Mba Students

From "Too Big to Solve" to "Too Big to Fail"

Ahmad Ashkar | Posted 05.01.2012

Ahmad Ashkar

How can we solve the world's toughest social challenges without the sincere belief that a wide-scale solution exists? An annual $1M Poverty Challenge, with the goal of identifying and launching the most compelling student-generated solutions to the crippling issues faced by billions in need.

Top Skills MBA Grads Need for Success

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan | Posted 02.04.2012

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan

Although career options continue to be broader than in many other fields and the acquired skills marketable in just about any industry, new MBAs are entering a tight, competitive job market.

Graduating MBAs Are Ill Equipped to Lead Firms in Uncertain Times

Judith Samuelson | Posted 07.12.2011

Judith Samuelson

The purpose of finance is to allocate capital efficiently. We'd better ensure the next generation of leaders in finance have learned that efficiency means so much more than a narrow focus on profit maximization.

Five Things They Don't Teach You in Business School

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011

Donna Flagg

A course needs to be added called "What NOT To Do, if You Want To Get Ahead." The following would be my top 5 picks for the syllabus.

MBA Students Forced To Find Backup Plan Amid Recession

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

CAMBRIDGE - For decades, investment banking was a well-worn path to affluence for business-school graduates. But as Wall Street teeters, many are scra...

Greener Business Majors: MBA Students Want More Sustainability Instruction

GreenBiz | Padma Nagappan | Posted 05.25.2011

Recently, a majority of MBA students at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder signed a letter strongly stating that the reas...