Changing Demographics and the Future of Graduate Management Education
Jagdish Sheth
A number of forces are likely to shape the future of graduate management education, including shifts in technology deployment, employer requirements, public policy, and internal management of university education. The forces on which I will focus in this article, however, are the changing demographics of the United States. In essence, I will be predicting who the graduate students of the future will be; what needs, expectations, and aspirations they will have; and how their characteristics are likely to affect graduate management curriculum, faculty, and administration.
