Management education in the network economy - Peter J. van Baalen

In the network economy, concepts of management knowledge,
management learning, and business school organization should change.
Otherwise, they will not survive the 21st century. Different (f)actors
are putting new demand upon providers of management education and
traditional providers of management education are faced with new
competitors. Moreover, the dynamics of the playing field have changed,
as have approaches to (management) learning. Management Education
in the Network Economy proposes the idea of networked
business school to cope with these challenges. The book deals with the
following subjects: 1) Current economic and organizational realities
can best be viewed from the perspective of network organization;
management knowledge and education should reflect these
transformations to survive. 2) The idea and organization of
(management) learning are revolutionizing, as well as the market for
(management) education, which brings about huge changes for business
schools. 3) Business school, particularly, should capitalize on these
transformations and should strategically (re)organize and (re)position
themselves to compete in the playing field for management education.
4) A networked learning environment is an integrative and effective
learning environment for organizing management education in the 21st
century network economy. 5) The networked business school is the
organizational form to survive in the 21st century network economy,
reflecting the environmental changes and demands, and to realize a
competitive edge in the field of management education.