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2009 Executive MBA Articles

EMBAs in the United States

(Sept 2009) This article was written exclusively for the TopExecEd Guide. The subject explores latest trends in business education and the preparation for this education as a result of the economic downturn in North America.

The Drucker School of Management at CGU Featured in the EMBA World Newsletter

Claremont, CA, March 28, 2009 -- The Executive Management Program (EMP) of the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University was featured in the last issue of the EMBA World Newsletter, a respected independent publication written by EMBA graduates and a prestigious advisory board for the benefit of aspiring working professionals and employers.

Does a Recession-Proof Career Exist?
(January 2009) Can anyone claim they are truly insulated from the current economic morass this nation faces? The answer is a simple “No.” But, there are 4 steps one can take to solidify employment and alternatives if work has already concluded.

2008 Executive MBA Articles

Career Changers Must Find the Career That Fits Their Personality to be Successful
(March 2008) For many professionals, advanced education is a tantalizing answer to a career change. New, challenging projects or more responsibility may be the answer because a career change really is a big decision and has to be done for the right reasons.

Career Resolutions 2008
Setting goals show to make lasting effect
(January 2008) Each year resolutions are made – some achieved while others forgotten. According to Accountemps, an international job placement firm, only 12% of workers made career-related resolution in 2006, but nearly three - quarters of those who did achieved their goals by the end of the year.

Executives head back to the classroom
By Marie Field, QS Network
(December 2008) If you’ve told yourself that changing careers or going back to school simply are not options for established professionals, you may miss out on the one thing that will bring back the enthusiasm of a fresh graduate.

2007 Executive MBA Articles

Is forty too old for business school? The answer simply is no.
By Marie Field, QS Network
(October 2007) You may be sitting there thinking about how routine your professional world has become, yet thinking you have no choice but to follow the path you’ve chosen. You may be a consultant, a marketing manager or perhaps a software analyst, and be convinced that you’re far too old to start anything new.

The Executive MBA: How Much Are you Worth
Where Education Complements Career and Job Search Strategy
(July 2007) Professionals who want to grow must ask themselves how much are they worth at their present place of employment? And how can they increase their value to either the current employer or a future employer?

The Middle Manager Squeeze
How the Executive MBA can create career options
(April 2007) Much has been written about the disparity in income growth between the top 1% and the rest of the working population. Wages, adjusted for inflation, have remained generally flat for all but highest paid over the past 35 years. The growing economic burden in the form of a “middle class squeeze” is described by the media and debated by politicians with little in the form of policies to address the issue.

2006 Executive MBA Articles

Corporate Perspectives on the Executive MBA
Survey results clarify important employer EMBA considerations
(January 2006) Corporate recruiters, hiring managers, and career professionals are beginning to recognize the Executive MBA as one of the best and fastest growing options in professional development. In the past five years, an average of five new programs have launched from prestigious schools such as Cornell University, Columbia University, and the London School of Economics.

Executive MBAs VS. Regular MBAs
By Anjali Athavaley, Miami Herald, October 24, 2006 With more executive MBA programs available, prospective applicants may wonder how these programs stack up against traditional full-time MBA offerings. Jason Price, author of The Executive MBA says while EMBA programs were once thought of as sabbaticals from work, now they are more rigorous. The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time.

2005 Executive MBA Articles

The executive MBA: How does it fit into the corporate world?
Spencer Stuart, February 2005
Lack of understanding and appreciation of the executive MBA among companies means many may be missing out on the benefits this practical form of graduate business education provides.

Full-time work and grad school?
By Dan O’Brian, Lowell Sun
Let's say you're 32 years old, hold a bachelor's degree and have a job as a middle manager. It could be as a hedge fund manager earning a six-figure income or a $40,000 line manager at a manufacturer or service-oriented company.

Executive MBAs: Enrollment steady even as aid falls
By Andrea Coombes, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Back in the heady days of the booming economy, U.S. companies spent thousands to send their high-level managers back to school in executive MBA programs.

2004 Executive MBA Articles

Combine Business Education With Employment to Increase Your Personal Valuation: A Career Strategy
How much are you worth? More than ever, we are all independent contractors, responsible for managing our own career.
Impact Publications, May 2004

Professional Development Makes Your Job Better
More than ever, we are all independent contractors, responsible for managing our own career.
Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA), April 2004

New Book Points the Way to Business Training
The Executive MBA, an innovative approach combining work and study guides employees and employers on the EMBA.
Now available by Xlibris, a division of Random House, New York City , March 2004