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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Business School offers an extensive range of programs, from two-week seminars on very specific business topics to the more prominent 13-week Advanced Management Program (AMP). The money-making programs draw business people from around the world to the B-School campus...

Author: By Jeffrey P. Meier, | Title: Back to School for Money Moguls | 2/1/1986 | See Source »

...Says AMP instructor and B-School professor George C. Lodge of the program, "It's extremely exciting. It's different from MBAs because they bring a wide variety of often very deep experience." He said that while participants aren't graded, they contribute to class discussion because of peer pressure...

Author: By Jeffrey P. Meier, | Title: Back to School for Money Moguls | 2/1/1986 | See Source »

Originally started as the War Production Training Course in 1943, the AMP was first offered in order to "search for different statistical methods relating to war victory," says Hokanson. He says the program was designed "originally to bring key people up to date" in the efficient production of war time goods. In its current form, the program is specifically intended for senior level executives with at least 20 years of executive experience...

Author: By Jeffrey P. Meier, | Title: Back to School for Money Moguls | 2/1/1986 | See Source »

...AMP was later joined in the 1950's by the 14-week Program for Management Development (PMD), intended for business managers of between five and 10 years of experience. In the early 1970's, two more extensive programs were added to the curriculum: the eight-week International Senior Managers Program for senior execs from multinational or non-U.S. companies and the nine-week Owner/President Management Program for top level management...

Author: By Jeffrey P. Meier, | Title: Back to School for Money Moguls | 2/1/1986 | See Source »

Michael Spire (guitar, amp) -- Along Brattle Street, Spiro plays three or four times a week. He writes and performs "comedy music" since "it's less boring than playing Neil Young and James Taylor songs all night." He is particularly proud of his song "Music, Sex, and Cookies," which played nationally on the Dr. Demento show...

Author: By Daniel B. Wroblewski, | Title: Popping Strings For Profit | 7/23/1985 | See Source »

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