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Climate change is the focus in shared curriculum for business schools

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Apr 30, 2024
"We can't really address the problem without engaging business at full scale," says Columbia Business School's Bruce Usher.
The Open Climate Curriculum is a free, shareable resource for educators to teach business students about the climate crisis.
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For aspiring CEOs, being a buyer rather than a founder is an increasingly attractive path

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Mar 27, 2024
Raising "search funds" to find a business to buy may be an answer to a challenging startup landscape.
Although the concept has been around for decades, the number of "search fund" starts went from 20 in 2013 to 105 in 2023.
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Reshaping business school with "management as a calling"

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Feb 23, 2023
University of Michigan Professor Andrew Hoffman wants students "to both lead successful organizations and make society better."
The "Management as a Calling" program at the University of Michigan is a retreat to the woods to help students interrogate what they want to use business school education for.
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This grad course teaches MBA students how to handle conflict at work

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jan 23, 2023
Role-playing is key in training to fix interpersonal problems on the job. "It's not about being right or wrong, it's being effective," a facilitator says.
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Business schools raise alarm about H-1B visas

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 15, 2019
There are fewer international students, a letter to Congress and the Trump administration says, and that could have long-term economic implications.
The dean of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University said there were 13% fewer international students in the U.S. last year. Above, the Duke University campus in Durham, North Carolina.
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An unlikely consequence of Trump's immigration policies? Declining enrollment at U.S. business schools

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 2, 2017
International students are increasingly looking to business schools outside the U.S.
Nottingham Business School has seen interest by international students increase by 25%.
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The Price of Profits

What business schools teach about shareholder value

by Dan Bobkoff
Jun 15, 2016
More schools are telling students that profits aren't the only consideration.
Inside a Harvard Business School classroom.
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More in U.S. apply to business school

by Andy Uhler
Oct 2, 2015
The decision to pursue an MBA involves many considerations.
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Harvard's business women push

by Tim Fitzsimons
Apr 9, 2015
Harvard Business School is trying to attract the underrepresented group.
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Business school students learn leadership from Battle of Gettysburg

by David Brancaccio
Jul 4, 2013
This year is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Aside from its historical importance, turns out there are enduring business leadership lessons to be learned.
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