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Gregory Shine Daycare
Authors: Thomson, Matthew; Rowe, Anthea
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
The executive director of a daycare is trying to figure out how to address legal, financial and safety issues stemming from an incident - two months ago, a two-year old boy broke his leg on the playground...
Your Turn: Staying Focused on Student Learning
Author: Sharpe, Norean R.
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: BizEd Magazine
Publication Year: 2011
While I realize that it’s not feasible for business schools to ignore the rankings, I strongly believe that no school should review or revise its program with the sole aim of earning a better spot on the media lists. Schools that increase applicants, shrink programs, or emulate other institutions—instead of focusing on their own visions—are unlikely to make sustainable progress.
Raising the Bar: Employers’ Views on College Learning in the Wake of the Economic Downturn
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Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Association of American Colleges and Universities
Publication Year: 2010
Employers want their employees to use a broader set of skills and have higher levels of learning and knowledge than in the past to meet the increasingly complex demands they will face in the workplace. A majority of employers believe that colleges should place greater emphasis on a variety of learning outcomes developed through a liberal education...
College Learning for the New Global Century
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Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Association of American Colleges and Universities
Publication Year: 2007
In the twenty-first century, the world itself is setting very high expectations for knowledge and skill. This report—based on extensive input both from educators and employers—responds to these new global challenges. It describes the learning contemporary students need from college, and what it will take to help them achieve it.
Making the Case for Liberal Education: Responding to Challenges
Author: Humphreys, Debra
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Association of American Colleges and Universities
Publication Year: 2006
Behind the scenes, largely unknown to the public and students alike, a consensus is emerging about the kind of education that Americans need to thrive in a knowledge-intensive economy, a globally engaged democracy, and a society where innovation is essential to progress and success. This consensus about essential learning outcomes underscores the value of a liberal education for all college students, regardless of their background or choice of field.
Carbon Footprints: Methods and Calculations
Authors: Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, Stephanie
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
Describes methods to calculate the carbon footprint (greenhouse gas emissions) of an organization's operations and supply chain, and a product or service.
MBAs Gone Wild
Author: Khurana, Rakesh
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The American Interest
Publication Year: 2009
Business schools helped cause our financial woes. Here's how they can help alleviate them...
Multicultural Critical Theory. At B-School?
Author: Wallace, Lane
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2010
“I thought: ‘Holy smokes. In completely different situations, these people are thinking in very similar ways, and there may be something special about this pattern of thinking.’” That insight led Mr. Martin to begin advocating what was then a radical idea in business education: that students needed to learn how to think critically and creatively every bit as much as they needed to learn finance or accounting. More specifically, they needed to learn how to approach problems from many perspectives and to combine various approaches to find innovative solutions.
Liberal Arts and the Bottom Line
Author: Wallace, Lane
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Atlantic
Publication Year: 2010
As a result of recent disasters, as well as increasingly complex global markets and a growing belief that today's business executives need what investment icon Charlie Munger calls a "latticework of frameworks" to solve the growing number of "wicked" problems confronting them, a movement has begun to change what business students learn...
Management Education for Integrity: Ethically Educating Tomorrow's Business Leaders
Authors: Wankel, Charles; Stachowicz-Stanusch, Agata
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication Year: 2011
Recent examples of corporate, national and international ethical and financial scandals and crises have created a need to bolster the ethical acumen of managers through business education...
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