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From The Journal of Markets & Morality, Guido Hulsmann (Ardens): The Production of Business Ethics. Lidija Polutnik (Babson): The Case for Economic Reasoning in MBA Education Revisited. Managers are made, not born — but can an MBA program teach a person to be a good one? From Business Week, a look at how business schools lost their way; and former active-duty soldiers are learning a lot from B-school — maybe it's time for B-schools to learn a thing or two from the military. A review of Rethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads. Floated on the ideas market: Julian Baggini meets Melbourne Business School’s philosopher-in-residence, John Armstrong. Changing the world, one MBA at a time: Groups like MBAs Without Borders give B-school graduates experience in the developing world, and just maybe a new career. Courses and curriculums are being revised to avoid building silos in business schools and students’ minds. A review of The Next Generation of Women Leaders: What You Need to Lead but Won’t Learn in Business School by Selena Rezvani. Berkeley's is the latest business school to shake up its MBA courses. Here are 10 predictions for the future of B-schools. From Forbes, a look at why more women are heading to business school. Producing the highest-quality MBAs is the unabashed aim of "sausage factory" BPP; Katie Best is proud to see it deliver. How to Build a B-School: Johns Hopkins is creating an MBA program that plays off its strengths. Can an "MBA oath" fix what’s wrong with business? A review of The MBA Oath: Setting a Higher Standard for Business Leaders by Max Anderson and Peter Escher (and more). In India, demand for high-quality business education is outstripping supply; for some North American business schools, India may be the new promised land.