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The Economist

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The Economist Correspondent’s Diary at Haas

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.

MBAs – @TheEconomist says We’re Alright.

‘Despite the negative press, many MBA students remain a force for good’ says The Economist. Woohoo!

Stern’s Salomon on Improving the MBA.

NYU Stern’s Robert Salomon and Stanford’s Garth Saloner have ideas on improving the MBA.

How China Sees the World and the Middle East

Interesting Q&A with Ben Simpendorfer on two pet obsessions China and the Middle East in The New Yorker.

Hippocratic MBAs? | The Economist

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 End of MBA Internationalism? | The Economist

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.

Grads’ Global Popularity Charts.

Where are US college students most excited about launching their careers?

Yes Grad School. No Grad School.

The Economist’s Free Exchange blog responds to Penelope Trunk’s Don’t try to dodge the recession with grad school post.

The Economist on Global Executive Pay.

The Economist says senior managers in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia are the world’s best paid (adjusted for taxes and living expenses)

Globality.

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.

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