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On the Benefits of a Business Education

by | Apr 21, 2009 | Cultural Creativity, Innerpreneurship, Self/Business Growth

photo credit: jacky_oh_yeah

photo credit: jacky_oh_yeah

In 1986, when Russell Ackoff, a pioneer of management education, retired as Professor at the Wharton Business School, he was asked what were the benefits of a business education. With savage irony he replied that there were three.

  1. To equip students with a vocabulary that enabled them to talk with authority about subjects they did not understand.
  2. To give students principles that would demonstrate their ability to withstand any amount of dis-confirming evidence.
  3. To give students a ticket of admission to a job where they could learn something about management.
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Tara Joyce

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In 2008, I started this blog as I began working for myself. It is a reflection of my innerpreneurial journey, growing myself to grow my business. ABOUT ME

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On the Benefits of a Business Education

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