Do the contents of an MBA adapt to the economic crisis context?
It is clear that during a recession, the content of courses is bound to change. This is partly due to the fact that professors involved in MBA courses will create case studies or discussions on real-life situations that failed, such as Enron or the sub-prime lending in the US. Also, MBA programs are centred around the students attending the courses as peer-to-peer teaching is valued highly at business school. As most students on this year’s programs will have experienced the downturn to a greater or lesser extent, this is going to rapidly alter the tone and content of the debates that form such a large part of the MBA experience.
