Managers Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management Development

Mintzberg (management studies, McGill U., Montreal) has long been outspoken in his criticism of the disconnect between conventional MBA programs and real world management. In 1996, he was instrumental in forming a collaborative educational partnership with several educators and their institutions from around the world, the International Masters Program in Practicing Management (IMPM), as an alternative approach to the field. In this text, Mintzberg continues to articulate his ongoing concerns about what is wrong with management education and practice, and how it could be changed. For developers, educators, managers, MBA applicants, students, and graduates. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR