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U.S. firms spend $3.5 billion a year on education

Business leaders seek better return on investment WASHINGTON (MarketWatch July 26, 2011) — Big business and the Obama administration are teaming up to better target the $3.5 billion corporations invest in the U.S. education system each year, with a focus … Continue reading

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Executive MBA – Meet the MBA road warriors

George Clooney, step aside. Stephanie Carlton, a health policy adviser for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, travels 3,000 miles roundtrip to attend the University of Texas in Austin every other week. You’re a piker next to Harsh Gupta, the quintessential … Continue reading

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Latest Research Demonstrates that Consumers Love Underdogs

An interesting consumer trend researched in-depth by Harvard Business School professors demonstrates that American buyers overall tend to favor what are perceived as “underdog”brands. A recent Miller-McCune article explained the research, showing how products thatportray themselves as having overcome odds despite initial setback appeal to consumers on avery deep level.
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Executive MBA Program visits with a 2010 nominated CNN Hero

It wasn’t a normal international experience for the Executive MBA Program at The College of William & Mary as plans were finalized to take twenty nine students to Southeast Asia in May.  While the trip originally included a stop in … Continue reading

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Women – Are EMBAs For You?

According to recent statistics, only 20 percent of the nation’s EMBA students are women; the low number is an anomaly to the rest of the education spectrum where women are able to hold their own and even beat the male of the species in equal or higher numbers.
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The Greenification of MBA Programs: More than Just a Fad

The vast majority of MBA programs offer electives that enable students to see their future careers in business through the lens of sustainability. Business schools “going green” are so much more prevalent now, and their “greenness” isn’t merely restricted to the curriculum.
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Executive MBA Graduate Survey Results 2010

The Executive MBA and MBA and business school in general is always questioned whether the MBA is worth the investment. Here are survery results of whether an MBA through the Executive MBA program in business school is worth the financial investment and long term benefits.
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How an Executive MBA Can Enhance Your Career

The executive mba is an important business degree that can help shape your career but does involve important financing issues and how to pay for the MBA to make it worth the MBA effort. To learn more about the executive MBA visit www.EMBAWorld.com.
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Who is the Boss of the MBA in 2010?

Entrepreneurs, home-preneurs, and eco-preneurs are leading the way (November 2009) President Obama describes recent signs of economic recovery as "Guarded Optimism" but for many unemployed people with MBAs these are just hopeful words. Business school enrollment has not seen a … Continue reading

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Why an EMBA?

(October 3, 2009) It’s one of the more prestigious degrees around, but you have to admit that the MBA has become too pedestrian for its own good. Too many institutions offer this graduate program in business administration, so much so … Continue reading

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