The Action Learning MBA The economic recession of the 1980รข€™s with its climate of rapidly changing and unpredictable demands on managers demonstrated that the traditional approach to management education was inadequate. Consequently, a major shift in the focus of management education was necessary, with an emphasis on improvisation, innovation, flexibility and the willingness to take risks. This called for a new, entrepreneurial mentality, where education should follow closely the practice of successful management. Textbooks did not hold the solutions to new situations, a concerted group based explorative and investigative approach was required.
