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Inspired Leadership, Digitally Driven: The Merage School is ushering in a new age in MBA programs
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s our lives become more digitally mediated, we must adapt ourselves and the businesses we create to keep pace. It is with this vision in mind that The Paul Merage School of Business has completely reframed its MBA curriculum to give students the high-caliber, holistic preparation they need to become effective leaders in a digitally driven world. Located in the heart of Orange &RXQW\·V ´7HFK &RDVW µ WKH 0HUDJH School is surrounded by a network of innovative businesses which include an HPHUJLQJ HFRV\VWHP RI WHFK ÀUPV VXFK as Blizzard Entertainment, Broadcom and Western Digital, and digitally-savvy ÀUPV LQFOXGLQJ &DSLWDO *URXS 'LVQH\ ([SHULDQ +\XQGDL 3DFLÀF /LIH DQG 7DFR Bell. It is in this environment that the Merage School prepares students for the new opportunities and challenges being unveiled by disruptive technologies. 9LMD\ *XUED[DQL 7DFR %HOO &KDLU DQG 'HDQ·V 3URIHVVRU LQ ,QIRUPDWLRQ 6\VWHPV and his colleague Margarethe Wiersema, ZKR KROGV WKH 'HDQ·V 3URIHVVRUVKLS LQ Strategic Management, have worked closely with the Merage School faculty to redesign the MBA curriculum through the lens of emerging digital technologies, taking into consideration their impact on industry and how companies compete. The goal of the new curriculum, launched
