May 7, 2012

Blazing a trail through the MBA classrooms

Helene Plox Insead Business School

Forty years ago very few women could study for a management degree at business school

older people on computer class ©Getty May 7, 2012

Business schools come of age

Increasing numbers of older workers are recognising the benefits of returning to the classroom

Apr 30, 2012

Risk-takers remain upbeat

In spite of the downturn MBA graduates are staying positive about prospects for their own companies

Daniel Callaghan and Adam Riccoboni Apr 30, 2012

Entrepreneurs help start-ups to meet their MBA match

An online consultancy set up by two childhood friends gives even the smallest venture access to business expertise

Ferguson illustration Apr 23, 2012

Students take on social innovation challenge

Competitions provide a chance for schools to increase their brand value as well as do good

Robin Wensley Apr 23, 2012

Research that measures up

Academia still faces hurdles in attempts to transfer knowledge to business

young people looking at art generic Apr 16, 2012

A liberal sprinkling of the arts

Companies increasingly want recruits whose knowledge extends beyond the traditional MBA

Stuart Briars illustration Apr 16, 2012

Out of sight but not out of mind in the virtual world

There is scepticism about whether online MBAs give students as rich an experience as residential programmes

Thou shalt not plagiarise Apr 9, 2012

Schools have the final word on plagiarism

Admissions officers are using computer software to screen MBA essay submissions for signs of cheating

Nelson Fraiman Apr 8, 2012

Lessons that cross borders

A business school programme is showing fledgling companies in Latin America how best to expand

Apr 2, 2012

Bringing management lessons to Buddha

A monk believes his degree will help him in his quest to make Japan’s 80,000 temples more relevant

Apr 2, 2012

A degree of transparency

Following media criticism business schools have been reviewing their faculty disclosure policies

Mar 26, 2012

Women learn the realities of the practical world

Pakistan’s all-female university sees its role as the empowerment of young women

Mar 26, 2012

Won over by social enterprise

Increasing numbers of women are being drawn to MBAs that offer a strong emphasis on sustainability

Mar 19, 2012

Charity begins with an EMBA

The founder of an NGO believes her business school acumen has helped her to work strategically

Mar 19, 2012

A degree of choice for the older and wiser student

With the fragmentation of the management education market the popularity of the Sloan Fellows programme is soaring

Mar 4, 2012

Women take the fast track

A leadership programme aimed at top female talent at Novartis is being hailed as a milestone in its field

Mar 4, 2012

Entrepreneurs are taught the lessons of management

An initiative to give business training to 10,000 women in emerging economies begins to pay dividends

Feb 26, 2012

The difference a year makes

Economic realities are prompting some US schools to consider alternatives to the traditional two-year MBA programme

Feb 26, 2012

A degree of consistency in turbulent times

Although 25 years separate the classes of 1987 and 2012, the reasons for taking an MBA remain constant