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The MBA in tough times
The Internet has revolutionized the world of business. How has the rise and fall of the new economy affected business schools in 2001? A special section at FastCompany.com
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NEWS AND ARTICLES
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Is time running out for business schools that aren’t quite elite? (The Economist, 10/19/2011)
The established model of business education may be in trouble, if not for all schools, then definitely for mid-ranking American institutions
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6 Different Ways To Get Your MBA (SFgate.com, 07/26/2011)
Many b-schools now offer MBA programs with greater flexibility and more availability to a wider range of students
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The privatization of California's B-schools (fortune.com
, 06/27/2011)
As California slashes billions from its higher education budget, the state's premier public business schools have quietly focused its efforts on raising private dollars
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Reinventing the MBA (US News
, 03/14/2011)
B-schools are overhauling curriculum to turn out more innovative, socially responsible leaders.
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For MBA Applicants, Economy Doesn't Matter (Businessweek.com
, 03/08/2011)
The vast majority of prospective business school students said they plan to attend business school, regardless of economic conditions, according to a new survey from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) released today
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Business Schools Get Lean (Businessweek.com
, 02/15/2011)
Money woes have many B-schools looking for ways to avoid layoffs and program disruptions, and they're finding them in the unlikeliest of places
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The MBA's last gasp (Canadian Business Online, 02/14/2011)
Business schools sell an outdated product. It's time for a reinvention.
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ACSB Urges B-Schools to Adapt to a Global World (Businessweek.com
, 02/10/2011)
Graduate and undergraduate business programs must do better at making globalization central to the B-school curriculum, the accrediting group says
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Top Ideas for a Better MBA (Businessweek.com
, 01/20/2011)
"What one idea would improve graduate management education?"
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Business School Resolutions for 2011 (Businessweek.com
, 01/03/2011)
B-school leaders share their aspirations for management education in the new year
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Top B-School Stories of 2010 (Businessweek.com
, 12/20/2010)
Hiring improved, applications tanked, two top programs got overhauls, and three more found new leaders. And that was just the beginning
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Business School Gets Crowded (Businessweek.com
, 10/08/2009)
Yields are up at full-time MBA programs, and B-schools are enrolling larger-than-ever classes. But not everyone is sharing in the bount
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The Best Business Schools 2009 - Forbes (Forbes
, 08/07/2009)
Sixth biennial ranking of business schools, based on the return on investment graduates have achieved after five years. 1) Stanford, 2) Dartmouth, 3) Harvard...
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The New Criterion for MBA Admissions (Businessweek.com
, 07/10/2009)
Amid a tight MBA labor market, B-school admissions decisions increasingly hinge on applicants' ability to land a job upon graduation
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The Buck Stops (and Starts) at Business School (Harvard Business Rev, 06/15/2009)
Unless America’s business schools make radical changes, society will become convinced that MBAs work to serve only their own selfish interests.
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What now for MBAs? (BNET, 02/10/2009)
Even in a down economy, MBAs can still navigate a great career path — if they know where to look
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Business Schools Urged to Diversify (Businessweek.com
, 12/18/2008)
With fewer African Americans and Hispanics pursuing MBAs, companies are demanding B-schools graduate more minorities or face consequences.
During a sunny day last spring on the leafy Bloomington campus of Indiana University's Kelley School of Busi
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MBA Programs Eye Expansion (Businessweek.com
, 12/07/2008)
With applications increasing, some business schools are planning more seats. Others remain wary.
There may be some good news for business-school applicants worried about more competition for slots in MBA programs. With the recession driving more s
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Economic Slowdown Impacts Business School Students (About.com, 03/28/2008)
The Wall Street Journal published an interesting piece today that examines the impact the global credit crunch has had on business school students and campuses around the world.
According to some...
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Five Hard Truths About the MBA (BNET, 01/01/2008)
For years, an MBA degree has been seen as a first-class ticket to the management fast track. Some spend $100,000 or more to earn the degree, confident that it will propel their career into overdrive — and often that’s not an unreasonable expectation.
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What Executives Really Think of MBAs (BNET, 01/01/2008)
Recruiters and managers long have touted MBA-holders as the panacea for business problems, but recently, the view within the executive ranks has become more nuanced. Here’s what an assortment of experienced executives had to say about the prospect of
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What's an MBA really worth? (BNET, 12/31/2007)
Less and less, say increasingly vocal critics. Here’s what aspiring students and hiring managers need to know about where and why the MBA is falling short.
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Why Business School? (About.com, 11/07/2007)
The main reason to attend business school is to advance your career. Because business school graduates are eligible for jobs that would not be offered to those who hold only...
