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The Renaissance We Need in Business Education

Harvard Business Review

Instead of focusing on real and practical problems of relevance to the business world today, “performance” has become the dependent variable in most management research and the root of delusions (to use Phil Rosenzweig’s term ) that business scholars serve up to managers. What can and should we do?

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The Renaissance We Need in Business Education

Harvard Business Review

Instead of being a real practical achievement, “performance” has become the dependent variable in most management research and the root of the delusions (to use Phil Rosenzweig’s term ) that business scholars serve up to managers. There have been many proposals for change and experiments in redesign in the past few years.