What’s a week at Haas like? The Economist’s Correspondent’s Diary offers an inside look at how the students are dealing with a mean economy and even meaner press.
‘Despite the negative press, many MBA students remain a force for good’ says The Economist. Woohoo!
NYU Stern’s Robert Salomon and Stanford’s Garth Saloner have ideas on improving the MBA.
Interesting Q&A with Ben Simpendorfer on two pet obsessions China and the Middle East in The New Yorker.
Harvard Business School students take an ethical oath. The Economist isn’t impressed but starts a readers’ debate to discuss. Meanwhile, an unrelated Economist article on cheating scientists finds that shock, horror scientists too may be ethically challenged. An all too human condition it seems.
The Economist reports on growing evidence that students are choosing not to travel to business schools – especially to the US where loans and job prospects are in decline.
Where are US college students most excited about launching their careers?
The Economist’s Free Exchange blog responds to Penelope Trunk’s Don’t try to dodge the recession with grad school post.
The Economist says senior managers in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia are the world’s best paid (adjusted for taxes and living expenses)
The Economist’s recent special report on Globalization discusses the decreasing uni-polarity (or Americanized) nature of global business. BCG have coined a new term – Globality – to describe it which will no doubt enter common business parlance soon as Ghosn’s frugal engineering already has.