The changes that need to be made
Professor Smith
(Carrington Viyella Professor of Marketing at Manchester University, chairman of Barrow Hepburn and Senior Engineering and deputy chairman of two other public companies, Silentnight Holdings and F. J. Lloyd. He is also a consultant to Trust Houses Forte, the Midland Bank and Smith and Nephew, and a director of Electra House Investment Group and Furness Withy. This article is based on a recent Stock Exchange “Chairman's lecture”.)
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Abstract
Pleas for closer ties between industry and universities are not enough, says Professor Roland Smith, who is both a practising academic and an industrialist. Here, he puts forward a string of proposals — many of which are bound to cause controversy — for breaking down the barrier. He calls for efficiency checks on universities and polytechnics, the diversion of cash and resources from arts and social sciences to technology and science and an increase in fees for overseas students to help combat inflation.
Citation
Smith (1977), "The changes that need to be made", Industrial Management, Vol. 77 No. 1, pp. 19-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb056707
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1977, MCB UP Limited