I see much value in opinionated books, they are great at starting conversations. Bearing that in mind I will say that I enjoyed Duff McDonald’s The Golden Passport. He describes the history of Harvard Business School (HBS) and he isn’t afraid to give his thoughts. What then can we learn from a case study of…
Category: Business Schools
The Persistence of Academic Customs
Recently I was reading Max Weber’s thoughts on “Science as a Vocation” given in a lecture on November 7th, 1917. By science Weber means knowledge creation in the broader sense so pretty much all academics should be included as scientists. It can also tell us about the persistence of academic customs. The Persistence of Academic Customs There…
Researchers, Teachers, And Incentives
What do we know about researchers, teachers, and incentives? Market For Stars Roger Martin, former Dean of the Rotman School at the University of Toronto, worries about the future of business schools. I absolutely believe that if business schools don’t take action in the next five years, we are looking at a GM scenario. Some 90% of…
