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Square, New York. The distinguishing characteristics of
this four-week full-time course are: (1) practical, concentrated
subject matter, (2) up-to-date instruction by
operating executives, (3) participation in group problem-
5 6 solving, and (4) a flexible attendance schedule.
Moser and MacCullough report the results of an
extensive study of executive development courses offered i
by universities which was conducted in 1954. An ever-i
increasing number of American universities have developed j
i■ special and concentrated courses of study for th.e training jj ( . t
; and development of company executives. These courses i
|■
differ from the ordinary "night11 and "extension” adult
i
education courses in both content and the fact that the
participating executive literally "goes back to college."
! !
He drops his company responsibilities, leaves his family, 1
,I and moves into a dormitory, becoming a full-time student
i• for a two-week to three-month period. At the time of
: this study there were seventeen university programs of |
i } I this nature in the United States and Canada (see Figure 1) .:
American Management Association, The AMA Manage-ment
Course, American Management Association, 1955.
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| Title | An analysis of executive development programs in the Los Angeles area. - Page 52 |
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| Full text | 40 Square, New York. The distinguishing characteristics of this four-week full-time course are: (1) practical, concentrated subject matter, (2) up-to-date instruction by operating executives, (3) participation in group problem- 5 6 solving, and (4) a flexible attendance schedule. Moser and MacCullough report the results of an extensive study of executive development courses offered i by universities which was conducted in 1954. An ever-i increasing number of American universities have developed j i■ special and concentrated courses of study for th.e training jj ( . t ; and development of company executives. These courses i |■ differ from the ordinary "night11 and "extension” adult i education courses in both content and the fact that the participating executive literally "goes back to college." ! ! He drops his company responsibilities, leaves his family, 1 ,I and moves into a dormitory, becoming a full-time student i• for a two-week to three-month period. At the time of : this study there were seventeen university programs of | i } I this nature in the United States and Canada (see Figure 1) .: American Management Association, The AMA Manage-ment Course, American Management Association, 1955. |
