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What the FT Global MBA rankings tell us

What the FT Global MBA rankings tell us

🕔01:00, 25.Jan 2015

Top spot in the 2015 Financial Times Global MBA ranking of the 100 best full-time MBA programmes goes to Harvard Business School, which saw off challenges from London Business School (second) and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

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Boost to earnings from MBAs falls

Boost to earnings from MBAs falls

🕔01:00, 25.Jan 2015

The MBA degree, once seen as the quickest route to a fat salary, no longer delivers quite the financial fillip it once did. In spite of a return to economic growth, the financial returns from completing a full-time MBA have

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The MBA alternative report from the class of 2011

The MBA alternative report from the class of 2011

🕔01:00, 18.Jan 2015

Studying for an MBA is all about getting a better job, but there is nothing wrong with having a good time along the way. In the second FT alternative MBA survey, we asked alumni from the MBA class of 2011

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Start-up costs for MBA graduates pay off

Start-up costs for MBA graduates pay off

🕔01:00, 18.Jan 2015

The fear that starting a business will inevitably mean an enforced period of belt tightening and dining on nothing but baked bean suppers has dissuaded many high flying executives from quitting their jobs to become entrepreneurs. Salary data from 20-

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The MBA is losing its magic

The MBA is losing its magic

🕔01:00, 17.Dec 2014

What is the staying power of an MBA education? Why year after year do students sign up for the countless MBA programmes across the world? Are they after new skills? Maybe. Eager to learn about the latest academic research output?

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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 MBA programmes see applications rise for second year

Two-year MBA programmes see applications rise for second year

🕔01:00, 29.Sep 2014

There is good news for the deans of US business schools, many of whom have spent the past few years worrying that part-time and online MBA programmes would replace the traditional residential format. According to the latest data from GMAC,

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