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The Renaissance We Need in Business Education

Harvard Business Review

The Gordon-Howell Report in 1959, funded by the Ford Foundation, criticized the weak scientific foundation of business education, suggesting that professors were more like quacks than serious scholars. The economics of operating large campuses, and big faculties and admin staff are inflating the costs of business education beyond reason.

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The Renaissance We Need in Business Education

Harvard Business Review

The Gordon-Howell Report in 1959, funded by the Ford Foundation, criticized the weak scientific foundation of business education, suggesting that professors were more like quacks than serious scholars. The economics of operating large campuses, big faculties, and admin staff are inflating the costs of business education beyond reason.