Two decades have passed since the Porter-McKibbin Report (1988) was published. This report is important because it is the most comprehensive study of the status of management education and development in the United States, and because it concluded that one of the major problems facing business schools as they moved into the 21st Century was their sense of complacency. Despite this, to our knowledge, no one has revisited some of the key issue addressed in this report. These issues include: (a) the relevance of business school research to practicing managers; (b) the growth of entrepreneurism as a viable discipline in business schools; and (c) the progress that has been made in integrating international management research and education into the business school curriculum. Therefore, the purpose of this symposium is to: (a) provide an overview of the motivation for the Porter-McKibbin and some of its major findings; (b) explore the applicability of business school research for practicing managers; (c) examine the current status of entrepreneurship as a business discipline; and (d) review some of the progress that has been made in the globalization of business school curricula.

Agenda/Outline:

Summary of the Porter-McKibbin Report
Presenter: Lyman W. Porter; U. of California, Irvine;

Elegance vs. Relevance in Organizational Studies in the Aftermath of the Porter/McKibbin Report

Presenter: Dan R. Dalton; Indiana U., Bloomington;

The State of Entrepreneurship Education and Research in the Early 21st Century

Presenter: Michael A. Hitt; Texas A&M U.;

Globalization of Business Schools and Business Education: How Far Have We Traveled?

Presenter: Christopher Earley; U. of Connecticut;