A Lesson Before Buying
University executive-education programs tackle one of the business world’s toughest jobs: teaching M&A.
Content: Article | Author: Roy Harris | Source: CFO Publishing | Subject: Education
Does executive education really improve business performance?
“Our line-up of essayists is, we believe, as distinguished as ever. It starts with two eminent deans – John Quelch (formerly of London Business School, now back at Harvard) and Xavier Gilbert and Peter Lorange of IMD. Both naturally promote the virtues of management education – Quelch praising the achievements of the MBA, notably in the United States, Lorange and Gilbert explaining how to make … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Education, MBA Related | Industry: Education / Training
William H. Rastetter
The first time you say something, it’s heard, the second time, it’s recognized, and the third time, it’s learned.
Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Education, Teaching
Value Creation Potential for Learing Process
TheWorkingManager.com
‘Learning for free at your own pace and in your own time’ is the motto of this intelligent and easy-to-use site with the devilishly long name. The site covers a variety of topics from motivation to corporate culture to team building. Its design is simple and clear, with logical cross-links that lead to related topics and references, making for efficient navigation. The glossary is a … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: TheWorkingManager.com | Subjects: Education, Management
E-Learning Market Expanding Beyond IT Training
E-Learning: Merging Technology and Training
ebrary
ebrary (which develops software and services for the secure online delivery of copyrighted content) recently partnered with consumer-education site Learning Network to deliver business and economics books over the Web. Just download the InfoTools software and set up an account, and you can freely browse, view and search books and other documents from leading publishers. Find exactly what you want by searching the full text … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Sources: ebrary, Learning Network | Subjects: Education, Reference / Search
Kellogg-Recanati Executive MBA Handbook
This website exemplifies the cooperative nature of MBAs (as opposed to the stereotypical hyper-competitive view). It summarises 27 courses from the prestigious Kellogg-Recanati International Executive MBA program (Israel). All content has been reviewed and approved by the professors of all 27 courses. Each course summary has a 1-page Summary and a multi-page detailed coverage. Best of all – it’s completely free.
Content: Online Resource | Author: Stuart Ballan | Source: KR04 | Subjects: Education, MBA Related
Why Most Training Fails
Most organizations use their training investments about as strategically as they deploy their office supplies spending. And the impact on customer satisfaction, cost containment or quality improvement is just as useless.
Content: Article | Author: Jim Clemmer | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Education, Human Resources | Industry: Education / Training
When Should Your Organization Use Technology-Based Training?
Many companies are feeling the pressure to employ technology-based training solutions instead of continuing their reliance on traditional classroom training. Some have even taken the plunge with pilot projects, producing both favorable and unfavorable results. But before you go wading into the pricey waters of technology-based training, take the time to look at why many professionals feel it will vastly improve and enhance your … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Terrell L. Perry | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Education, Human Resources | Industry: Education / Training
Evaluating Multimedia
So you’ve made the decision to use multimedia as part of your overall training strategy. You can take the low cost route and purchase generic off-the-shelf products, or you can expend more of your training budget on your own development. But do you know how to tell the difference between high quality multimedia and multimedia that is substandard (it may do the job … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Terrell L. Perry | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Education, Human Resources | Industry: Education / Training
Pepe’s Pizza Parlour
A practical lesson in account management from BizEd, Pizza Package provides “both underpinning knowledge and practical worksheets which when complete can provide primary evidence for a portfolio.” Users of this tutorial will explore the accounts of the fictitious Pepe’s Pizza Parlour to learn how to manage each kind of account including trial balance, depreciation, and the balance sheets. Biz/Ed is an English site, so all … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: biz/ed | Subjects: Accounting, Education
Math Review – Probability and Basic Finance – Notes
Math Review – Probability and Basic Finance – Problems and Solutions
The 2001 Finance Education Special Report
Finance education and training is the key to building any superior finance team. Whether it’s sending seasoned finance executives or even CFOs to professional development courses, creating custom finance training programs for nonfinance managers, or sending young hires to executive MBA programs, boosting the financial knowledge of the organization can have a direct impact on the bottom line. This month CFO.com separates the fact from … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Education, Finance | Industry: Education / Training