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- Why mbas need More Than Business
- Why MBAs Need More Than BusinessMBA = Trade SchoolInteresting points. I think that, even though one may get one's MBA at a prestigious university, it's still essentially a trade school education, no more ennobling, in the end, than dental assisting college or welding school. That said, I'm not sure the...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
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- BRIDGING THE GAPS: HOW CROSS-DISCIPLINARY TRAINING WITH MBAs CAN IMPROVE TRANSACTIONAL EDUCATION, PREPARE STUDENTS FOR PRIVATE PRACTICE, AND ENHANCE UNIVERSITY LIFE
- I. THE NEED TO IMPROVE PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR LAW STUDENTSAND ONE INNOVATIVE SOLUTION A. The Rising Tide of Criticism In recent years, a growing chorus of law school critics has argued that legal education is not preparing law students to practice law. Cameron Stracher, a New York Law...
- Articles 2008-01-01
- HOW FIRST-TIMERS CAN GET A GOOD DEAL IN A BUYER'S MARKET
- It's no secret that homebuyers can grab real-estate bargains during an economic down cycle. Even in many prime neighborhoods, homeowners who wouldn't budge on price just a few months ago are now willing to negotiate in earnest, says Mark Nash, a real estate broker and author of "1001 Tips for...
- Articles 2007-10-10
- Letters | Crack dealers' MBAs
- Apparently Fatima Ali does not have an abundance of street smarts and she lacks a sense of why drug dealers are drug dealers. She says send them to the Wharton School instead of prison. First of all, the majority of the drug dealers stop going to school when schools stop...
- Articles 2007-08-16
- The reincarnation of MBA.
- Byline: Simon de Bruyn Jun 18, 2007 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The popularity of Master of Business Administration MBA degrees has made the qualification less exclusive. Generalist MBAs are no longer considered to be highly valuable. As a result, many business...
- Articles 2007-06-18
- Higher education: MBAs and degree-completion programs offer career advancement opportunities.
- It's no secret that furthering one's education can help in job placement and income levels. According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor, the average college graduate earns 62 percent more than the average high school graduate. In a perfect world, we'd all go straight...
- Articles 2007-06-01
- IN TOUCH: Meaning, models and mindsets
- Time was you wouldn't have put organisation and spirituality in the same sentence unless you were talking about the Catholic church. But things have changed - we're moving into an era where meaning not just money rules and managers need to take a more holistic view of organisation. ...
- Articles 2007-06-01
- Puzzle schmuzzle.(Letter to the editor)
- Enough is enough on the angst of the disappearing arts manager, the search for new replacements and the so-called "management puzzle" ("The Path to Theatre Management," Jan. '07). I hope Hollywood and the pop-music recording industry have clearly shown us that what we do not need...
- Articles 2007-03-01
- INTOUCH : The MBA difference
- New research from the Massey University School of Business has helped uncover the benefits to students of MBAs - and it seems money is not a primary driver. The rationale could perhaps be summarised as 'much better all- rounders' rather than 'more bucks arriving' with the majority...
- Articles 2007-03-01
- Balancing the course books
- You are a qualified accountant with an ambition to become chief executive. To make the grade, you'll need to learn more about general business strategy but don't see the value of sitting in on finance classes that tell you what you already know. How will schools react to this? ...
- Articles 2007-01-18
- Remembering my father: there are times parents give advice you both know you will ignore. This was one of those times
- About the time I was ready to transition out of high school and into college, there came the inevitable question: "What do you want to do with the rest of your life?" The only thing I knew for sure at that point was that the world was filled with cars,...
- Articles 2007-01-01
- Room for everyone?
- If you want to get ahead in business, the three magic letters MBA are a kind of shorthand. They tell an employer that you are abreast of finance, marketing and strategy, and that you know how companies work. After all, you have been a manager yourself....
- Articles 2006-10-12
- Boost Your Brand Value: Build Worth; Create a Unique Subcategory of a Client's Line of Business, Then Dominate It First.(Media Planner)(Interview)
- Byline: Adam Armbruster Special to TelevisionWeek How did Starbucks do it? Why do I stand in a very long line for the chance to pay over $5 for a cup of coffee? The MBAs will tell you that my paying...
- Articles 2006-10-09
- Editor's Statement
- IN MY ROOKIE YEAR, now more than 30 years ago, an industry leader whose name I have long forgotten said that to succeed in real estate you needed either a background in finance or law and had to learn architecture, engineering and planning; or a background in architecture, engineering and...
- Articles 2006-10-01
- Hot contest for best in world.
- Byline: Helene Zampetakis Sep 17, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian universities may need to work harder to maintain their share of the global postgraduate student market. In some nations, Australian institutions have a reputation...
- Articles 2006-09-17
- Women left behind in salary race.
- Byline: Lisa Macnamara Aug 08, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian women need to make better use of their Master of Business Administration MBA degrees. The number of women studying for MBAs has increased in the last...
- Articles 2006-08-08
- The ABCs and MBAs of risk; Teaching management of it is a growing biz.(Focus: Finance)
- Byline: SARAH A. KLEIN There's money in the risk business. There's money in teaching it, too. Several Chicago-area business schools are looking to cash in on the trend by expanding the scope of their risk-management programs to meet the growing need...
- Articles 2006-05-22
- EDUCATION QUANDARY: My son wants to do an MBA, to change careers,
- Hilary's advice There was a time when to have an MBA immediately signalled that you were a high-flying executive, on the fast track to the bluest of blue chip companies. Not any longer. The qualification that used to spark immediate associations with Harvard or Stanford is...
- Articles 2006-05-11
- University Executive Education Gets Real
- Business simulations apply a 'learn-by-doing' approach. FROM OPEN-ENROLLMENT nondegreed programs to small-group fast track MBAs or customized management education programs, university executive education programs are changing to meet the needs of executives. Having already experienced the demands and speed of the real world, managers grow weary with...
- Articles 2006-05-01
- LETTERS: GLOBAL CAMPUSES
- Howard Davies raises important questions about whether and how business schools are internationalising their operations. The choices are: a) do nothing outside one's home base' b) partner with others' or c) go it alone with your own campus. The University of Chicago has decided on the...
- Articles 2006-03-23
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