: you can read the entire original article from a link provided in the text.
Content: Article | Author: David A. Garvin | Source: “Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge” | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
As you weigh the options for your company’s next step, how do you decide which way to turn? HBS professors David A. Garvin and Michael A. Roberto offer some tips in this excerpt from Harvard Business Review.
Content: Article | Authors: David A. Garvin, Michael A. Roberto | Source: “Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge” | Subject: Management