The obituary of the MBA degree has been written several times since the 1950s. As the Economist has pointed out, a Ford Foundation report in the 1950s criticized the degree for being weak and irrelevant. In the 1980s, Business Week
Are MBA programs still viable? Are their graduates still valued by employers? Despite these questions, demand for MBA programs is growing: 84 per cent of companies worldwide plan to add new MBAs to their work force in 2015 up
If money is your motivation for studying for an MBA, then the earlier you enrol on your degree programme the better. Data from the Financial Times 2015 Global MBA rankings show that the pay increase of younger graduates in the
This question originally appeared on Quora: Does getting an MBA make someone a better entrepreneur? Answer by Auren Hoffman, CEO of LiveRamp. started and sold 5 companies (and many more that failed), on Quora The value of an MBA is
Ever since its inception in the late 19th century, the Masters in Business Administration is the one academic postgraduate qualification that has never stood still. The constantly evolving requirements of employers, the changing demands of students, and the revolutionary changes
To some degree, MBA programs are advanced driving schools. We teach students how to operate one of the most powerful engines in the world: business. We teach how this engine must be finely engineered (operations), how it needs special fuel
There is no shortage of predictions about the grim future of business education. Disruptive technology, escalating costs, staffing issues, and market competition are high on the list of challenges faced by business schools, big and small. But ask alumni about
Before explaining why I think business school is wrong for todays entrepreneurs, I must start with a confession: I almost went to business school. It was 1997 and I had left a job in strategy consulting because I wanted to
The on-demand economy, where people work when they want and get paid by the task, has redefined the roles of taxi drivers and created new jobs such as professional grocery store shoppers who are paid by the hour to run
Mary Barra, chief executive of General Motors, the worlds third largest automaker by sales, is perhaps the most successful female MBA graduate of her time. The General Motors chief has presided over the tail end of a remarkable turnaround at
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