Description
Book SynopsisAn evidence-based approach to improving the practice of graduate management education Compiled by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) and with contributions by administrators and professors from the top global MBA programs, this book provides business school decision-makers with an evidence-based approach to improving the practice of graduate management education. The book is designed to help navigate the pressures and create revolutionary platforms that leverage a school''s unique competitive advantage in a design distinctly tailored for today''s business realities.
- Offers a unique handbook for improving graduate management education
- Contains contributions from an international group of deans and professors that lead MBA programs
- Sponsored by GMAC, owner of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) exam used by over 5,000 programs worldwide
This important resource gives academics a proven approach for improving gr
Trade Review
an interesting book which deserves to be read by all of us involved with management of any description A thoroughly recommended read. (Project, July 2014)
Table of Contents
Foreword vii
George S. Yip
Introduction: The Change Imperative 1
Brooks C. Holtom and Lyman W. Porter
Chapter 1 Ensuring and Enhancing Future Value 21
Erich C. Dierdorff, Denis J. Nayden, Dipak C. Jain, and Subhash C. Jain
Chapter 2 Framing and Making Strategic Choices 57
Michael Hay
Chapter 3 Managing Aspirations, Resources, and Cost Structures 95
Jikyeong Kang and Andrew W. Stark
Chapter 4 Intellectual Signatures: Impact on Relevance and Doctoral Programs 131
JC Spender and Rakesh Khurana
Chapter 5 Curriculum Matters: Toward a More Holistic Graduate Management Education 179
Sara L. Rynes and Jean M. Bartunek
Chapter 6 Overlooked and Unappreciated: What Research Tells Us About How Teaching Must Change 219
Kenneth G. Brown, J. Ben Arbaugh, George Hrivnak, and Amy Kenworthy
Chapter 7 Student Engagement: Selection, Management, and Outcomes 259
Daniel C. Feldman
Chapter 8 Reclaiming Quality in Graduate Management Education 297
Robert S. Rubin and Frederick P. Morgeson
Epilogue 347
Erich C. Dierdorff and Brooks C. Holtom
Acknowledgments 373
About the Contributors 375
Name Index 395
Subject Index 405
