September 21, 2007
What Business Students Should Know
To the Editor:
The debate over the emphasis on so-called hard — versus soft — skills is certainly not new ("M.B.A.'s May Need More 'Soft Skills,'" The Chronicle, August 17). Business schools have struggled over this issue for decades, and many have added courses in areas like ethics, leadership, and interpersonal dynamics. Nevertheless, most schools continue to emphasize the hard skills that Robert S. Rubin and Erich C. Dierdorff say most students
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