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Early Gains for Early Learners

Does more work experience equal better MBA students? Rochester officials say their program for less experienced students shows it isn’t necessarily so.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: James Brickley, Mark Zupan | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Business School News, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

How Students From Abroad Are Learning to Talk the Talk

Business schools are expanding programs to help foreign M.B.A. students prepare for careers in the U.S.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Business School News, International MBA Issues

Stanford Tops Sustainability Rankings

A new report finds dramatic growth in “business and society” programs in many business schools-driven by student demand.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alison Damast | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Business School News, MBA Program Rankings

M.B.A. Students to Run Socially Responsible Fund

Kellie McElhaney of the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley, discusses what may be the first student-managed investment fund to focus on social and environmental responsibility

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Business School News

Are Business Schools Forgetting Their Missions?

Famous M.B.A. programs have lost track of their original mission to produce far-sighted leaders who can help the economy run better, according to a new book by a Harvard Business School associate professor.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: George Anders | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Business School News

Marketing the M.B.A. Degree to Nonbusiness Professionals

Harvard Business School is launching new program that aims to attract and lock in more liberal-arts candidates while they’re undergrads.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Sarah E. Needleman | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Business School News

Spotlight on MBA Curricula

A report looking at the relevance of MBA programmes suggests that criticisms that the curricula falls short of what today’s global managers need, may be justified.

The report – How relevant is the MBA? Assessing the alignment of MBA curricula and managerial competencies – finds that although essential managerial skills are being taught, there are nevertheless “significant gaps”, specifically in the area of so-called soft skills. … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Linda Anderson | Source: Financial Times | Subject: Business School News

Fixing the Flawed MBA

Critics claim MBA degrees lack real-world relevance – and that grads are both arrogant and ill-prepared. So what are B-schools doing about it?

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Jennifer Pellet | Source: Chief Executive | Subject: Business School News

Refresher Courses Help Graduates Get Up to Date

Ron Alsop on post-M.B.A. programs that attempt to lure students back to business school with continuing-education classes on industry trends.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Business School News, Executive Programs

Why Teaching of Ethics Continues To Be Lacking at Business Schools

Business schools have struggled in the post-Enron era to incorporate more content related to ethics and social responsibility in their curricula. Many have added a stand-alone course on corporate responsibility, but some academics consider that insufficient. M.B.A. Track columnist Ron Alsop discussed the challenge recently with Craig Smith, senior fellow in marketing and ethics at London Business School and the academic leader on a project … [ Read more ]

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Business School News

Powerful Profs

As business schools gain visibility, star professors gain influence that extends outside the classroom to boardrooms, the best-seller lists, and beyond.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Dan Macsai | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Business School News

Schools Create Courses To Fit Employers’ Needs

As executive-education classes become almost commodities schools find it pays to offer companies customized programs on timely topics.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Business School News, Executive Programs

Private Equity Is In a Class of Its Own

M.B.A. programs are offering more private-equity courses and strengthening connections with buyout firms to help students land jobs.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CollegeJournal.com | Subject: Business School News

American M.B.As. Flock to Asia To Acquire Overseas Experience

Business schools are catering to a growing number of U.S. students who see the region as crucial to their careers.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Cris Prystay | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subjects: Business School News, International MBA Issues

One-Minute-Manager Guru On Leadership for M.B.A.s

Strong leadership skills are critical for M.B.A.s aiming to become top corporate managers. For insight on learning to lead, we spoke to Ken Blanchard, co-author with Spencer Johnson of “The One Minute Manager,” and more than 40 other business titles. Many of the principles in this book will be taught as part of a new 12-month executive M.B.A. program at the Ken Blanchard College of … [ Read more ]