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Three years after coming under attack for M.B.A.s’ involvement in scandals, schools still grapple with teaching ethics.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Ron Alsop | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

A growing emphasis on social responsibility and ethics among MBAs is having a positive impact in the classroom and the real world

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

With gay and lesbian students increasingly assertive, B-schools are working to be more inclusive and boost opportunities for them

Content: Article | Author: Mica Schneider | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

A guide to the weblogs that are written by current and prospective MBA students.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Blogspot | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

CoolAvenues.com is a site dedicated to the Indian professional and entrepreneurial community. Launched in Feb 2000, CoolAvenues.com has emerged one of the biggest MBA community site in India.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: Zebra Networks | Subjects: International MBA Issues, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

New B-school workshops rely on poetry and comedy to teach self-awareness, and are preparing MBAs to be more responsible leaders

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

When executives hear the word “environment,” they tend to think “burden,” but one executive-education program hopes to prove that sustainable business is a growth area where they “can use finance as a tool to add value.”

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Lisa Yoon | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Executive Programs, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Networking is an even bigger issue for MBA grads from diverse backgrounds. Learn about your options.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: John Rossheim | Source: Monster | Subjects: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources, Women & Minority MBA Issues

Two decades ago, Mintzberg, a professor at McGill University who was then teaching MBAs at MIT, discovered a profound “disconnect between the practice of management… and what went on in classrooms.” Since that time, he has dedicated himself to the problems of management and management education, both of which he believes are “deeply troubled,” and the latter of which has become the wrong that he, … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Henry Mintzberg | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Each year, the MBA Enterprise Corps sends MBAs to teach management skills to small-business owners in developing nations.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Daryl Hannah | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Will state-of-the art technology and flashy architecture attract students to these business schools? Several insiders discuss whether technological and aesthetic improvements are a luxury or a neccessity.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Lambeth Hochwald | Source: MBA Jungle | Subjects: Business School News, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Part of the human-edited About website; find lots of topics pertaining to the MBA degree.

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

B-schools are now fostering ventures with a social mission

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Laura D’Andrea Tyson | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Business School News, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

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Once used mainly as a way for MBAs to get experience, they’re now widely seen as the best way to get into a company that’ll hire them.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Kate Hazelwood | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

The Business Roundtable has announced the creation of a first-of-its-kind business ethics center designed to renew and enhance the link between ethical behavior and business practices.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: GreenBiz.com | Subjects: Business School News, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

“The dissertation is an important phase of the MBA program. It allows students to individualize the program by researching an area of special interest in depth and provides an opportunity to demonstrate professional and academic skills constructively. But it can also be daunting: it requires a lengthy piece of writing and forms a major component for assessment.” This book provides help covering all the stages, … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Brian White | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Professor David A. Garvin offers a rare inside glimpse at how the case method is used by both faculty and students in classrooms at Harvard Business School.

Editor’s Note: you can read the entire original article from a link provided in the text.

Content: Article | Author: David A. Garvin | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources

Some 25% to 35% of students at many top B-schools pursue two degrees at once, up from 15% to 20% just a few years ago. Schools offer anywhere from a handful of dual-degree programs to the University of Michigan’s 25–and the list is growing.

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

Getting into graduate business school has become an increasingly competitive and complicated process. Each year approximately 100,000 applications are sent to top schools. Written by two current MBA students who successfully gained admission into multiple schools, Your MBA Game Plan provides a strategic framework for putting together winning applications.
Your MBA Game Plan helps you navigate the application process by providing detailed analyses of every … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Authors: Omari Bouknight, Scott Shrum | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources