Inside look at the tenure process at Harvard Business School

Some new information has come to my attention about the HBS promotion process ... that, I think, sounds the death knell for the "delicate experiment" in bridging theory and practice at the school.

This posting by a faculty member at HBS on his personal blog has raised questions about the appropriateness of the tenure process at HBS. The Crimson covers the story:

"A junior faculty member at Harvard Business School is using his popular weblog to sound a warning that the school’s prestige is in jeopardy, but HBS faculty and staff vigorously dispute his claim."