Content writtenSimon Linacreand published by Global Focus, The EFMD Business Magazine
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Extracted Content: Anyone who has spent substantial time in the business school sector will be aware of a familiar trope that occurs every so often. It goes something like this: science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) researchers demand something; universities move heaven and earth to satisfy them; business schools are left to tidy up the mess it creates as no one thought about the consequences for them.
This may be slightly cynical but there have been numerous examples of unintended consequences that have impacted negatively on the business school community. Because from governmental policy to local politics business schools are regarded as “different” (often a euphemism for “rich”); no one seems to look out for them in the same way as other core departments.