EMBA : an insider's guide for working professionals in pursuit of graduate business education / Jason A. Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, Jason A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management--Study and teaching (Graduate).

Industrial management.

Business education.

Master of business administration degree.

Physical Description:

249 p.

Other Title:

Executive masters of business administration

Executive MBA

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : Xlibris Corp., c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Executive MBA is designed for working professionals who wish to receive a fully accredited MBA within two-years while maintaining full time employment. The book Executive MBA: An Insider's Guide for Working Professionals in Pursuit of Graduate Business Education is written for career minded working professionals-employees and employers-who have chosen to gain several years of work experience before returning to the classroom and value professional development. The Ideal EMBA candidate is between the ages of 28 and 55 and feels it is time to augment work with a highly practical and hands-on graduate business education. Students' network with the best and the brightest and course work may include international consulting projects. The Executive MBA teaching method merges business school with professional work experience. The Insider's Guide goes inside the classroom and explains why each year more than 5,000 graduates choose the Executive MBA over the traditional full-time and part-time MBA. Join an ambitious classroom of managers, vice presidents, executives, doctors, and lawyers from corporate and non profit, many who are parents, including working others. Understand why a business education at the age of 33 is more suitable than at age 23. Learn the different types of MBA sponsorship and how to secure funding from your employer. Read how a program can be customized to help you reach your professional goals and get you on fast-track to executive status. Chapters include detailed reviews of the unique executive educational delivery method, important program facts, tips on balancing work with school, with special sections for doctors, lawyers, and women considering a graduate business degree. The book provides guidance on the business school application process, helpful questions during the interview, sample essays and helpful tips for

financial sponsorship. Take the EMBA self-assessment to determine if the Executive MBA is right for you. Read first-hand accounts from EMBA graduates, faculty, and administrators representing top MBA programs. The book is also ideal employers and career professionals who want to understand, value, and institutionalize a corporate sponsorship program. The book describes various forms of corporate sponsorship and teaches best practices on using the EMBA as a tool for professional development and to identify, recruit, and retain top employees. The book offers guidelines on setting up a corporate sponsorship program based on the best practices of many top companies. Equally important, the book details an entirely new form of corporate sponsorship that helps employers protect the corporate sponsorship investment while still supporting its employees. Read from employers, hiring managers, and human resource officers of non profits to major corporations on why they sponsor their employees and hire graduates of the Executive MBA. The book also includes a comprehensive EMBA directory that profiles over 180 US and International schools. Graduate business school is a serious investment for both employees and employers. Get all the facts, know all your options and use An Insider's Guide to help make the right decision for your professional career and learn its competitive advantage to the company.

Contents:

Intro

EMBA An Insider's Guide for Working Professionals in Pursuit of Graduate Business Education

Acknowledgements

Table of Contants

INTRODUCTION

The Executive MBA: An Insider's Guide

CHAPTER 1 A Career in Flux

1.1. Hitting the wall

1.2. Evaluating the EMBA decision

1.3. Seeking Corporate Sponsorship

CHAPTER 2 Is an MBA Necessary?

2.1. Do I Need an MBA?

2.2. MBA and Still No Career

2.3. Alternatives to an M

2.4. Who Attends the Executive MBA?

CHAPTER 3 Choosing the Executive MBA

3.1. The Overwhelming "Pros" for Attending an EMBA

3.2. The Traditional "Cons" for Not Attending an EMBA

3.3. Recent Trends in the Executive MBA

CHAPTER 4 Describing the Executive MBA

4.1. Defining the EMBA

4.2. Major Characteristics of the EMBA

CHAPTER 5 The Executive MBA Learning Model

5.1. The Participants

5.2. Academic Settings

5.3. Inside the Classroom

CHAPTER 6 The Corporate Perspective

6.1. Types of Sponsorship

6.2. Protecting the Corporate Investment

6.3. Corporate Sponsorship Considerations

6.4. Guidance Through the Sponsorship Creation and Selection Process

6.5. Corporate Testimonials on EMBA

CHAPTER 7 Wide Appeal to Different Populations

7.1. Women, Working Mothers, and the Executive MBA

7.2. Doctors and the Executive MBA

7.3. Lawyers and the Executive MBA

CHAPTER 8 The Admissions Process

8.1. The Career Record

8.2. The Admissions Process

8.3. Work History: Experience Matters

8.4. The Interview

8.5. Professional Evaluation

8.6. The Essay

8.7. The GMAT

CHAPTER 9 Financing the EMBA

9.1. Planning the Investment

9.2. Building the Case for Corporate Sponsorship

9.3. Sources of Funding

APPENDIX

EMBA Self-Assessment

Personality and work demand questionnaire

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

CLASS SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM CURRICULA

EMBA Program Directory

Directory of EMBA Programs outside the U.S.

EMBA Program Profiles

Profiles of EMBA Programs outside the U.S.

Notes:

Title from title screen.

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ISBN:

1-281-22492-8

9786611224929

1-60557-103-2

1-4356-3281-8

OCLC:

815554875