Word: businessness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Coming into Harvard, most Business School students acknowledge that much of the Harvard MBA’s value is derived from outside the classroom: the access to rich networks at social functions, the brand name degree—essentially, the promise of a better and brighter future.
“Business School students have a reputation of taking advantage of the social scene,” says John Coleman, who will graduate from the Business School this year with a joint degree from Harvard Kennedy School.
Reflecting on their time at the Business School, this year’s crop of graduates stresses the importance of maintaining a vibrant social life to cement relationships with their peers—connections that may come in handy later in their careers.
Business School professor Jay W. Lorsch does not express surprise when he hears that some students see their experience at Harvard as positioning, not preparing, them for their careers.
“There has been some criticism that the MBA isn’t what it used to be,” Lorsch says. “We’ve been asking ourselves, ‘Are we really equipping students to serve society as the best business...