The Rise of Cass Business School

List of Figures LIst of Boxes Preface and Acknowledgements PART 1: INTRODUCTION A Story Worth Sharing PART 2: CHRONOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CHANGES AND CRITICAL EVENTS The Awakening Spirit of Management Education at Northampton CAT 1957-1966 Pioneers in Management Education at City University 1966-1982 Strengthening of the City of London Orientation 1982-1992 Towards a Business-Like Business School 1992-1997 Premises to Match World Class Aspirations 1997 PART 3: ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGERS AND COMPETITIVE RESPONSES Institutional and Market Influences in the Development of Cass Mission and Vision Growth through Innovation and Expansion Differentiation and Orientation Development of a Quality Culture Premises: The Meandering Pathway to a State-of-the-Art Building Impact of Strategies PART 4: STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN A BUSINESS SCHOOL An Open Systems Model of Key Organizational Variables Leadership in Change PART 5: APPENDICES Appendix 1: Methodology Appendix 2: Milestones in the History of Cass Appendix 3: Successive Advisory Bodies to the School Appendix 4: The Mais Lectures 1978-2005 Appendix 5: Milestones Relating to the School's New Building in Bunhill Row References Index