[We had an extensive discussion in the year 2011, on the subject why MBA curriculum should not be like medicine or law as far as practical exposure is concerned. HBS has recently introduced the same concept . The discussion thread will be posted soon for reference. Here is a brief report on FIELD @ HBS ]
“The new practical addition to HBS's curriculum is known as “FIELD” (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development). Not all the staff and students are overjoyed to be experimented on. But the man responsible, Nitin Nohria, who became dean of HBS in July 2010, says that “if it works, the FIELD method could become an equal partner to the case method.”
Long before he became dean, Mr Nohria lamented the failure of business schools to fulfil their mission of turning management into a profession similar to law or medicine. Asked what should be expected from someone with an MBA, he replies that “obviously, they should master a body of knowledge. But we should also expect them to apply that knowledge with some measure of judgment.” MBA students have long been sent on summer internships with prospective employers, but HBS, like most business schools, did little else to help them with the practical application of management studies.”
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Prof. Bholanath Dutta
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