..., what is business for? In the early days of business schools the answer was to contribute to the well‐being of society as a whole as well as to create wealth. Business schools are starting to go back to this by teaching ethics and social responsibility on their business courses. Practical...

.... Not surprisingly, the spotlight falls on business schools to a considerable degree. Firms depend on these institutions to produce graduates capable of navigating the business ship through increasingly stormy waters. Expectations are naturally high. Practical implications Provides strategic insights...

.... However the two modules required quite different approaches due to the contrasting levels of insight around the topics. Banks Business schools Leadership culture Leadership development Organizational change Organizational culture Organizational development Risk management Training...

... 2011 Abilities Business schools Competences Experiential learning Skills Workplace learning Salford Business School's Graduate Certificate in Management addresses many of the concerns at the heart of BIS, although not, of course, by design because the course has been running...

... – it was leading German business school WHU and the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. Social implications The paper provides...

... The paper describes how Ashridge Consulting, part of a leading European business school, worked in collaboration with The National Trust, the charity which conserves heritage buildings and places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – to provide a development program for Functional Advisors. Insight...

...Allyson Stewart‐Allen; Michael Christ Purpose Reviews the latest management developments and training programs within the Lufthansa School of Business and the London Business School. Design/methodology/approach Under the “Preferred Partnership Concept” the LHSB co‐operates...

... in countries across the globe in a six‐month project timeframe. Findings The solution was to engage Ashridge Business School and specifically its expertise in working virtually and in developing strategy processes. Originality/value The main thrust of the paper is to describe...

... economic climate. Findings The paper discusses the many different MBA programs at Manchester Business School, and the importance of business schools and their research. Originality/value Business schools can play an important role in terms of developing the models...

... to an organization’s profitability. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Executive education Management development Business schools Training costs Decision‐making As in life, chicken and egg situations occur in many aspects of business. So which came first? The chicken or the egg? Who knows...