Curiosidade do dia

"The first is that business schools have been captured by the academic guild.
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many of the people who run business schools are approaching the future in the most unbusinesslike manner. The mood at this year’s meeting of deans in Gothenburg, Sweden, was a mixture of gloom and fatalism. They talked about academic inflation, image problems and the threat of MOOCs or massive open online courses. But they showed little confidence in their own ability to grasp opportunities or combat threats.
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The deans have few levers at their disposal to reorganise their schools or cut costs: more than 80% of their bills go on academic salaries. They also have few incentives to pull what levers they have: almost all of them are former academics who are appointed for a maximum of five years. Michael Porter of HBS once warned that the most dangerous place for a business is to be stuck in the middle without an obvious advantage of cost or quality. Over the next few years a striking number of business schools are going to discover just how right he was."

Trechos retirados de "Those who can’t, teach"

Recordar:

• Universidades públicas têm "cérebro pequeno". Só elas? (Outubro de 2007)
• Estratégia para as universidades (Fevereiro de 2008)
• Acerca do futuro das universidades (Março de 2013)

E se Mongo não for tão exigente face ao conhecimento certificado?
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Ah! Já me esquecia:
O Horror!!! Sem universidades aguarda-nos uma nova Idade das Trevas.
Como é possível que gente sã opte por outras alternativas? E se essas alternativas forem privadas, ainda maior o horror!