Business schools in crisis

Economic, political, and demographic changes, technological advances, two crashes of the economy, ethical scandals, and other developments in the business environment have strained the roles and enrollments of American universities' business schools. The b-schools have not responded adequately. Prevailing theories in many of the management disciplines have broken down, partly as a result of the same environmental changes. Again, schools and curricula have not adapted. Collegiate business education is in dire crisis. In this paper we document the crisis, note measures that have been taken - both constructive and otherwise - and make further suggestions for improving the situation

KARBONMONOKSIT ZEHIRLENMESINE BAGLI OLUMLER

Intoxications have great importance among forensic medicine studies. Deaths due to Carbon Monoxide intoxications (COI) are seen more frequently than those due to the use of toxic substances. In this study, along an 8-year period, 381 COI cases whose autopsies are made in the Morgue Department of the Council of Forensic Medicine-Istanbul and whose origins are not dependent to fire are investigated. Among the autopsies made in Istanbul, the proportion of the cases due to COI are 3 %. 76.6 % of the cases were men, and 65 % were in the age range 11-40. The mean age of the cases was found to be 32.6 and the age decade of the deaths had have been seen most frequently was 21-30. Most of the deaths have occurred in winter seasons. 13 % of the cases were found to be intoxicated with alcohol, and lethal Carboxyhemoglobin (CO-Hb) level was 63.2 %

ISTANBUL'DA ALKOL ALIMININ ESLIK ETTIGI OLUMLER

Violent deaths represent a high percentage among postmortem investigations. The percentage increases, if the cases of acute alcohol intoxications and cases of homicide precipitated by excessive intake of alcohol are included. Although alcohol creates a comfortable atmosphere in human relationships, it is a well known fact that alcohol initiates (causes) circumstances under which individuals kill each other in a brutal and merciless manner, as well. In the present study, cases of medicolegal autopsy performed at Morgue department of The Council of Forensic Medicine, covering a two year-period and presenting with increased blood alcohol concentration, are included. Age, sex, origin, causes of deaths and blood alcohol concentration (BAC) were studied. Of 456 cases studied, 92.8 % were males and 74.5 % represented an age group ranging from 20 to 50 years. The majority of the cases (32 %) were represented in the age group 30-40 years. In the cases studied, the mean BAC was estimated to be 212.7 mg. %. Violent deaths were the most frequent ones (81.6 %), with accidents and homicides occupying the first two ranks. In contrast to other studies reported, hanging was found to be most frequent method of suicide. Among natural deaths, diseases of the cardiovascular system occupied the first place