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- Master of Business Administration: a postgraduate qualification awarded after a period of study of topics relating to the strategic management of businesses. A Master of Business Administration course can be...
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- Are Business Cases R.I.P in B-School?
- A recent post on Stacy Blackman's MBA blog asked the question, "is the case method still a good fit for today's business school?" Blackman cites a number of articles, one by HBS professor Jim Heskett in Working Knowledge, another by Columbia Business School dean R. Glenn Hubbard, and yet another...
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- At Darden, George Washington, Ethicists Take on Wall Street, Cheating
- The tsunami-sized turmoil slamming Wall Street and beyond has many observers railing against greed and a lack of ethics in the corporate world. If the top brass from AIG, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and their ilk hold MBAs from the most prestigious schools, what does that say about the state...
- Blog posts 2008-10-16
- B-School Blogs: WaMu's $18m Three-Week CEO, B-School No Place to Hide, To MBA or Not to MBA, and More
- Blogger RVD at Wharton West MBA for Executives has some capitalistic insight on the case of the WaMu CEO getting $18m for three weeks of work. RVD says it's un-American to limit CEO pay at failing banks, and if the government decides to place a limit on their salaries, then...
- Blog posts 2008-10-21
- Financial Crisis Creates Fresh Case Studies for MBAs
- The upheaval on Wall Street is sending people back to B-school in droves, but according to Benjamin Pimentel's recent piece in MarketWatch, professors see a silver lining to this financial crisis: MBA case studies are already underway on the collapse of major financial firms. Carl Kester, deputy...
- Blog posts 2008-10-21
- Three Trends Shaping MBAs Today
- Recruiting season has begun at business schools around the country. But as the ripples from the financial fallout continue to spread, slashed budgets and a freeze on new recruits by consulting firms and banks is the harsh reality for many soon-to-be grads. The acronym MBA should stand...
- Blog posts 2008-10-28
- B-School Buzz: Paul Krugman Speaks, Untraditional MBA Influences, and EMBA Relationships Bloom
- Stacy Blackman's Weekly Roundup of B-School Intelligence In Paul Krugman's first public appearance since winning the Nobel Prize on Oct. 13, the Princeton economist and New York Times columnist spoke before an overflow audience at the Kellogg School of Management in the first of the Kellogg Distinguished...
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- B-School Blogs: Peer Encouragement, Dating MBA-Style, Good MBA Outlook, and More
- To MBA or Not... Chicago GSB has a somewhat more positive outlook these days as she will have her last on-campus interview next week and then can ignore recruiting land for the next seven months or so. She says the lack of recruiting opportunities, at the moment, feels more freeing...
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- 4 Factors Shaping MBAs Today
- The MBA as “Golden Ticket†has lost some of its currency in our present economic landscape, but BusinessWeek points out four things you can count on. 1. Competition for slots will be fierce Classes won’t become super-sized to accommodate the application surge, so admissions...
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- B-School Buzz: Riding Out Downturn, MBAs to India, London B-School Podcast, and More
- As jobs shrink in the troubled economies of the West, some of their top business schools are increasingly networking with India-based alumni to explore opportunities. Indian companies are still averaging double-digit growth and the broader economy, despite a slowdown, is predicted to grow 7 percent this year. That’s why many...
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- B-School Blogs: Gray Hairs, Homesickness, Invasion of Investment Bankers, and More
- JulyDream is filled with the old school spirit and has posted a link to a video made by a number of Darden students who explain why their B-school should be number one. If any applicants are wondering why we love this place, perhaps this will explain why, she says. ...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Bologna Accord Expected to Boost MBAs in Europe
- Despite having some of the world’s top business schools, Europe’s MBA programs just haven’t had the same level of penetration as their U.S. counterparts. That will likely change when the European Higher Education Area EHEA comes into existence in 2010, making higher education degrees much more compatible, comparable and...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Why B-School Romance Does, and Does Not, Work
- A fair number of folks find that romance and hook-ups are a natural by-product of B-school. But, says The Times of London, most postgraduates prefer to separate their management education from matrimony. It’s no wonder that this rarest demographic, the couple taking an MBA together, generates such open curiosity....
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- B-School Blogs: MBA Game Theory, Procrastination, and Shoring Up Your Networking Karma
- Anand Darden confesses to enjoying this unique stage in life, a.k.a. business school, when spending a significant portion of time playing video games is possible, despite being considered a less-than-valuable activity by greater society. In this post, he delves into real game theory and how the elements of strategy and...
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- 5 Podcasts to Feed Your Mind This Thanksgiving
- When you finally awaken from your tryptophan coma this Thanksgiving weekend and have a hankering for some food for thought, check out these illuminating B-school podcasts. New research shows that entrepreneurs are highly-adapted risk-takers, and that this functional impulsivity is key to their success. It can also...
- Blog posts 2008-11-29
- B-School Buzz: Kellogg Risk Summit, Recruiting Women, Free CFA Program for Military, and More
- Stacy Blackman's Weekly Roundup of B-School Intelligence In finance, risk is intimately related to reward, but lately too many investors and executives tended to downplay the downside of making a business gamble. That was one insight that emerged during the Nov. 20 Kellogg Risk Summit as experts...
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Judge, IE, MIT Sloan and Others Bring Art to the MBA
- What can b-school students learn in a theater class? Plenty, it seems, as a growing number of prestigious MBA programs are including alternative teaching tools such as acting, music, voice coaching and fine arts as an innovative way to boost leadership, communication and presentation skills. IEDC-Bled...
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Seth Godin's Alternative MBA
- Seth Godin, entrepreneur extraordinaire and best-selling author of business books galore, wants to make you an offer. Don't get an MBA--spend six months in his office instead. It's an "apprenticeship/not-internship/graduate school/charm school/track-changing opportunity." Yes, apprenticeship-slash-grad school, and not the other way around. "If you're stuck in a...
- Blog posts 2008-12-09
- B-School Buzz: Women Advance the Same, but Check the Temper; Anderson Helps Disabled Managers; New Biz Read from Haas
- Stacy Blackman's Weekly Roundup of B-School Intelligence Getting an MBA in health management is one way to sidestep the gloomy economy, BusinessWeek reports. Recent findings from Moody's Investors Service indicate that President-elect Barack Obama's health-care proposals, if enacted, could galvanize the industry. The plans, which call for...
- Blog posts 2008-12-12
- B-School Blogs: A New Look for Ross, Biz Barons Visit HBS, Finals Fatigue and More
- M@ Ross is reveling in the brand-spanking new building that is now home to the Ross School of Business. The previous building was sort of a weird cocoon that had neither charm nor personality, a sort of prison for a program that prides itself on creativity and learning through doing....
- Blog posts 2008-12-15
- Giving Away the Green for Environmental MBAs
- The Sustainable MBA Fund, a nonprofit organization, is offering financial assistance to students pursuing an MBA degree in the area of sustainable development. According to its website, the fund is "designed to benefit individual students who are positioned to have a considerable positive impact on the further integration of socially...
- Blog posts 2008-12-29
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