Demand For B-School Exec Courses Growing

B-schools have received an increasing number of requests for short-term management programmes from companies seeking ways to beat the slowdown. The slump in the U.S. economy has forced companies to re-evaluate their strategies and prepare senior executives for these scenarios. Requests for short-term management development programmes (MDPs) on themes such as measuring risks, managing complexities, employee retention or cost cutting measures have been increasing. Firms are increasingly looking to enhance the skills of their personnel in areas such as decision sciences and strategic management.“B-schools, on their part, are trying to directly or indirectly answer the questions raised by the current economic scenario,” said Chaitanya Kalipatnapu, director of Eruditus, which offers INSEAD’s MDP in India. In 2008, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, had introduced courses on handling financial crises and the downturn

Source : Business Standard