Failing to prepare. Prepare to fail?
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 9 January 2017
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
Should you teach an engineering student about Marxist interpretations of Jane Austen? Or a philosophy student about how to fix a broken leg? Well, unless you were desirous of an especially rounded education, then this would seem pretty pointless. However, it has been the lament of many specialists that mainstream education simply follows the paths established centuries before, and do not reflect modern needs of students. Could this also be true of the highly regarded Masters of Business Administration and the students paying tens of thousands of dollars to put themselves through it?
Practical implications
This study provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations.
Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
Keywords
Citation
Linacre, S. (2017), "Failing to prepare. Prepare to fail?", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 25 No. 1, pp. 34-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-10-2016-0145
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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