This post extends Adib’s good post of two days ago, Academic Dishonesty in China …

This NY Times article, Duke Biz School Punishes 34 for Cheating, speaks for itself. Talk about a brand killing nightmare for that MBA Associate Dean.

Please, Cal Poly MBA students, this can/will never happen here, right?

Would you report a classmate who did this? Why or why not?

Is cheating really this prevalent in graduate schools across the country (56 percent in business, 54 percent in engineering)????

I would love to hear your thoughts on this, but I also appreciate that folks may not feel comfortable publicly answering these types of questions. I just pose them for consideration. If the answers to the above are “yes, this can happen here”, “no, I would never report a cheating classmate” and “yes, cheating is this prevalent in graduate programs”, respectively, I will need a stiff drink … or two …. or three ….

As a follow up to our meeting of last week ….

China is new to prosperity and the wonders of all-you-can-eat buffets and boat cruise dining. As China becomes more and more “modern” hopefully so will some of the etiquette that accompanies dining in other parts of the world. But for now, and as Lonnie Hodge at the always good OMB has noted (thanks for this lead Lonnie!), “buffet” remains a contact sport in mainland China on a par with a rugby tournament. See this YouTube video to see what I mean.

I have asked our travel coordinator to try to work in a cheap, down and dirty local food buffet meal for us at a Chinese casino while we are in Macau. I can’t guarantee it will happen. We will do what we can …