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Billionaire entrepreneur Tilman Fertitta once said that if God didn’t give you a gift of understanding business, but you still wanted to be an entrepreneur or businessperson, you should go for an MBA. But if God gave you the gift, you shouldn’t worry about MBA; you could go get just about any degree.
In the 1980s and ’90s, rich Japanese corporations that were still sending their employees to the US for MBA courses faced ridicule from some quarters. “But those courses are only high-class English classes!” cried the critics. Despite this criticism, companies continued to dispatch their middle-level managers to American universities, but “sterilized” the new MBAs on … Read more
It is often said that healing is an art, medicine is a profession, and health care is a business. In the troubled health system in the US, the challenge has been to make the business as good as the art. This is so although the country has among the world’s best talent in both medicine … Read more
Shirin Bansal doesn’t shy away from expressing his views online. In fact, it is this very trait that got him a job with one of the hottest online startups in India. But there was still a lot going on in his mind due to which he felt it would help to take up formal career … Read more
Preparing to do a two-year full-time MBA in an elite school is an exciting time. Students think of what the future will bring them, but they also wonder about what kind of new life is in store for them on the school campus. Those with partners and children also ponder how their MBA plans are … Read more
Students in business school are learning a lesson that is far more valuable that even the most insightful case study can teach – that an MBA degree can bring happiness but not because it offers access to wealth, riches and power. This stunning revelation came in 2013, when MBA50.com, a portal that covers the top … Read more
Watch it on video Those who want to join the top international MBA college in the world are constantly battling with the ominous question – ‘Is an MBA abroad worth the cost?’ While the question is important, the answer can be quite convoluted. There are too many hues to consider, too many pros and … Read more
Christopher Long is the Assistant Professor of Management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. He’s an expert in the areas of leadership, organizational design, and organizational change and consults multi-national corporations on issues related to these areas. In this interview with the MBA Crystal Ball team, he shares his views on leadership and organizational … Read more
There’s just one word of advice for guys and gals having trouble dating while in business school – ‘DMS’. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, chances are you had no trouble in the dating department. If you did, well, DMS or DateMySchool was probably a godsend. Launched by two students of Columbia Business … Read more
You could earn multiple degrees in different ways. You could go for a double-major. Another way to get a double degree is by joining a program such as the Wharton Lauder MBA-MA dual degree. It is one integrated program that combines two independent degrees. The least common way is to sign up for the exact … Read more
Next to a house, college education is the next big investment a family will probably ever make. That’s why, before they break that college trust fund, parents and their soon-to-be college-going kid should do some serious research, number crunching and soul searching for we are about to present you with some data that reveals some … Read more
Effective supply chain management involves ensuring the smooth transition of products from manufacturing to the point of sales. In the case of retail supply chains, an efficient distribution system is crucial, in order to keep pace with the volume as well as the rapid movement of products in the retail industry. Retail SCM management deals … Read more