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Developing better managers

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I began this book with the assertion that what the world needs now is good entrepreneurs, good managers, and good business leaders. So what do we mean by good entrepreneurs, managers, and business leaders? And how can we develop them in business schools?

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de Onzoño, S.I. (2011). Developing better managers. In: The Learning Curve. IE Business Publishing. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230307339_3

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