Content written and published by Psychology Today. MBA News Digest Comment. None. Extracted Content: How strong women's positions are when they enter the realm of business leadership may be related to characteristics of their social networks, according to the study, which analyzed business school students' email exchanges. For both male and female students, greater centrality in the … [Read more...]
Taking Advantage of the Network Effect
Content written by Sharon Shinn and published by BizEd. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: ONE OF THE BEST WAYS for business schools to create extraordinary opportunities for students and gain global visibility for themselves is to join academic networks of international institutions. Those were the goals for the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management at the … [Read more...]
In Chicago, a new buzzword among MBA programs: Flexibility
In the rush to put more classes online, one tried-and-true value remains: in-person networking. So more schools are experimenting with blended, or hybrid, programs. In her business leadership classes at National Louis University, Catherine Honig has been experimenting with teaching via the cloud. Recently, she posted a recorded lecture followed by a live chat forum in which students engaged … [Read more...]
Careers services: Who you know, as well as what you know
Content written and published by The Economist. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: WHEN evaluating business schools, MBA applicants look at a number of statistics to help make their choice of institution. One area that is sometimes overlooked in favour of remuneration or the quality of faculty is perhaps the most important: the careers services. An MBA qualification in itself … [Read more...]
College of Business Plans to ‘Enhance’ Student Networking With New York City Expansion
In an attempt to expand the University’s New York City presence, the Cornell College of Business recently acquired three floors of a midtown Manhattan building located at 45 West 57th Street, according to CCB Dean Soumitra Dutta. “We see a strong presence in New York City as essential for enhancing our relationships with our alumni, corporate partners and other key stakeholders,” Dutta said. … [Read more...]
EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAMS: IMPACT ON FEMALE EXECUTIVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT Corporate America faces an erosion of senior leadership talent due to the exodus of many baby boomers who had occupied these positions. Many of them have either retired or will do so in the next decade. The erosion of this talent will become a major problem that can be avoided by grooming women to assume many of these positions. Over the past 60 years women have made significant … [Read more...]