Corporate Culture
Filed in archive Business Programs by mstandaert on November 10, 2004
In the five graduate technology programs identified by Optimize readers, neither technology nor traditional business courses are slighted. Programs at Babson College, Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and Stevens Institute of Technology are preparing future executives to manage technology-oriented businesses.
This year, Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business launched an in-depth cross-campus MBA curriculum that integrates industry exposure, technology, and business fundamentals. "The tracks mirror today's competitive business dynamics by focusing on multifunctional areas within key industries and disciplines," says dean
Kenneth Dunn.At Stanford's Center for Electronic Business and Commerce, launched in December 1999, new research and coursework explore the impact of information and communication technologies on companies, industries, and markets. "Our approach is based on solving the business problem and applying technology for the solution," says Haim Mendelson, professor of electronic business and commerce. One notable visiting instructor: Intel's Andy Grove, who in 2003 led a class called Strategy-Making in the Information Processing Industry. It identified topics likely to have a "tremendous impact on the strategic evolution and future direction of the information-technology industry."
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