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The thesis of the article is that as we move into the 1980s and 1990s, current practices in management education will be increasingly strained by the evolving social realities. Management education must either undergo radical revision, or it will become increasingly irrelevant for professional future managers.
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Evered, R. (1981). Management Education for the Year 2000. In: Cooper, C.L. (eds) Developing Managers for the 1980s. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04230-2_1
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