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...rigor, saying that business school classes mean nothing without grade accountability. From their perspective, the cooperative environment that the no-release policy fosters is outweighed by its detrimental effects on academic motivation and excellence. That said it’s hard to see how releasing grades to employers would fix HBS’s problems. Since 65 to 75 percent of the school gets a grade of “II,” and only the bottom ten percent a legitimately bad grade of “III,” the only students who would really be more...
...It’s an issue of whether it’s an escape, or a way to fix things,” Garber says. “So if you’re doing it just to get out of the situation and to not even think about it, then it’s never going to be effective. The people who take time off, effectively and successfully, are the ones who are disciplined enough to know how to use it,” says Garber...
...cancellation. But Monday’s report contained few concrete recommendations to prevent similar situations in the future. “What I anticipated was that we would do this inquiry and figure out one or two things that went wrong and just be able to fix them,” said Matthew R. Greenfield ’08, a member of the commission. “However, the problems were far more nuanced than we anticipated.” The report levels criticism at both the UC and the HCC. According to the report, the UC failed to allocate...
...FIX THE RETIREMENT PROBLEM...
...Wagoner up to the task? Can an insider, who rose within GM, have the nerve to take the ruthless measures necessary to fix his ailing company? So far, GM's board is standing by its chairman's relatively cautious strategy. The same may not be said of Kirk Kerkorian, the casino mogul and billionaire who owns nearly 10% of GM shares. He has lost an estimated $390 million on his stake and has indicated he may seek board representation. Kerkorian tried to take over Chrysler, and while he isn't expected to try that with GM, he's likely...