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Which MBA? : a critical guide to the world's best MBAs / George Bickerstaffe.
Lippincott Library HF1111 .B53 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bickerstaffe, George.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Master of business administration degree.
- Master of business administration degree--Europe--Directories.
- Master of business administration degree--United States--Directories.
- United States.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- Directories.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 556 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Thirteenth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Pearson Education ; London ; New York : Economist Intelligence Unit, [2001]
- Summary:
- "Which MBA?" is the authoritative guide to the best MBAs around the world. With such a wide range of MBAs available, choosing the right one can be difficult. "Which MBA?" will help you make the right decision.
- There are 116 of the world's best schools listed, and more than 4,500 MBA students and alumni contributed to the survey that you will benefit from in this edition. The book presents a comprehensive, unbiased assessment of all the key issues you will want answered before embarking on your MBA.
- "Which MBA?" gives advice and guidance on the crucial questions asked by anyone assessing MBA opportunities, including: the different types of MBA course availableentry requirements, application details, interviews and GMATwhat to look for in a school and how to get into the school of your choicefinancing your MBAhow to use your MBA to get a better jobresults of the 2001 survey of schools, students and graduatescomparative tables of student ratings and starting salaries
- Contents:
- Part 1 Survey results 2001
- Schools 1
- Programmes 6
- Students 15
- Back-up and services 16
- Salaries 18
- Part 2 Which programme and which school?
- Chapter 2 What an MBA does and who should take one 23
- What an MBA aims to do 23
- Who recruits MBA graduates? 24
- What sort of people should take an MBA? 25
- Why people want an MBA 26
- Chapter 3 What should be in an MBA programme? 31
- The core 32
- The electives 33
- Projects 34
- Soft skills 35
- Languages 35
- Contact with executives 36
- Pre-programme courses 36
- The MBA alternatives 36
- The final choice 37
- Chapter 4 Full-time programmes 41
- The classic two-year programme 43
- The one-year-plus programme 44
- Chapter 5 Part-time programmes 47
- The part-time option 47
- The modular MBA 48
- The consortium MBA 49
- The company MBA 50
- The executive MBA 51
- Chapter 6 Distance learning 53
- Options available around the world 53
- What is distance learning? 55
- Chapter 7 The top ten criteria 59
- Aim for the top 59
- The top ten criteria 60
- Accreditation 71
- Part 3 Admissions
- Chapter 8 Admissions procedure 77
- What the business schools are looking for 77
- The role of the admissions office 78
- Admissions criteria 78
- Apply early 79
- Chapter 9 Application forms, references, essays and interviews 81
- Application forms 81
- Making the most of references 82
- Essay questions 82
- Interviews 84
- Chapter 10 The GMAT and other tests 87
- The GMAT 87
- TOEFL 91
- Part 4 Paying for it
- Chapter 11 The cost of an MBA 99
- The cost/benefit analysis 99
- Factors affecting the cost of an MBA 101
- Chapter 12 How to pay for your MBA 105
- Savings and loans 105
- Scholarships 106
- Sponsorship 107
- Working your passage 108.
- ISBN:
- 0273656635
- OCLC:
- 48917603
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