The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right.
Written by Guy Pfeffermann Monday, 22 February 2010 15:59

“The Checklist Manifesto” is both a meditation on the growing complexity of the world and a how-to book on coping with that complexity. Atul Gawande argues that humanity is in danger of sinking under the weight of knowledge, as scientists accumulate ever more information and the professions splinter into minute varying specialities.The Checklist Manifesto is a slim volume but it is packed with vivid writing, heart-stopping anecdotes and statistical surprises.

 

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With very few exceptions, MBA programs in sub-Saharan Africa are unable to effectively compete with institutions in the West. As a result, MBA programs cannot attract the best local students or faculty and often lack the leadership prowess necessary to effectively position themselves within the market.
 
-"Assessment of Graduate Management Education", William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan Business School (2003)