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Record Nr.

UNINA9910739414903321

Autore

Miles Edward W

Titolo

The Past, Present, and Future of the Business School / / by Edward W. Miles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9783319336398

3319336398

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIX, 196 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

650.1

Soggetti

Career development

School management and organization

Business ethics

Careers in Business and Management

Organization and Leadership

Business Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Higher Education from Antiquity to the Medieval University -- 3. Medieval Craft Guilds Died Out in Business, but They Are Alive and Thriving in Business Schools -- 4. Critical Juncture I: The Pseudo-Humboldtian Influence -- 5. The Purpose of the University -- 6. Critical Juncture II: Mass Education and the Demise of the Humboldtian University: The Great Paradox-University in Ruin Caused by Its Own Success -- 7. Prestige and Prestige-Seeking in Universities -- 8. Critical Juncture III: The 1959 Foundation Reports: Throwing Out the Baby with the Bath Water? -- 9. Prestige-Seeking by Business Schools -- 10. Credentialing: Safe for Another 800 Years? -- 11. Professions, Professional Schools, and Business as a Profession -- 12. Professional Schools Displace Practice-Based Training -- 13. Lessons from University-Based Journalism Schools and Law Schools -- 14. Lessons from University-Based Medical Schools -- 15.Critical Juncture IV: The State's Reduction in Munificence -- 16. Another Paradox: The Business School in Ruins.



Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the criticism that modern business schools face and how these obstacles have evolved throughout history. Through historical, resource, and professional school contexts, it sheds light on the operating environment of the business school and the challenges endemic to various university-based professional schools, exploring the likelihood that potential interventions will result in success or failure. Business schools are often accused of inhibiting the practice of business by producing research that is irrelevant and does not address real concerns facing managers. This book investigates these accusations by outlining the historical values on which academic institutions are based, the resources and funding available today, and comparisons to other professional schools which undergo a similar level of scrutiny. This extensive coverage will help academics, administrators, faculty, and policy makers with the tools to understand better the ill-will towards businessschools in today's university structure, and ultimately to deliver on the benefits they provide to stakeholders.