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The executive education market is becoming ever more fragmented as increasing demand for programmes comes from companies in developing economies

Columnists

From the editor
Della Bradshaw ©Ed Robinson
Managers are retiring later but business school are not responding
– Della Bradshaw
On management
Simon Caulkin ©Ed Robinson
Shareholders have lost control of companies – but did they ever really have it?
– Simon Caulkin
Dean’s column
Jordi Canals ©Charlie Bibby
Germany’s postwar chancellor is a powerful example of good leadership,
– Jordi Canals
shoe being polished ©Neil Webb

Customised programmes: Quality shines through

Demand for customised programmes keeps growing

Open enrolment: Europe gets the cream of the crop

Schools in Europe lead US rivals in short open-enrolment programmes, taking six of the top 10 slots, writes Laurent Ortmans

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Ask the Expert: Executive Education 2012

For many cash-rich corporations, management training is back on the agenda. So how do they choose a programme? Our panel of experts give their views

Executive Education 2013 rankings: Methodology

How the thirteenth annual ranking of executive education programmes were compiled

Key to the tables: customised and open enrolment programmes

Discover the calculations behind the rankings

Kai Peters Meet the Deans

International pedigree

Kai Peters aims to raise Ashridge’s profile as a seat of applied learning

Profile

Estee Lauder ©Bloomberg

Estée Lauder, the cosmetics company, is grooming internal talent for the Asian market

Profile

Ray Carvey

Harvard Business Publishing is targeting middle managers

Interview
Rajeev Chopra ©Simon de Trey-White

Lightbulb moment

As chief executive of Philips Electronics India, Rajeev Chopra could not imagine going to business school – until the company suggested it. Was it a good idea?

Features

Lisa Gold Schier ©Tyrone Turner

Hopes and fears

Lisa Gold Schier, a participant on the Women Emerging in Leadership programme at the Darden school of business, says there are not enough women in top positions

Frank Waltmann ©Andreas Frossard

Insider training

In-house education is getting serious as corporate universities seek accreditation from business school agencies

Leading questions

Management consultancies are rethinking the best way to train top managers

Wise words

Specialist publishers are offering much more than course materials

Reviews

Book review: Style and substance

Gucci’s revival shows strategy must be matched with execution

Technology: Too much information

The new Windows 8’s mobile-style interface can be confusing for PC users to navigate

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