Comments on: Business leaders seek professorships http://www.gwhatchet.com/2012/04/30/business-leaders-seek-professorships/ Serving the George Washington University Community Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Student #3 http://www.gwhatchet.com/2012/04/30/business-leaders-seek-professorships/#comment-68567 Student #3 Mon, 07 May 2012 00:42:19 +0000 http://www.gwhatchet.com/?p=41233#comment-68567 Good for GWSB. @Not buying it - I wonder where your anger (or perhaps resentment?) comes from. The Business school should be applauded for finding ways to get real world senior business leaders into the classroom. I would argue that the broken university tenure system is in large part related to the problems you have described. Tenured faculty who have little experience in the real world can often be the ones who espouse ideas and theories that are either impractical or create the kinds of systemic risk that led to the financial crisis. Again, kudos to the Business school for augmenting its faculty team with some real world experts. Good for GWSB.

@Not buying it – I wonder where your anger (or perhaps resentment?) comes from. The Business school should be applauded for finding ways to get real world senior business leaders into the classroom. I would argue that the broken university tenure system is in large part related to the problems you have described.

Tenured faculty who have little experience in the real world can often be the ones who espouse ideas and theories that are either impractical or create the kinds of systemic risk that led to the financial crisis.

Again, kudos to the Business school for augmenting its faculty team with some real world experts.

]]> By: Not buying it http://www.gwhatchet.com/2012/04/30/business-leaders-seek-professorships/#comment-66479 Not buying it Wed, 02 May 2012 02:35:33 +0000 http://www.gwhatchet.com/?p=41233#comment-66479 So many questions. Why should business "leaders" go to the head of the line and by-pass an intensive interview process? Why the sudden interest by so many of them? Are we sure they are "leaders" or are they scrambling for jobs after being laid off or passed up for promotions? Are they necessarily qualified to teach? Will they get paid twice what Humanities and Arts professors make simply because they come from the business world? When they receive their enormous paychecks, will the university continue to tell other professors that they should be lucky to be getting raises? Why is business such a valued profession when Wall Streeters tanked the economy and corporate values have corrupted every institution they have touched? Isn't your 401K retirement plan, the result of this business genius, bone dry? Doesn't your health care plan stink? Isn't your mortgage outrageous? Aren't you overburdened by the high price of your "business model" university? Are we simply suckers for finely tailored suit even if that suit is empty? So many questions. Why should business “leaders” go to the head of the line and by-pass an intensive interview process? Why the sudden interest by so many of them? Are we sure they are “leaders” or are they scrambling for jobs after being laid off or passed up for promotions? Are they necessarily qualified to teach? Will they get paid twice what Humanities and Arts professors make simply because they come from the business world? When they receive their enormous paychecks, will the university continue to tell other professors that they should be lucky to be getting raises? Why is business such a valued profession when Wall Streeters tanked the economy and corporate values have corrupted every institution they have touched? Isn’t your 401K retirement plan, the result of this business genius, bone dry? Doesn’t your health care plan stink? Isn’t your mortgage outrageous? Aren’t you overburdened by the high price of your “business model” university? Are we simply suckers for finely tailored suit even if that suit is empty?

]]> By: Student http://www.gwhatchet.com/2012/04/30/business-leaders-seek-professorships/#comment-66186 Student Tue, 01 May 2012 01:49:31 +0000 http://www.gwhatchet.com/?p=41233#comment-66186 Oh and the concern about tenure, relevant, but not relevant at the same time - as professors aren't necessarily going to be booted out unless they are inadequate. Tenure will still play a large role in academia for centuries to come. Oh and the concern about tenure, relevant, but not relevant at the same time – as professors aren’t necessarily going to be booted out unless they are inadequate. Tenure will still play a large role in academia for centuries to come.

]]> By: Student http://www.gwhatchet.com/2012/04/30/business-leaders-seek-professorships/#comment-66183 Student Tue, 01 May 2012 01:47:41 +0000 http://www.gwhatchet.com/?p=41233#comment-66183 First Bernanke, now global Fortune 500 CEOs. GW is definitely doing something right, and the business school could use an infusion of new human capital. I'm excited to see what GW will look like in 20 years! First Bernanke, now global Fortune 500 CEOs. GW is definitely doing something right, and the business school could use an infusion of new human capital. I’m excited to see what GW will look like in 20 years!

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