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Why an MBA oath?
N. Craig Smith - 12-17-2009
Business schools have become an easy target as the butt of jokes about the causes of the current economic crisis. A recent segment on ‘The Daily Show,’ an American satirical television programme, explored the theme of MBAs being to blame for the crisis and the MBA oath as a possible remedy. Its presenter feigned surprise that not all students were willing to sign up to an oath that said: “I will act with utmost integrity and pursue my work in an ethical manner.” No doubt the view that MBAs would have difficulty in making such a commitment is more widespread and yet it seems such a straightforward commitment to make. So in answer to the question, ‘why an MBA oath?’, one response surely must be: ‘Why not?’ Why should it be so difficult for MBAs to commit to behaving ethically?
INSEAD: Half a century of excellence in business education
Barbara Bierach - 09-30-2009
Coincidentally a year after Lehman Brothers has collapsed, INSEAD, one of the worldwide leading business schools, INSEAD celebrates its 50th anniversary and it is using the occasion to demonstrate to the world that its curriculum and the alumni it has produced, have indeed been a blessing to the business world rather than a curse.
Business Schools get creative for job placement
Barbara Barkhausen - 12-05-2010
“A Darden Call to Arms” was the subject line of an email that the Darden School of Business sent out to its alumni in March 2010. The school was desperately looking for job offers for its graduates, reports BusinessWeek. The recession had slowly eaten away many fantastic job opportunities for MBA students and the outlook for the MBA Class of 2010 was dim.