Making the Most of Spare Time
Not everyone has a year or two to devote to a full-time MBA program. Here’s the best in part-time MBA, executive MBA, and executive education programs.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Authors: Geoff Gloeckler, Jane Porter | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: MBA Program Rankings, Part-Time, Weekend and Evening MBA Programs
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
Make Your B-School Application Stand Out
Admissions consultant Linda Abraham offers tips to prospective MBAs on ways to improve their applications.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Linda Abraham | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Getting In
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
Little Green Lies
The sweet notion that making a company environmentally friendly can be not just cost-effective but profitable is going up in smoke. Meet the man wielding the torch.
Content: Article | Author: Ben Elgin | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Social Responsibility (ESG)
Part-Time MBAs: Job Fairs for Us, Too
As more part-time students pay their own way, they’re asking for the same access to recruiters traditionally reserved for full-timers.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Francesca Di Meglio | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Part-Time, Weekend and Evening MBA Programs
How to Field the Headhunter’s Call
It’s smart to give the recruiter a few minutes of your time, even if you’re not actively job hunting. You never know when you might be.
Content: Article | Author: Joseph Daniel McCool | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Career
Paul J. H. Schoemaker
The performance culture really is in deep conflict with the learning culture. It’s an unusual executive who can balance these.
Content: Quotation | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Learning, Management
BusinessWeek B-School Forums
Easily the most active and useful forum for MBAs on the Web.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: MBA Discussion Forums
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
Why ‘Forced’ Job Rankings Don’t Work
Managers shouldn’t have to use arbitrary evaluation systems that pit employees against each other.
Content: Article | Author: Liz Ryan | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Human Resources
Duke MBAs Fail Ethics Test
Thirty-four Fuqua School of Business students are accused of violating the school’s honor code by cheating on an exam.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Alison Damast | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Business School News
A Small B-School Can Be a Big Plus
Small-town schools offer a lot that big-city schools don’t, especially a close-knit community and strong attachment between student and institution.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Kerry Miller | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Choosing a Program
Napping Your Way To The Top
Sleeping on the job used to be grounds for dismissal. But now, years after Cornell University psychologist James Maas coined the term “power nap,” companies are beginning to embrace the practice.
Content: Article | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Productivity / Work Tips
Bernie Mills
Sales is selling one-to-one. Marketing is selling one-to-many.
Content: Quotation | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Marketing / Sales
Breaking Down Silos at Yale
Dean Joel Podolny talks about how the B-school is putting old paradigms out to pasture with its new curriculum.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Kerry Miller | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Business School News
3M’s Seven Pillars of Innovation
It may be 104 years old, but the company churns out cutting-edge products like a brash new startup. Here are the secrets of its success.
Content: Article | Author: Michael Arndt | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Best Practices, Innovation
Can a “Personal MBA” Match the Real McCoy?
Proponents of self-learning say that B-schools are a waste of time and money. Traditional MBAs say there’s no substitute for the Halls of Ivy.
Content: Article | Author: Jeffrey Gangemi | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
Making Those Connections Work
How a Dutch B-school is helping its diverse student body develop lasting networks.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Business School News
How Golden Parachutes Unfurled
When did companies start awarding CEOs a small fortune once their company changed hands, and why? Harvard’s E. Bagley explains it all.
Content: Article | Author: Emily Thornton | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Corporate Governance