Taxing Small Business
Dec 13, 2012 by William H. Young |
William Young examines the probable impact of proposed new tax policies affecting small businesses.
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Business (Ethics) as Usual
Jul 16, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
Textbooks tend to take a superficial and often anti-market approach.
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A Better Way to Educate Professionals
Jul 03, 2012 by Douglas Campbell, James E. Fletcher |
Suggestions for how the faculty of the traditional liberal arts, the physical sciences and the management and business programs can collaborate to better educate professionals.
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Capitalism and Western Civilization: Knowledge Workers
Jun 28, 2012 by William H. Young |
William Young examines the increasing shortage of highly skilled wokers and considers some possible solutions.
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Capitalism and Western Civilization: Taxation
May 31, 2012 by William H. Young |
William Young examines the impact of corporate and business tax policies on the economy.
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Who Teaches College Professors How to Teach?
Mar 08, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
I have a dirty little secret. No one has ever taught me how to teach - and that's the single biggest reason I still love teaching today.
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Leftist (Not Liberal) Learning for the Profession
Aug 08, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Jason Fertig reviews Rethinking Undergraduate Business Education, and finds its proposed curricular reforms too ideologically skewed.
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Better Blueprint Needed
Jun 16, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
A recent proposal to upgrade business curricula correctly pinpoints current deficiencies, but doesn't offer a credible alternative.
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Yes, There Are Classics in Business Education
May 17, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
To be really effective in training students for "the real world," business professors should substitute business "classics" for impractical and confusing textbooks.
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Can We Put Business Students to Work?
May 04, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Jason Fertig considers why business students lack motivation to work hard and encourages business professors to take steps to hold students to higher standards.
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Ask a Scholar: The Path to a Finance MBA
Apr 07, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
How should I chart my course toward an MBA in Finance?
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Reengineering Ethics Education
Jan 25, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Teaching "ethics" won't prevent the next Enron; ethics can only be taught indirectly, argues Jason Fertig.
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The Folly of Team Projects
Jan 18, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Stick to individual assignments, counsels Jason Fertig. Group work often produces shoddy results and unfair grades, and rarely does it create "synergy."
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10 Random Thoughts for the New Year
Jan 05, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Ponderings and proposals for higher ed in 2011.
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Ask a Scholar: Can I Get into B School Without a Double Major?
Dec 30, 2010 by Scott Masten |
If I don't have a double major, will it hurt my MBA application chances?
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