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What Should We Teach Our Business Leaders?

Executives must overcome moral hubris and realize they, too, might make bad choices, says Nitin Nohria. Leaders must learn to wield power to work for the greater good, not just to increase profit, says Carly Fiorina Read more »

What Should We Teach Our Business Leaders?
B-Schools' New Mantra: Ethics and Profits

B-Schools' New Mantra: Ethics and Profits

At many top U.S. business schools, the focus is increasingly on teaching students to be both successful and ethical

Why My MBA Was Worth It

Why My MBA Was Worth It

From learning how to read spreadsheets to developing a sense of stewardship, business school was an invaluable experience, writes Dan Lienert

How to Speak Like a Business School Grad

How to Speak Like a Business School Grad

Baffled by business-speak? Don't know a Six Sigma from a paradigm shift? This handy glossary will have you talking like an MBA in no time

What Do You Think Business Leaders Need to Learn?

What Do You Think Business Leaders Need to Learn?

Amid continuing economic turmoil and a succession of financial scandals, Businessweek.com asks people ranging from CEOs to civil rights activists what business leaders need to learn

Discussion

Are business schools adequately preparing the next generation of MBAs?

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Citi's Rhodes Answers the 'Big Question'

Citi's Rhodes Answers the 'Big Question'

The Wall Street legend tells business leaders what they need to focus on

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MBA Programs Are Failing in Ethics

MBA Programs Are Failing in Ethics

Business schools do a poor job of teaching students business ethics. Pro or con?

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