Abstract
There is a curiously static quality to the debate about management education. For example, over 20 years ago Lord Franks was commissioned to report on whether one or more business schools should be founded in the UK. His recommendation (for two schools) was based on an analysis which referred to the need for more managers who were competent to respond to a rapidly changing environment, the accelerating pace of technological innovation, and the growing international competition facing British business. This list sounds nothing if not contemporary.