Feb 24, 2013

From analyst and banker to teacher and researcher

Stuart Robinson and Bill Russell, (pale blue tie) who are Phd students at University of Exeter business school ©Jim Wileman

A funding shortfall means that fewer industry practitioners can opt for an academic career

Ferguson illustration Feb 18, 2013

French schools rethink their apprenticeships

Competition for public funding means there are fewer places

Street vendors push their carts along a side street in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Vietnam has no need for loans from the International Monetary Fund, China, Japan, South Korea or neighbors in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as the country has taken steps to overhaul its economy and banks, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said. ©Bloomberg Feb 17, 2013

Vietnam gets to grips with its business schools

RMIT Vietnam has 6,000 students but it faces increasing competition

©Ferguson Feb 11, 2013

Business schools’ big data revolution

Analytics is the new buzzword in the MBA curriculum

People walk through the ION shopping centre in Orchard Road in central Singapore May 7, 2011. Some retailers said that business was slower than usual on Saturday as Singaporeans were going to the polls to vote in the country's general election. ©Reuters Feb 11, 2013

Shopping for digital data in Singapore

With financial aid from the government, the region is now a hub for academic and corporate consumer research

Ferguson illustration Feb 3, 2013

Sustainable enterprise gives students food for thought

MBAs and venture capitalists are recognising the start-up potential in agri-business and food

Judith Bouvard Feb 3, 2013

Bogus certificates cost b-schools time and money

Efforts are underway to deal with an increasing number of forgeries

Business people sitting in mostly empty auditorium ©Getty Jan 21, 2013

International students shun UK schools

Visa restrictions, the economic climate and the collapse of the student loan market are taking their toll

Jan 20, 2013

The sustainable path to profit: don’t throw out the rubbish

Business schools are under pressure to include waste management in their MBA content

Jeffrey Pontiff and David McLean ©Bryce Vickmark Jan 14, 2013

Got a market-beating strategy? Keep it to yourself

Publishing a paper on a lucrative investment tactic is likely to make it less profitable

Jan 7, 2013

Destructive storm offers constructive lessons

Environmental strategies and energy security are increasingly becoming part of MBA programmes

Jan 7, 2013

Universities master the art of creativity

Innovative degree programmes are preparing students for a changing world

Dec 17, 2012

A one-year posting, three expats and an MBA

A group of women have made good use of their husbands’ relocation overseas

Dec 10, 2012

Business schools see their funding begin to run dry

With limited endowments and negligible state support, less prestigious institutions face a longer-term squeeze

Dec 10, 2012

Prisoners with an eye for profit learn lessons from behind bars

A programme that teaches convicted felons how to launch their own ventures is growing in popularity

Nov 26, 2012

Business schools see the value of lessons in real estate

The drastic changes in the property sector have forced a rethink of MBA courses so that students are better prepared for a risk-averse environment

Nov 26, 2012

What every inventor needs – an EMBA

It was strategy rather than quantitative analysis that sparked the imagination of one entrepreneur

Nov 19, 2012

Recruiters roll out the red carpet for top MBA students

In spite of the downturn, companies are competing to hire the most able candidates from leading business schools

Nov 19, 2012

Supply chain of information offers a vital link

Students are helping BMW create a system to alert the carmaker to events that could disrupt production

Nov 12, 2012

Skilful players can get ahead of the game

Using game design thinking as a teaching tool is growing in popularity