Nickname: Ox

Review: Hello. I would like to know more exactly why you made the leap into the new curriculum? Did you survey, question the students, experiment, or some other method? I feel like a change of this size needs to be proven by some way before it can be implemented.

Date reviewed: Oct 12, 2006 9:11 PM

Nickname: SK

Review: As a prospective student aspiring to study at Yale, I am anxious that the application should rise at this moment thanks to this innovation in curricula. Too bad.

Date reviewed: Oct 7, 2006 12:19 PM

Nickname: MBA

Review: As a recent MBA graduate, I understand the importance of understanding all disciplines which then can be appropriatly incorporated into one's management style. However, I was taught under the silo style and was able to get a clear grasp of all business disciplines. I agree with the earlier comment left and suggest that those who are able to make the connections themselves are much better off than those who can not see the interdependence of all business studies. For that's what business is, a combination of accounting, management, marketing, finance, economics, etc. If a student can not see this then perhaps they don't belong in B-school or any university system for that matter.

Date reviewed: Oct 6, 2006 1:48 PM

Nickname: arulmj

Review: Since real problems in organizations almost always cut across disciplines, Yale's action is indeed appropriate and deserves to be followed in management education everywhere.

Date reviewed: Sep 21, 2006 7:09 AM

Nickname: JC

Review: This is really nothing new and certainly not an innovation by Yale. The integrated curriculum has been around b-schools for some time but BusinessWeek will certainly give a Yale a lot more press.

Date reviewed: Sep 21, 2006 1:12 AM

Nickname: Rey

Review: In a way, I'm glad to see some schools actually tailoring their curriculum so as to groom the student body to be more effective future managers in the business arena. However, the challenge of being able to "own and frame problems and take real responsibility for solving those problems, and then work across organizational boundaries in order to solve those problems" is nothing new. Numerous managers who graduated from business schools with traditional curriculum that are broken down by functional silos, have successfully met such challenge. Needless to say, these are the managers who are able to connect what they learned from accounting course, marketing course, organizational behavior course, etc, and apply the knowledge [coupled with some experience] to the challenges and demands of the business world. Sometimes, it is better for the MBA candidate or the manager to learn how to make the connection himself, rather than having it handed to him on a silver platter.

Date reviewed: Sep 21, 2006 12:18 AM

Nickname: Allan

Review: We at Babson welcome Yale to the few schools that actually have been serious about creating integrated curricula. We did it a dozen years ago, and have seen an improvement in what students learn, how emplyers value them, and how faculty learned to collaborate.

Date reviewed: Sep 20, 2006 10:56 PM

Nickname: gwailo

Review: Hold the applause and let's see how this actually works out in practice. Announcing a new initiative is not the same as having it actually succeed. Disciplinary barriers tend to be built into the organizational structure at B-Schools, and old habits die hard.

Date reviewed: Sep 20, 2006 9:52 PM

Nickname: JSF07

Review: Bravo to Dean Podolny and Yale SOM for raising the bar for management education. I'm glad to see Yale take the lead on this important initiative.

Date reviewed: Sep 18, 2006 9:27 PM