A Quote by Charles R. Morris

I've been among their critics [MBA programs]. Much of what I've seen in business schools is quite non-rigorous. Anecdotal histories are stretched to illustrate favored slogans. Evidence of their effectiveness is similarly anecdotal.

Charles R. Morris

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Among Anecdotal Been Business Business School Critics Effectiveness Evidence Histories Illustrate Mba Mba Programs Much Programs Quite Rigorous Schools Seen Similarly Slogans Stretched

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Charles R. Morris
American - Lawyer
Born: 1924

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