The Past, Present, and Future of the Business School

1. Introduction
Edward W. Miles

Part I. The University

2. Higher Education from Antiquity to the Medieval University
Edward W. Miles

3. Medieval Craft Guilds Died Out in Business, but They Are Alive and Thriving in Business Schools
Edward W. Miles

4. Critical Juncture I: The Pseudo-Humboldtian Influence
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5. The Purpose of the University
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6. Critical Juncture II: Mass Education and the Demise of the Humboldtian University: The Great Paradox—University in Ruin Caused by Its Own Success
Edward W. Miles

7. Prestige and Prestige-Seeking in Universities
Edward W. Miles

Part II. The Business School

8. Critical Juncture III: The 1959 Foundation Reports—Throwing Out the Baby with the Bath Water?
Edward W. Miles

9. Prestige-Seeking by Business Schools
Edward W. Miles

10. Credentialing: Safe for Another 800 Years?
Edward W. Miles

Part III. The Business School Among the Professional Schools of the University

11. Professions, University-Based Professional Schools, and Business as a Profession
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12. Professional Schools Displace Practice-Based Training
Edward W. Miles

13. Lessons from University-Based Journalism Schools and Law Schools
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14. Lessons from University-Based Medical Schools
Edward W. Miles

Part IV. Looking Forward

15. Critical Juncture IV: The State’s Reduction in Munificence
Edward W. Miles

16. Another Paradox: The Business School in Ruins
Edward W. Miles

Keywords: Business and Management, Careers in Business and Mangagement, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Business Ethics