UIC Business Professor Explores Effect of Female Leadership
Earlier this month, U.S. News & World Report interviewed UIC Business Professor Susan Perkins regarding a research paper she had published a few years back. Along with co-author Katherine Phillips, Perkins discussed correlations between female leadership and economic growth. Continue reading…
Businessweek Ranks Smith Among Nation’s Best Full-Time MBA Programs
Bloomberg Businessweek released its annual ranking of the best U.S. full-time MBA programs last week. While there were some surprising changes in the 2016 rankings, the Robert H. Smith School of Business was given the same ranking by the publication for 2015, coming in at 33rd overall in the U.S. Continue reading…
Hot MBA Jobs – Chief Information Officer
Chief information officers (CIOs) are, along with chief executive officers, chief operations officer and chief financial officers, among the highest ranking executives at a company or organization. First defined in 1981 by William R. Synnott, former senior vice president of the Bank of Boston, and William H. Gruber, former professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, CIOs are responsible for a company’s technical direction. Continue reading…
Black Friday 2016 MBA Guide: Laptops
Earlier this year, we took a look at ‘The Right Laptops For MBA Students.’ But, as it is with most large purchases, the market tends to change very quickly. Plus with the holiday season ready to go into full-swing, it’s a pretty good time to go shopping again. Here are some of this year’s best deals on laptops perfect for MBA students.
Why Should Americans Love Canadian MBA Programs?
It’s not because of the election outcome that American students should head to Canada for their MBA. For many, it should be because of diversity not only in the student body but also in the school’s programming, which often requires students to complete work in other countries. At least that’s one reason Alyssa King decided to leave Texas and go to the University of British Columbia for her MBA. “There’s quite a diverse group of professors here, and the class that they recruit is much more diverse than the classes I saw in the U.S.,” she told the Globe and Mail. Continue reading…
No Work Experience Required MBAs in Los Angeles
An MBA is a great way to improve your skills and increase your job prospects. Unfortunately, at most MBA programs you only receive the benefits after earning at least two years of professional work experience. It’s a catch-22, but it serves the purpose of diversifying classes and providing more insight into discussions.
However, we know there are situations where work experience isn’t possible or desired. In those cases, the following MBA programs in Los Angeles don’t require work experience to get admitted. Continue reading…
