M.B.A. Programs Start to Follow Silicon Valley Into the Data Age

Graduate business schools have picked up the digital ethos of experimentation and new ventures. At the Stanford Graduate School of Business, 150 elective courses are offered; 28 percent of those did not exist last year.

"We’re responding to the best practices we see in the outside world like A/B testing and working with massive data sets," said Garth Saloner, dean of the Stanford business school. "We’re adapting."

By STEVE LOHR

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