MBAs Pledge to Produce Corporate Citizens
Management education took a particular bashing last year, from Philip Delves Broughton’s much-publicised book on Harvard’s MBA output last year to Henry Mintzberg’s more expected attack on traditional courses. So Matthew Stewart’s criticism isn’t exactly out of the blue. But are b-schools listening? Jeanette Purcell, the head of the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the international accreditation body, thinks so. She foresees three big priority shifts among the MBA and management education providers: Interpersonal skills — collaboration, team-building and communication will be the hallmarks of future leaders, as mavericks are replaced by a more ‘servant-leader’ style of executive. Managing change — whether it’s as a result of the recession, or simply a response to the ever faster pace of change and…
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