Deans' Voices

Message from the Associate Dean at The London School of Business and Finance

To become an exceptional leader in a global world, you need a world class MBA and LSBF is a pioneer. We are the only business school in the world that offers a new approach where an MBA can be combined with professional qualifications to give our graduates the cutting edge skills. [more]

Taking on the MBA s Critics

The following is condensed from the keynote speech given by Dean Danos to international business school deans at the Association of MBA programs annual meeting in London, England on November 7, 2006. [more]

MIP. A Winning Combination of Technology and Management

How is MBA education evolving?

MBA education has moved away in the last years from being country-specific to a having a more global perspective. To follow this trend, MIP offers a multi-disciplinary core curriculum, that provides great flexibility in terms of concentration areas and gives... [more]

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The Adelaide Graduate School of Business MBA

Not everyone wants to live, work or study in big cities. Indeed, some of the world’s great universities are in “university towns”. This helps define the character of the international student who comes to a relatively small, but sophisticated city such as Adelaide, Australia. [more]

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Preparing tomorrow’s leaders

Business schools recognize that their programs need to do more than train functional managers. They need to prepare leaders. [more]

Modern MBA Programs and the Moral Dimension of Leadership

Each year, a group of Tuck students travels to rural Omaha, Nebraska to share a meal and conversation with Warren Buffet, one of the most successful investors in history. Next year they will have a chance to talk with him not just about his financial success, but also about the personal success he... [more]

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The Cranfield MBA: Springboard to Career Success

How does your MBA serve the needs of companies and students?

 The statistics for student employment from Cranfield School of Management speak for themselves.

Of the latest MBA cohort to graduate, 93% were in new roles within three months of leaving the School – an impressive figure and one... [more]

The world is changing – and so is the MBA.

Graduate business education is continuously evolving to confront rapidly changing global business environments. Today’s MBA programs, as well as MBA graduates and managers, must function more effectively, more efficiently, and more proactively than ever before to succeed and remain successful.

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Going Global

In the increasingly globalized world of MBA education it seems that the idea that “one size fits all” is being replaced by a “horses for courses” mentality. Not all professionals can take advantage of a two year full time MBA. For some, it is their work commitments which prevent this, while for... [more]

CLU: Your MBA: One Year or Two?

As a business school dean, I am often asked by potential applicants, “Which is better for me, a one year or two year MBA?”  

Before I respond, I generally pose a few questions of my own:

How much time do you feel comfortable in interrupting your career?Is the total cost of an MBA important... [more]

IESE: Transforming Trajectories in Two Years

IESEseeks to have a fundamental impact on the way our participants do business, be they students of our MBA or one of our other programs, so naturally the MBA has a very high personal development aspect. The two-year duration of the program is an essential part of this transformational experience,... [more]

HEC - The MBA That Builds Careers

Located 12 miles southwest of Paris, the HEC MBA Program is one of the world’s top business schools, recognized for the quality of its faculty, research and academic programs. HEC offers a unique life-time experience to those who seek to be accomplished and authentic business leaders. Consistently... [more]

IESE: More Than a Foot in the Door IESE Business School proactively boosts its students’ employability

While an MBA offers many benefits – from understanding the various facets of business, to acquiring the skills for success in a business environment – the real reason students opt to do an MBA, is the jump in their employability upon graduation. This career boost is a clear focus for IESE Business... [more]

Instituto de Empresa: The role of MBAs in Global Growth

Can you tell us about some of the MBAs from Instituto de Empresa in leadership positions around the world?

Our students and alumni are our school’s greatest assets. Among our more than 30,000 alumni, we have business leaders like Gerhard Gross, President & Managing Director, Daimler Chrysler... [more]

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ESSEC: Career Focus

What are the general advantages of an MBA in terms of career?

They are often limited, if one is only looking for a label, or to plunge back into an academic environment for a break.

The MBA program is for people who already have certain experience and want to upgrade their skills to reach... [more]