HR Digest

JULY 14, 2021

A finance expert who wants now to expand into marketing or customer dealings can choose from a myriad of short courses that deal in the same fields. . As people advance in their industry, they may need to develop leadership, finance, or accounting skills, which they can acquire through these EMBAs or short business courses.

Short-term 59

Short-term Leadership Pipeline Execution Leadership 59

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

MBA education is changing. The situation is somewhat like the one American industrial companies faced in the 1970s and '80s when product quality slipped but was covered up by marketing and moving up-market. As a result, it's fair to ask what, exactly, students now are learning. Nearly 500 accredited business schools in the U.S.

Education 13

Education Organizational Behavior Case Study Learning-by-Doing 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

For over 30 years I worked as a business school professor educating thousands of MBAs and executives. Higher-ambition leaders are able to integrate multiple business disciplines (strategy, ethics, marketing, finance and so on) into a coherent, systemic approach for building a great company.

360-Degree Feedback 14

360-Degree Feedback Ethics Education Human Resources 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Management education has changed significantly over the last few decades. Previously it focused on quantitative analysis in areas such as finance and operations, with little emphasis on other aspects of organizational life. So ask yourself: What market am I in now? What markets might I seek to enter in the future?

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Reputation Education Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

His goal is to foster change, opening up often-denied paths to young girls by providing them education. One of the main criticisms has been that many of the 140+ schools that Mortenson's charity, the Central Asia Institute, helped build or support are not actually being used for educational purposes.

Metrics 12

Metrics Education Software Tools 12