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Harvard Business School launched the very first MBA case study more than 100 years ago, and with it, modern graduate business education. Every year since then, professors and researchers at HBS have authored more cases than their counterparts at any other higher education institution.

It’s no surprise, then, that HBS is the source of nearly half of the 50 best-selling cases over the last 50 years … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Marc Ethier | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, MBA Related, Prospective

The typical MBA program is two years but many schools, particularly in Europe, offer one-year programs. Here is a rundown of differences to help you evaluate the pros and cons.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Melissa Jones | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Choosing a Program, Prospective

I wish I had done it sooner, done it differently – or just done it more or less often. These are some of the biggest regrets of the MBA Class of 2022. This spring, P&Q surveyed graduates from 75 top business schools – from Alliance Manchester to the Yale School of Management – on their biggest regrets as MBAs. In the process, we learned what … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Jeff Schmitt | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources, Prospective

Poets&Quants spoke with Andrew Knight, vice dean for education and globalization and professor of organizational behavior at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, about when an MBA makes the most sense, what the degree still does really well, and when to consider other paths for business education.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Andrew Knight, Kristy Bleizeffer | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Prospective

We asked top graduates the following question: “Looking back over your MBA experience, what is the one thing you’d do differently and why?” Wondering what mistakes you should avoid as you begin preparing for business school? From pursuing perfection to skipping case competitions, here are the biggest regrets of the top MBAs from the Class of 2020.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Jeff Schmitt | Source: Poets & Quants | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources, Prospective

Even if you didn’t go to business school, you’ve probably heard of Harvard case studies and the Harvard case method, the pedagogical system of choice at one of the world’s most elite business schools. The case method, as a style of learning, asks students to imagine themselves in the role of the “protagonist” (typically the CEO) leading the firm profiled in the case. They’re required … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Lila MacLellan | Source: Quartz | Subject: About the MBA Degree

There are 13,000 business schools on Earth. That’s 13,000 too many. And I should know – I’ve taught in them for 20 years.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Martin Parker | Source: The Guardian | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources, Prospective

The question many people wrestle with: Should you get an MBA? Is it worth it? Our flowchart will make your decision just a little bit easier.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: Lucidchart | Subject: About the MBA Degree

To get the best pay out of your MBA, you have to graduate within a narrow age window.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

In the space of a 45-minute conversation, Henry Mintzberg called out Harvard Business School for misleading ads, dismissed MBA programs as “overrated,” and declared he’s “had it” with all the focus on leadership. In other words: classic Mintzberg.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Henry Mintzberg, Matt Symonds | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: About the MBA Degree

At least once a month an ambitious and hard-working person in their 20s asks me, “Should I get an MBA?” Here’s how I respond to those inquiries. First, it’s critical to determine whether your expectations for an MBA are aligned with what the degree will likely do for you. MBA programs offer three different types of benefits, all of which vary tremendously from one school … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ed Batista | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: About the MBA Degree

A student’s survival guide from the 1980s is still quietly being forwarded to first-year students at some business schools.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Natalie Kitroeff | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

In many M.B.A. programs, lifestyle experiences are gaining on academic ones in importance.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Hannah Seligson | Source: The New York Times | Subject: About the MBA Degree

The rise of the MBA inspired much handwringing, which was chronicled in a 1950 Fortune essay by management guru Peter Drucker. A look at the arguments for and against the degree.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Laura Vanderkam | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: About the MBA Degree

The transition from worker bee to MBA student can be challenging. That’s why business schools offer programs and advice over the summer to help newbies maximize the MBA experience. If you’re among the first-year students heading back to school in the fall, here are some ways you can train to sit in a classroom again.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Stanford Dean Garth Saloner discusses why and how business schools must change if they are to serve their students and society well.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Garth Saloner | Source: EFMD | Subject: About the MBA Degree

Hubbard discusses the anxiety in MBA programs, Columbia’s MBA application plunge, and why alum Warren Buffett has not donated.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John A. Byrne | Sources: FORTUNE, Poets & Quants | Subject: About the MBA Degree

To Rakesh Khurana, a Harvard Business School professor known for his histories of management knowledge, business schools are facing a crisis of global irrelevance.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Rakesh Khurana, William J. Holstein | Source: strategy+business | Subject: About the MBA Degree

The case method is a key teaching tool in most business schools. A case study provides students with mostly real events and challenges from the corporate world. These can be 30 pages on the introduction of a new frequent flyer program or a company’s re-branding campaign for example … During a case students have to turn into decision makers, they are confronted with a problem … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: MBA Channel | Subject: About the MBA Degree

A Q&A with Timothy Faley, managing director of the Zell/Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alison Damast | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: About the MBA Degree