The business school and its consequences
Got the odd hundred grand to spare? That’ll buy your kid one year’s fees in the MBA program at the Rotman School of Management at U of T. Business schools today are the training ground for the current version of capitalism. They inculcate young(ish) minds with ideas that not only support today's extreme inequality and systemic dysfunction, but go further: they want their ideologies to be applied in every sphere, including health care, education, social welfare and more. They do not train their graduates to go into the production of real goods and services, but rather the ephemeral fields of banking and management consulting, that extract huge sums from the real economy, while looking for ways to tighten the screws on everyone else. Universities are willing hosts for these organizations as they generate massive sums of money for cash-strapped institutions.
The alternative and traditional point of view, developed when business schools were in their infancy, is that business schools are necessary to help develop the management skills needed in the modern economy and keep Canada competitive.
How have business schools been able to achieve their current almost religious status? Do they deliver value for society or are they just about personal greed and the spread of neo-liberal ideology? Can anything be done to rein them in and make them more relevant to societies’ issues, or is the money they bring in too seductive? Are their alumni networks and the corporations they serve able to prevent any serious change?
Moderator: John Simke
Date and Time: Friday mornings March 22 and 29 (2 weeks) from 10 AM to Noon
Location: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Room TBA
Cost: $12
Maximum Class Size: 30
Booking: See Terms and Conditions. Please note, maximum of two spots per person. When the course is full, to go onto the waiting list, please send us an e-mail at learningexperiences@bell.net
The alternative and traditional point of view, developed when business schools were in their infancy, is that business schools are necessary to help develop the management skills needed in the modern economy and keep Canada competitive.
How have business schools been able to achieve their current almost religious status? Do they deliver value for society or are they just about personal greed and the spread of neo-liberal ideology? Can anything be done to rein them in and make them more relevant to societies’ issues, or is the money they bring in too seductive? Are their alumni networks and the corporations they serve able to prevent any serious change?
Moderator: John Simke
Date and Time: Friday mornings March 22 and 29 (2 weeks) from 10 AM to Noon
Location: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Room TBA
Cost: $12
Maximum Class Size: 30
Booking: See Terms and Conditions. Please note, maximum of two spots per person. When the course is full, to go onto the waiting list, please send us an e-mail at learningexperiences@bell.net