December 16, 2011

Business Schools Are Hiring a New Kind of Dean

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Northwestern U.

Sally Blount, who leads Northwestern U.'s Kellogg School of Management, is one of a new breed of business-school deans. She has a background in management rather than economics or finance.

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Northwestern U.

Sally Blount, who leads Northwestern U.'s Kellogg School of Management, is one of a new breed of business-school deans. She has a background in management rather than economics or finance.

By Katherine Mangan

Faced with stagnant enrollment, pressure to expand overseas, and the demands of recruiters for more-relevant training, business schools today are searching for a new kind of dean: one who has broad leadership skills rather than narrow expertise in areas like economics or finance, according to a new report.

Search committees have, over the past 18 months, zeroed in on candidates with a