Changed Learning Needs: Some Radical Reflections on B-School Education

Abstract

The world is changing at an accelerating pace. Business schools have an opportunity to prepare graduates who can cope with this change and help shape it. But how? Gandhi said: “Be the change you want to see in the world.” This is good advice for business schools. Students go to business schools to prepare to lead and manage organizations; their goal is professional. However, research shows that the primary, de facto purpose of many business schools is to produce research that promotes the careers of faculty and the standing of the business school. Instead, b-school graduates should be prepared in three dimensions: knowing, doing, and being. The “knowing” dimension requires faculty who are conducting research and who have professional experience. The “doing” dimension requires an emphasis upon experiential education and the use of practice fields. The “being” dimension requires faculty who can mentor students and help them become the change the business school wants to see in the world. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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