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The Roots, Rituals, and Rhetorics of Change : North American Business Schools after the Second World War.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (378 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780804778916
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Roots, Rituals, and Rhetorics of ChangeDDC classification:
  • 650.071/173
LOC classification:
  • HF1130
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: An Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Contexts of Change -- Chapter 3: A Legend of Change: Abraham Flexner -- Chapter 4: A Spirit of Change: Hutchins's University of Chicago -- Chapter 5: An Incubator of Change: The RAND Corporation -- Chapter 6: An Engine of Change: The Ford Foundation -- Chapter 7: A Poster Child of Change: GSIA -- Chapter 8: Spreading the Gospel of Change -- Chapter 9: The Rhetoric of Reality -- Chapter 10: The Rhetoric of Relevance -- Chapter 11: The Rhetoric of Professionalism -- Chapter 12: The Lessons of History -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Summary: The book is a historical study of the changes that took place in North American business schools in the 25 years after the Second World, their roots in earlier history, and their impact on the rhetoric of debate over key issues in management education.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: An Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Contexts of Change -- Chapter 3: A Legend of Change: Abraham Flexner -- Chapter 4: A Spirit of Change: Hutchins's University of Chicago -- Chapter 5: An Incubator of Change: The RAND Corporation -- Chapter 6: An Engine of Change: The Ford Foundation -- Chapter 7: A Poster Child of Change: GSIA -- Chapter 8: Spreading the Gospel of Change -- Chapter 9: The Rhetoric of Reality -- Chapter 10: The Rhetoric of Relevance -- Chapter 11: The Rhetoric of Professionalism -- Chapter 12: The Lessons of History -- Notes -- References -- Index.

The book is a historical study of the changes that took place in North American business schools in the 25 years after the Second World, their roots in earlier history, and their impact on the rhetoric of debate over key issues in management education.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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