Search Results for: london business school (3436 results found) Will The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Cost This Columbia B-School Prof His Career? (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: March 29, 2024 An assistant professor at Columbia Business School says Columbia University is investigating him following his outspoken and public criticism of the university’s handling of campus anti-Israel protests in the wake of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks. Even though he will likely not get tenure and has received no support from his colleagues in the… The Top 10 Business Schools For Supply Chain Management (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: March 27, 2024 The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early on the morning of March 26 was a terrible tragedy that may have cost the lives of six construction workers who were on the bridge when it was struck by the large container ship Dali. In the months ahead, the bridge collapse will likely… The Top 100 Business Schools, Ranked By Research (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: April 13, 2025 The Wharton School’s one-year excommunication from The Financial Times’ Global MBA ranking in 2023 had all kinds of consequences. The biggest beneficiary was Ivy rival Columbia Business School, which moved into the top overall spot — and which climbed into second place, behind Harvard Business School, in FT’s research ranking that year. Alas for CBS, it… Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Andrew Chetcuti, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business (NEWS) By: Meghan Marrin | Last Updated: April 10, 2024 Andrew Chetcuti "A forever learner who constantly looks for ways to develop both professional and personally" Hometown: Marsascala, Malta Fun Fact About Yourself: I competed for my home nation, Malta, in the last three Olympics Games in London, Rio, and Tokyo. Undergraduate School and Major: Undergraduate: Georgia Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science in Biology… Ranking The Top Business & Management Studies Schools For 2024 (NEWS) By: P&Q Staff | Last Updated: April 15, 2024 QS has ranked the universities around the world that are the best for business and management studies, as part of its World University Rankings by Subject 2024. The top five universities in the world for studying business are all unchanged this year, with Harvard Business School once again the best in the world. INSEAD, London… The Leadership Renaissance In Executive Education: Cutting-Edge Programs At The World’s Top B-Schools (NEWS) By: Alison Damast | Last Updated: May 3, 2024 On the last day of Michelle Buck's week-long executive education class on leadership at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, she asks her students to do a written exercise called “Who Am I as a Leader.” This seemingly simple exercise, usually just a paragraph long, she says, becomes a powerful tool because it… 10 Undergrad Business Schools To Watch In 2024 (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: April 22, 2024 We don't have to tell frequent readers of Poets&Quants For Undergrads that the way we do business in changing. The pandemic, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, the climate crisis and a myriad other factors have impacted everything from how we go to work, what work we do once there (wherever "there" may be these days), and… The Big Question | Which Business Schools To Target? (NEWS) By: STACY BLACKMAN OF STACY BLACKMAN CONSULTING (SBC) | Last Updated: April 24, 2024 Spring is all about transformation and new beginnings. And in our corner of the universe, that means it's time for a fresh crop of MBA aspirants to evaluate their B-school options. Deciding which business schools to target is one of the most significant decisions you'll make during the MBA application process. It's also a time… 2024 Best & Brightest MBA: Markus Kaschnigg, IESE Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 3, 2024 Markus Kaschnigg IESE Business School “I am an energetic leader who loves to bring out the best in myself and others.” Hometown: Vienna, Austria Fun fact about yourself: I always wanted to become a professional ice hockey player (but only briefly succeeded); a business career was only my plan B. Undergraduate School and Degree: London… 2024 Best & Brightest MBA: Vladyslav Bandrovsky, Warwick Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 3, 2024 Vladyslav Bandrovsky Warwick Business School “Optimistic corporate attorney, leader, and entrepreneur blending legal expertise with a dynamic entrepreneurial spirit.” Hometown: Kyiv, Ukraine Fun fact about yourself: At 21, I ran for city council and scored third in my constituency, igniting my passion for public service alongside my law career. This led to serving on the… 2024 Best & Brightest MBA: Juliet Powell, Cambridge Judge Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 3, 2024 Juliet Powell Cambridge Judge Business School “Energetic, intelligent, driven, empathetic, enthusiastic, ambitious, curious, determined – most importantly, kind!” Hometown: Cambridge, UK Fun fact about yourself: I absolutely love hiking! I’ve completed a charity trek to Everest Base Camp with Hope for Children, and I’ve also hiked from one side of central America to the other… A Business Fellowship Program Tackles Ethics Through The Lens Of The Holocaust (NEWS) By: Alison Damast | Last Updated: May 6, 2024 MBA students usually discuss business ethics in a staid classroom setting, exploring cases like Enron or other headline-worthy examples of corporate fraud. The increasingly distant time period in which the Holocaust took place — rife with searing ethical questions and thorny business dilemmas confronted by industry leaders in Germany and Poland in the mid-20th century… 2024 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Tiona Zuzul, Harvard Business School (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: May 18, 2024 Tiona Zuzul Harvard Business School “As a young female student, I want to stress how important it is to have a mentor like Professor Zuzul to look up to. At moments, it has been difficult to ‘see’ myself in the highly male-dominated world of Strategy. Yet with Professor Zuzul as a role model, I feel… 2024 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Erik Olson, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: May 18, 2024 Erik Olson Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University Erik Olson, 34, is