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Five Hard Truths About the MBA (BNET, 10/23/2007)
For years, an MBA degree has been seen as a first-class ticket to the management fast track. Some spend $100,000 or more to earn the degree, confident that it will propel their career into overdrive — and often that’s not an unreasonable expectation.
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B-schools Must Focus More On Confronting Scandals (WSJ College
, 04/18/2007)
Like companies, academic institutions can be tarnished by crises, says Ron Alsop. Yet many schools aren't prepared for events that can damage their reputations.
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Are B-Schools Slacking Off? (Businessweek.com
, 02/11/2007)
Chicago GSB Dean Ted Snyder talks about the battle to maintain academic standards in a high-pressure environment
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Where's The "B" In B-Schools? (Businessweek.com
, 11/27/2006)
To our critics, including many successful managers, business schools have become little more than exercises in ticket punching for would-be consultants, taught by faculty who are more interested in impressing their academic colleagues than in confron
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Bschools Set Course For Charted Waters (CollegeJournal.com, 11/13/2006)
Shipboard education will receive a boost next September when a new program issuing academic credit to undergraduate and graduate students launches.
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What Makes the Best B-Schools (Businessweek.com
, 10/18/2006)
In this online chat, BusinessWeek editors talk about how they go about drawing up the MBA rankings, and what's new in 2006
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The [Your Name Here] School of Business (Businessweek.com
, 09/20/2006)
Granting naming rights to donors can bring B-schools a major cash infusion, but some big-name schools remain holdouts
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Business Schools Target Stay-At-Home Moms (WSJ College
, 05/11/2006)
New programs are helping women return to the workplace after taking years off.
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Can MBAs Cure Health Care's Ailments? (Businessweek.com
, 03/22/2006)
B-school grads are finding opportunities in the medical field, where they can make money -- and a difference
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Is The MBA Overrated? (Businessweek.com
, 03/15/2006)
Our surprising research suggests that few execs who hit the very top have the degree
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Millennial M.B.A.s Prompt B-Schools to Shift Gears (CollegeJournal.com, 02/14/2006)
The kids who grew up with playdates and the Internet begin entering business school.
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Getting Something Extra From an M.B.A. Program (CollegeJournal.com, 01/06/2006)
How you can make the most of your stint at business school.
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Can the Full-Time M.B.A. Regain Its Luster? (CollegeJournal.com, 10/25/2005)
Applications to business schools have plummeted in recent years. Rising tuition costs may be only partly to blame.
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The ROI on Your MBA (Business 2.0
, 08/29/2005)
We survey the country's top business schools to tell you how good an investment they really are.
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Is the One-Year MBA a Good Option? (About.com, 08/25/2005)
An old timer like me never really had the option to complete the MBA degree in one year. But, one-year MBAs are quite popular now. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the compressed MBA pr
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Take the Second Step to MBA Admission (About.com, 08/16/2005)
As business schools prepare to begin the fall semester in a couple of days, a fresh batch of MBA aspirants is preparing for next year's admission. The first step is to decide that an MBA is right for
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How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant? (Harvard B-school, 07/04/2005)
In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Bennis and O'Toole raised questions about whether business schools in general have lost their relevance by following "the scientific model" of graduate sch
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Are Business Schools Failing the World? (nytimes.com, 06/19/2005)
JEFFREY E. GARTEN, 58, who is stepping down after 10 years as dean of the Yale School of Management, says he does not think American business schools are doing a good enough job
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Business Majors Glossary (About.com, 05/23/2005)
Quick: What do the following mean: Deferred Admission, Early Decision, FAFSA? If you are an aspiring business major, now is the time to learn the lingo. I have put together a glossary of terms...
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Must a Business School Be Accredited? (About.com, 05/09/2005)
Would you enroll for a non-accredited business school? What does accreditation really mean? Should you take it very seriously? Find out answers to questions such as these....
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B-School Deans: Back to Basics (Businessweek.com
, 05/06/2005)
In the tough post-corporate-scandal era, respected academics have been picked instead of prominent business names to head MBA programs
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Is Business Management a Profession? (Harvard B-school, 02/25/2005)
If management was a licensed profession on a par with law or medicine, there might be fewer opportunities for corporate bad guys, argue HBS professors
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MBA at 17! (About.com, 02/11/2005)
Shortly after I wrote about someone turning MBA before turning 21, Nandeep Bamrah has gone ahead and completed his MBA degree at 17! I wonder how far this will go. MBA at 12, anyone?...
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The Upwardly Global MBA (strategy-business
, 09/15/2004)
A survey of 100-plus executives in more than 20 countries identifies the knowledge, skills, and attributes young leaders need to succeed.
