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Slight Decline in Number of Self-Funded Executive MBA Students

Slight Decline in Number of Self-Funded Executive MBA Students

🕔01:00, 13.Nov 2014

For the first time in five years, the percentage of students who fully fund their Executive MBA (EMBA) education has declined slightly, according to the results of the 2014 Membership Program Survey of the Executive MBA Council (EMBAC). “With organizations

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Faculty Feared Distance Learning Course Would “Cannibalize” Traditional MBA

Faculty Feared Distance Learning Course Would “Cannibalize” Traditional MBA

🕔01:00, 13.Nov 2014

The executive director of a leading business school has said that his faculty thought a shorter, cheaper mini-MBA program would “cannibalize” the traditional MBA, highlighting the challenges that business schools face in adapting their content for the modern business climate.

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Are You A Food Innovator? Skip Wharton; Try This New B-School

🕔01:00, 10.Nov 2014

For most careers, there’s nothing like advanced business training from the likes of Wharton, Stanford or Harvard. But if you’re a food-obsessed innovator, maybe you want a curriculum that emphasizes baguettes along with balance sheets; organics as well as org

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Stanford Bets Big on Virtual Education

Stanford Bets Big on Virtual Education

🕔01:00, 5.Nov 2014

Stanford’s Graduate School of Business took its relationship with online education to the next level on Wednesday, when it announced that a new program for company executives will be delivered entirely by way of the Internet. “I don’t know of

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Stanford Now Offering a Dual-Degree MBA/MA in International Policy Studies

Stanford Now Offering a Dual-Degree MBA/MA in International Policy Studies

🕔01:00, 29.Oct 2014

Stanford Graduate School of Business has announced that it has launched a new dual-degree program, where students can study for an MBA and a MA in International Policy Studies simultaneously. By pursuing both degrees as the same time, students can

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Can MOOCs Compete With Traditional MBA Programs?

Can MOOCs Compete With Traditional MBA Programs?

🕔01:00, 29.Oct 2014

Companies want employees with the best credentials, which is why professionals in all fields use continuing education to improve their expertise – and their salaries. For senior managers, an MBA has traditionally been a credential that gives them an edge

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University of Miami to Launch MBA Program for Professional Artists, Athletes

University of Miami to Launch MBA Program for Professional Artists, Athletes

🕔01:00, 20.Oct 2014

The university’s School of Business Administration has developed the Miami Executive MBA for Professional Artists and Athletes, which begins in February 2015. The program will teach these accomplished individuals, many of whom have strong personal brands, how to leverage their

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Jack Welch on the executive MBA he created in his own image

Jack Welch on the executive MBA he created in his own image

🕔01:00, 17.Oct 2014

In 2009, he eschewed full-time retirement at his Florida home to set up the Jack Welch Management Institute, with a view to rolling out the next generation of Jack Welches. His name is upfront and he is proud of it.

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Two-year MBAs still the gold standard

Two-year MBAs still the gold standard

🕔01:00, 3.Oct 2014

Full-time, two-year MBA programs worldwide edged out their one-year counterparts in terms of growth, according to new application trends for 2014 analyzed by the Graduate Management Admission Council. For the second year in a row, 65 per cent of two-year

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What to Look for in Online MBA Faculty

What to Look for in Online MBA Faculty

🕔01:00, 30.Sep 2014

When Audrey McLaughlin was looking into online MBA programs, the Cleveland, Ohio, native cared a lot about overall prestige and program rankings. But she also paid attention to something more granular: the instructors. “I wanted the same faculty as the

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