Fertile Ground in Executive Education
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
Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Entrepreneurial Colleges
“Can entrepreneurship be taught? You bet! And our Annual Top 100 Entrepreneurial Colleges and Universities for 2004 will show you the best places to begin your studies. With the top 50 national programs, the top 50 regional programs, 61 entrepreneurship emphasis programs and 118 limited curriculum programs, you’ll find all the information you need to embark on an entrepreneurial education.”
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: Entrepreneur magazine | Subject: MBA Program Rankings
AdmittedEssays.com
AdmittedEssays.com is dedicated to helping prospective students gain admission to their top schools by providing them with quality examples of essays that have worked in the past. Through a network of affiliates, this site has compiled a database of essays that were submitted as part of successful applications.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Ben Mitchell, Brian Lamka | Subject: Getting In
Networking Tips for Hispanic/Latino and African American MBAs
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
Go East, Young MBAs
China’s booming economy, multinationals’ greater presence there, and weak U.S. hiring cause more Chinese studying abroad to return home
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Mica Schneider | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: International MBA Issues
Managers Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management Development
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
Distance Learning Closes the Gap
Net-based enrollment is growing among professionals and execs, though finding the right program means doing more homework.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Mica Schneider | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Online & Distance MBA
MBA.co.za – Applying for Your MBA
Part of the MBA.co.za portal, which is focused on the MBA degree in South Africa, but offering useful information for any prospective MBA student. Topics covered include:
– What do business schools look for?
– When to apply
– The MBA application checklist
– The application essays
– The interview
– Letters of recommendation
– What is the GMAT?
– … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Sources: MBA.co.za, SURREAL | Subject: Getting In
MBA.co.za
MBA.co.za is a web-site that aims to provide prospective MBA students with all the information needed to make educated and informed decisions.
There is a need for a centralised, unbiased source of information relating to the South African MBA and it is the aim of MBA.co.za to fill this gap. Our objectives are as follows:
– To educate and inform prospective students about all … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Sources: MBA.co.za, SURREAL | Subject: International MBA Issues
MBA.co.za MBA Overview
Part of the MBA.co.za portal, which is focused on the MBA degree in South Africa, but offering useful information for any prospective MBA student. Topics covered include:
– What is an MBA?
– Why an MBA?
– Returning to school for your MBA
– Is the MBA right for me?
– What makes a good MBA candidate?
– Stress and the … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: MBA.co.za | Subject: About the MBA Degree
MBA.co.za – Choosing the Right MBA
Part of the MBA.co.za portal, which is focused on the MBA degree in South Africa, but offering useful information for any prospective MBA student. Topics covered include:
– The MBA options
– What does an MBA teach?
– Choosing an MBA programme – a checklist
– Choosing a business school – a checklist
– MBA rankings
– Re-accreditation raises the standards of South … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Sources: MBA.co.za, SURREAL | Subject: Choosing a Program
MBA Center
The MBA Center is a network of educational advising and test preparation centers that help prospective MBA students to enhance their chances of admission to business schools. On their site you can find articles about the MBA degree, read their online Magazine with interviews of notable MBA program administrators and related folks, and of course find out more about their paid services.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: MBA Center | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, GMAT
MBA2U
MBA2U is a non-profit organization of alumni from top MBA schools in the United States and Europe. It is sponsored by Belgacom and McKinsey & Company Belgium. The mission of MBA2U is to increase the number of young Belgian professionals going for a top MBA program in the United States and in Europe, by providing targeted information to potential candidates.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: McKinsey & Company Inc. | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, International MBA Issues
A Less Traveled Road for MBAs
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
Building Value
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
MBAPrepAdvantage
The mission at MBAPrepAdvantage is to ensure you receive a thick envelope indicating acceptance into your top MBA school. To accomplish this, we offer you the absolute best admissions consulting and GMAT tutoring services available and all at a fraction of the price that the large admissions consulting and test preparation companies charge.
The admissions consultants are a former admissions officer with 16 years experience … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Michael Cohan | Source: MBAPrepAdvantage | Subject: Getting In
America’s Scramble for Global Applicants
A slew of factors is causing a notable drop in overseas students at U.S. schools, prompting them to crank up their recruitment
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Mica Schneider | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: International MBA Issues
About.com: Business Majors
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
About.com: Business Majors Forums
The discussion forums for the Business Majors area of the About website.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: About.com | Subject: MBA Discussion Forums
Bringing B-School to the Mideast
Universities in the U.S. and Europe are laying a foundation in this untapped region, potentially the next frontier in management education
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Mica Schneider | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: International MBA Issues