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Degree? Do managers need a B-school degree? (Indiatimes.com, 09/06/2004)
none of the former students of the best B-schools in the country say that they could have done without the degree
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What Will B-School Really Teach You? (CollegeJournal.com, 07/21/2004)
Unlike your undergraduate degree, which is often radically unrelated to what you do from nine to five, an M.B.A. is meant to "add tools to your toolkit." So does it?
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Why an MBA May Not Be Worth It (fortune.com
, 06/14/2004)
One reader says he used his MBA to line his African gray parrot's birdcage
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But can you teach it? (The Economist, 05/20/2004)
No form of education is more commercialised than management education. But are business schools teaching the right things?
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Management education (The Economist, 05/13/2004)
The failings of MBA programmes
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Can an MBA make you a CEO? (Indiatimes.com, 05/10/2004)
Many people believe that too many educational institutions are offering too many MBA programmes, and too many ‘would be managers’ are lapping them up in an effort to get themselves on the ‘fast track’.
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Are the returns from an MBA worth the cost? (The Independent (UK), 04/03/2004)
Think hard before doing a business master's degree. Times are changing
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Honest, I Promise: A Code of Ethics for MBAs (MBA jungle, 03/01/2004)
After an unprecedented two-year parade of corporate fraudsters, some educators say the answer may be a Hippocratic-type oath for MBA students
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The big step forward (The Economist, 10/14/2003)
When is the best time to earn an MBA? Our MBA Outlook looks at the changing environment
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What's an MBA Really Worth? (Businessweek.com
, 09/22/2003)
The class of '92 gives the degree high marks in our exclusive survey of B-school alums
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The return of reality (Which MBA, 09/07/2003)
Dave Wilson, CEO and president of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), ponders the state of the MBA today and the job prospects for those about to complete their degree.
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What Business Needs from Business Schools (strategy-business
, 09/01/2003)
Cookie-cutter programs are producing look-alike MBAs. Contemporary companies want creative, collaborative thinkers and leaders.
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MBAs - What are they good for? (ForeignMBA, 04/09/2003)
If everyone has an MBA then what's the point? The so called 'fast track' will simply become a main highway, clogged up with people going slow in the outside lane
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B-Schools: Should You Go for It? (Businessweek.com
, 03/17/2003)
Here's how to decide whether pursuing an MBA the right move for you
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Is an MBA Worth it? (About.com, 12/01/2002)
Increasingly one hears the question 'Is an MBA degree worth it?' Why is that such a popular question? What is the answer?
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The MBA Advantage (mbacenteronline.com, 12/01/2002)
Interview with Dr. Ronald Yeaple, author of the
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The MBA Today (mbacenteronline.com, 12/01/2002)
The MBA, the well-known acronym, stands for much more than a degree in business. The MBA is a post-graduate program designed to prepare professionals to deal with all aspects of the complex and competitive world of business today.
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What should be in an MBA programme? (Which MBA, 10/12/2002)
Although the fundamentals of MBA programmes have remained remarkably constant over the years, business schools and MBA programme directors are far from immune from fads and fashions
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Tomorrow Belongs to Them (Business 2.0
, 07/01/2002)
New graduates of the nation's top business schools still believe it's the ticket to a rich life.
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To B-School or Not to B-School ? (Business 2.0
, 05/01/2001)
When making a career switch, one of the biggest decisions for many is whether or not to go to business school. Here's how to decide.
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Thinking About an MBA: Too Cool for School? (MBA jungle, 09/01/2000)
Are you really ready to exchange your salary and briefcase for a backpack and student loans? What to consider when thinking about going back to school.
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The MBA: valuable in the real world? (Business 2.0
, 10/01/1999)
Answers by Philippe Kahn, Andrew Beebe, Jim Rose, Alain Rossmann
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Will Earning An M.B.A. Pay Off Later in Life (CollegeJournal.com, 09/01/1998)
Going back to school for an M.B.A. isn't right for everyone
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The MBA degree - an introduction (MBAinfo.com, 01/01/1996)
Article by MBAInfo
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BOOKS
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 MBA: The First Century
by Carter A. Daniel
|  The Official MBA Handbook 2001/2002
by Godfrey Golzen
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 The Complete Idiot's Guide to MBA Basics
by Tom Gorman, Ed Paulson
|  The Complete MBA For Dummies
by Kathleen Allen, Peter Economy
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 B-School in Tough Times : The MBA Syllabus
by Fast Company Magazine
|  Business School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Business School Experience: By Students, for S
by Robert H. Miller, Katherine F. Koegler, Robert Mil
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 MBA in a Box : Practical Ideas from the Best Brains in Business
by Joel Kurtzman, Glenn Rifkin, Victoria Griffith
|  Managers Not MBAs : A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management Development
by Henry Mintzberg
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