走进哈佛大学 第10期:MBA的鼻祖

 　　There is saying in American educational circle that Harvard University is the crown of American universities and the scintillating¹ jewel in the crown is Harvard Business School. Harvard Business School (HBS) is one of the world’s most prestigious² business schools. It is known as the West Point for businessmen, executives, and managers. One fifth of the top managers in the top 500 companies in the United States are from HBS. Every year, most of new employers employed by McKinsey & Co., the big boss of the management consulting industry, are HBS graduates. The investment banks on Wall Street are where HBS graduates go to report in crowds. The MBA (Master of Business Administration) has become the symbol of power and wealth, and is the degree that numerous people, both in America and all over the world, dream of or rather covet³.

　　美国教育界有这么个说法：哈佛大学是美国大学的王冠，而王冠上那颗璀璨的明 珠就是哈佛商学院。/哈佛商学院（HBS)是世界上最富盛名的商学院之一。它被称为商人、主管和经理的两点军校。在500 强担任最高职位的经理中，有1/5毕业于哈 佛商学院。每年管理咨询业的龙头老大麦肯 锡公司雇佣的新员工中有很多都是哈怫商学 院的毕业生。华尔街上的投资银行也是哈佛 毕业生成群结队去报到的地方。哈佛工商管 理硕士学位（MBA)成了权力与财富的象征， 成了无数美国人乃至全世界人都梦寐以求或 者说垂涎的学位。

　　HBS is the founder⁴ of MBA and there is a legend about it. The United States was an agricultural society for most part of the 19th century. Many people, represented by President Thomas Jefferson, were suspicious of industry and big business. They believed that an agricultural society in which people were hard-working, self-reliant, and honest, was the best form of society for the United States, while big business would erode⁵ these American spirit. Therefore, when Harvard University proposed to found a business school，there was a bitter quarrel over it. Finally, Harvard University found an ingenious way. In 1908，HBS was founded as a graduate school, and did not enroll⁶ undergraduates. Students must obtain a bachelor degree before applying for HBS. In doing so, HBS is not only different from other business schools, but stands at a higher level. As a result, HBS becomes the first graduate school in America which can grant Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

　　HBS是MBA的鼻祖，这儿有关于它的一个传说。美国在19世纪的大部分时间 里都是一个农业国家，以托马斯?杰弗逊为代表的许多美国人对工业和大企业持怀疑 态度。他们相信农业社会对美国来说是最佳的社会形式，因为农业社会的人努力工 作，自力更生，并且诚实，而大企业会腐蚀这些美国精神。因此，当哈佛大学提出要 设立商学院时，争论相当激烈。最后，哈佛大学采取了一个巧妙的办法。1908年成立 HBS只是一个研宄生院，不招本科生。学生申请HBS之前必须具备学士学位。这样， HBS就不仅有别于其他商学院，且比这些学院更高一筹。因此，HBS成了美国第一 所授予学生工商管理硕士学位（MBA)的研究生院。

　　HBS is the cradle of the case method. It started with 59 students. Once it innovated⁷ the case method of research and teaching in 1925, HBS ramped⁸ up the class size which reached 500 students during the decade. Now, all courses of HBS adhere to case method. This method is being used at business schools throughout the world. And nearly 80 percent of cases used at business schools worldwide are developed by HBS faculty⁹. The HBS cases range broadly. They include almost ail¹⁰ the cases that may occur in any company. Therefore, HBS graduates are already good at dealing¹¹ with cases before they step into the society.

　　HBS是案例教学法的发源地。刚开始只有59名学生，1925年案例研宂和教学法发 明之后，HBS扩大班级规模，其学生数量在10年之内达到500名。现在HBS的所有 课程都坚持案例教学法，世界各地商学院也都在用该方法。各地商学院所使用的案例， 80%都是由HBS的教学人员想出来的。HBS的案例范围广泛，囊括了任何公司可能出现 的所有案例。所以,HBS的毕业生在踏入社会之前就已经可以得心应手地处理各种案件了。

 

1 scintillating   

adj．才气横溢的,闪闪发光的; 闪烁的

参考例句：

• Statistics on unemployment levels hardly make for scintillating reading. 失业统计数据读来不大会有趣味。
• You were scintillating on TV last night. 您昨晚在电视上妙语如珠。

2 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

3 covet   

vt.垂涎；贪图(尤指属于他人的东西)

参考例句：

• We do not covet anything from any nation.我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
• Many large companies covet these low-cost acquisition of troubled small companies.许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司。

4 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

5 erode   

v.侵蚀，腐蚀，使...减少、减弱或消失

参考例句：

• Once exposed,soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.一旦暴露在外，土壤很快就会被风雨侵蚀。
• Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits.金融市场的竞争降低了利润。

6 enroll   

v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol

参考例句：

• I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
• They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。

7 innovated   

v.改革，创新( innovate的过去式和过去分词 )；引入（新事物、思想或方法），

参考例句：

• He innovated a plan for increased efficiency. 他引进提高效率的（新）方案。 来自辞典例句
• We are using innovated metal detector which is imported from the U.K. 本工厂有先进的生产设备，拥有从英国进口的金属探测机。 来自互联网

8 ramped   

土堤斜坡( ramp的过去式和过去分词 )； 斜道； 斜路； （装车或上下飞机的）活动梯

参考例句：

• With the arrival of George Lucas, the pace has ramped up. 随着乔治·卢卡斯的到来，速度大大加快。
• They also sold corporate bonds as the global financial crisis ramped up. 在全球金融危机加剧之际，他们还抛售了公司债券。

9 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

10 ail   

v.生病，折磨，苦恼

参考例句：

• It may provide answers to some of the problems that ail America.这一点可能解答困扰美国的某些问题。
• Seek your sauce where you get your ail.心痛还须心药治。

11 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。