Assistant Professor of Accounting at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management. He began his career as a tax associate at KPMG, working in international tax and transfer pricing for a large multinational corporation based out of Atlanta, Georgia. In the… 2024 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Michael R. Parke, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: May 18, 2024 Michael R. Parke The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania “Michael is a total star in the classroom and as a researcher. He's one of our highest rated professors at Wharton, as well as one of our most well-published young scholars. Not only is he supremely competent, he's also supremely caring. "Michael is the kind of… 2024 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Ersin Körpeoğlu, UCL School of Management, University College London (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: May 18, 2024 Ersin Körpeoğlu UCL School of Management, University College London “What truly sets Ersin apart is his ability to inspire. He goes beyond the role of a teacher; he ignites a passion for learning within his students. His encouragement and inclusive teaching style empower every student to actively participate and engage with the material. “Moreover, beyond… 2024-2025 MBA Admissions Events By School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 3, 2024 Here you are. Summer has arrived. If you’re applying to business school in round one, you have 100 days to pull your application together. No pressure there! If you’re starting the process, you’re wondering where to begin and what to ask. Do you stand pat and choose the path of least resistance – or take… This French Business School Is Making A $326 Million Bet On Globalization (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 5, 2024 It started with Brexit and Make America Great Again and escalated around the world with attacks on immigration and restrictions on free trade. Globalization is in retreat. But France-based ESCP Business School is doubling down on globalization, investing an unprecedented $326 million (300 million Euros) in a massive expansion plan for one of the most… It’s November 2024 And Donald Trump Has Been Reelected. How Do B-Schools Respond? (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: June 10, 2024 Donald Trump's term as president of the United States was not exactly a golden age for business education — nor, for that matter, just about any other sector of society. Let's just say Trump's single term started shaky and didn't end well. For U.S. business schools seeking to attract international talent to their MBA and… Meet the MBA Class of 2025: Sacha Brenninkmeijer, IESE Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 11, 2024 Sacha Brenninkmeijer IESE Business School at the University of Navarra “An international young leader, with a passion for people and operations!” Hometown: Nowhere specific! I am half Dutch/ half English but lived in many countries. Fun Fact About Yourself: I am the mother of a 1-year-old, who moved to Barcelona with me and my husband… Meet the MBA Class of 2025: Christa Zacharia, IESE Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 11, 2024 Christa Zacharia IESE Business School at the University of Navarra “City-shaper with big ambitions in the business world.” Hometown: Wagga Wagga, Australia Fun Fact About Yourself: During Covid lockdown, I learnt every lyric to Hamilton The Musical. Undergraduate School and Major: University of Sydney, Bachelor of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Most Recent Employer and Job… Meet the MBA Class of 2025: Javier Sánchez Peña, IESE Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 11, 2024 Javier Sánchez Peña IESE Business School at the University of Navarra “Former (fire) engineer; (questionable) writer by hobby; (spicy) food lover; (occasionally lost) travel enthusiast.” Hometown: Malaga, Spain Fun Fact About Yourself: I’ve dedicated my whole professional life to being a fire engineer, which is a profession not many people have heard of… Undergraduate School… Meet the MBA Class of 2025: Daniel Puentes Revelles, IESE Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 11, 2024 Daniel Puentes Revelles IESE Business School at the University of Navarra “Family-oriented businessman with international experience in engineering and project management. Massive energy transition geek.” Hometown: Huescar, Granada, Spain Fun Fact About Yourself: Although I have lived in Paris and London for the last 10 years, and am now in Barcelona, I am at heart… Meet IESE Business School’s MBA Class Of 2025 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 13, 2024 It’s going to happen…and sooner than you think. Maybe it is a stretch assignment or nightmare boss – or an ‘all hands on deck’ emergency that scuttles your carefully-laid plans. It’s high-stakes and pressure-packed, unprecedented situations and unreasonable demands. You’re going to be clocking late nights and weekends; everything is urgent and hitting all at… Labour Is Headed For Power In The UK. What Does That Mean For British B-Schools? (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: June 20, 2024 Change may be coming to the United Kingdom this summer. If polls are accurate, the Labour Party is poised to win an overwhelming decision in mid-summer elections after 14 years as the political opposition. What would it mean for higher education in the UK, and in particular for business education, if Labour is victorious as… Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Wendy Kent, The UCL School Of Management (NEWS) By: Meghan Marrin | Last Updated: June 26, 2024 Wendy Kent "Strategic thinker with global supply chain and product development expertise, skilled in SME business growth" Hometown: Beloit, Wisconsin USA Fun Fact About Yourself: Played Bell No. 6 in the hand bell choir in my teens. Undergraduate School and Major: University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Most… Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Derek Pan, The UCL School Of Management (NEWS) By: Meghan Marrin | Last Updated: June 26, 2024 Derek Pan "Strategically agile leader driving sales growth and profitability with unwavering work ethic and mentorship prowess" Hometown: Aurora, Ontario Undergraduate School and Major: Most Recent Employer and Job Title: Coca Cola Bottler Canada, Key Account Manager What has been the biggest accomplishment in your career so far? With Philip Morris, was the normalization of…