An Integrated Business Core: Hindsight Evaluation And Recommendations

Abstract

Over the last decade a number of business schools have developed integrated business programs.  These programs have differed in a number of ways including the degree programs involved, the depth of the integration, and the pedagogy used to teach integrative concepts.  Until recently there have been few studies published that have reported the effectiveness of these programs.  A forthcoming study reports the results of an extensive analysis of a fully integrative business core program.  The program has since been discontinued at this school. This paper provides a series of recommendations, based on the difficulties this school had with running and ultimately continuing their program.