(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, University of Stellenbosch Business School, 2013-04) Powell, John
There’s a lot of breast
beating and self-examination
going on in the
South African business
school community at the
moment. The national
authority for higher education is increasing
the entry requirements for MBAs, enabling
schools to offer a ‘professional master’s’
with a reduced research component. The
accepted wisdom is that an MBA should
do less in terms of research, allowing more
time for ‘applied knowledge’.