on the programme is senior professors in the school. These tend to have called Ethical Finance, which I co-taught with one of our corporate social
significant past business and/or consultancy experience as well as aca- responsibility professors and we brought in ethical fund managers and the
demic qualifications. Within the school we have a history of recruiting like to complement the more academic material that was in the course.
some early retirees and practitioners who want a career change. We tend
to encourage them to do PhDs late in life and inculcate academic modes Of course one of the most useful sources of recent practical experience is
of thought in that way. They bring to the School very up-to-date practi- the students themselves. Given that the students are drawn from a work
cal experience. Unfortunately, within the business school community in environment where they have management experience they tend to ques-
general, the number of people who have worked outside the University tion things so, ultimately, current practice is always being considered.
sector is diminishing over time.
Given the competitive demands placed upon corporations today,
In the event, we tend to buy in relatively few outsiders. We might buy in, and increasing globalization - both of which require tomorrow’s
for example, a consultancy module from practicing consultants, but what business leaders to be flexible and manage workforces and inter-
we are more likely to do in our courses is to invite guest speakers to par- nal structures that cross cultural and political lines – have you re-
ticipate. For example for the first time last year, we introduced a module defined your mBA programmes? The core theme of our programmes
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