Herein, Ben Arbaugh discusses his article, "Virtual Classroom Characteristics and Student Satisfaction in Internet-Based MBA Courses," not only in terms of its impact on his career and studies of online delivery in business schools but also in terms how it is and can be representative of what business and management education (BME)…

This commentary to "Gender in the Management Education Classroom" (Bilimoria, O'Neil, Hopkins, & Murphy, 2010) employs social identity and self-categorization theory to analyze the incident described in the article. In any MBA classroom, students are dealing with multiple group memberships. Similar to workplace settings, when the focus is on…

Many scholars have found fault with the way business schools conduct their business (Pfeffer & Fong, 2002; Mintzberg, 2004; Bennis & O'Toole, 2005; Andrews & Tyson, 2006). This article argues that B-schools should overhaul their curriculum and encourage faculty to undertake research which is useful for practitioners. Suggestions are made for…

Perspectives about colleges and business schools are offered by a businessman who chose academia as a second career. It is suggested that business education is a mature, but still very good present and future market. However, currently there is a more competitive and discriminating market for Masters of Business Administration than in the recent…

Describes the design and implementation of a program offered through the United Kingdom's Open University that leads to a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) degree. The national need for management development opportunities is discussed, different entry standards based on prior education and experience are explained, and the use of…

This paper considers trends in the relationship between English institutions of higher education and those who participate in them. It is suggested that a move from a client-professional toward a customer-provider relationship has occurred. A drawback of the client-professional model is the creation of unequal power relationships; the…

Questions the future of the Master of Library Science (MLS) Degree in a field which in the past has criticized and doubted its professionalism. At a conference sponsored by the Association for Library and Information Science Education, educators and librarians discussed problems of the field and projected areas of change. (CDD)

Guidelines for the development of courses in finance for master of business administration (MBA) programs are established in order to strengthen and diversify their offerings. A survey of business faculty members shows there is often a lack of concentration on finance and marketing in MBA programs. The following procedures should be implemented in…

Focusing on educational administration in Canada, this paper deals with three aspects: concerns of educational administrators, preparation and inservice programs, and research in educational administration. The first section begins by presenting the structure and function of educational administration in Canada, including provincial departments of…