How has the management education scene changed after 9/11?
Obviously, the economy has slowed down. It is a tough year for recruiting. Our traditionally large recruiters, large investment banks and consulting firms, are not hiring. Perhaps, because they are overstaffed in relation to the business they have. But the impact of the slowdown is not uniform. There’s a lot more demand from other companies, the smaller and non-traditional firms for management students. What are the specialisations now in demand? Is finance still the favoured or marketing? At Wharton, education is not so much about specialisation as it is about leadership. We focus on leadership skills that are most needed today. Our education attempts to blend specialisations in a way that our students can think in an integrated way. Are you regretting the idea of elevating e-business into a hallowed management program? No. When we started this program, our idea was to apply the existing body of knowledge to the e-business sector. Indeed, when I inaugurated this program I had said: Th
