Executive Development: Volume 7 Issue 5
Table of contents
The Best of Times or the Worst of Times?: The Future of the MBA Market in the USA in the 1990s
James W. SchmotterExamines reasons for “turmoil” in the US management education market.Increasing numbers of MBA schools are responding by changing theirprogrammes, but the pursuit of academic…
Corporate Challenges in the 1990s and the Implications for European Management Education
Paul R. SparrowConsiders the forces shaping European Business Schools. Changes inparticipation rates in higher education carry implications for customerpower in management education. A relevant…
A Client’s Perception of Business Education
Nigel BarrettOutlines the requirements of a business school. Business schools shouldbe centres of excellence with high‐quality faculty. Learning styles ofindividuals should be considered and…
Keeping the Customers Satisfied: The Real Business of Management Development
Judy OliverThe management development market has become client‐led but it remainsdifficult to make sense of a saturated market. Presents an investmentformula for management development which…
The Future of Distance Learning in Management Development
John DanielExamines the increasing role of distance learning in managementdevelopment, drawing on the success of the Open University and the OpenBusiness School. Concludes that distance…
Custom‐designed Programmes: The Strategic Response and Implementation Issues Faced by Business Schools
Tony CockerillManagement education and training needs to be specific to strategic aimsof organizations. Considers the advantages of company programmes andexamines the experience of Manchester…