The Spread of Specialized MBA Programs

B-school trends come and go, but one that seems to have legs is the creation of specialized MBA programs, particularly by second-tier schools. The schools find them useful for attracting students and cementing their brand identities at a time when competition among schools for the best students is intense. In recent years, they’ve becoming increasingly [...]

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Turner returns from Great Northwest to MBA

A survey of 759 graduating MBAs from 11 top U.S. business schools revealed that a company’s corporate social responsibility performance is a major factor when they select whom to work for, reports BusinessGreen.
The graduates expect to make an annual salary of $103,650 from their first employer, but 97 percent said they would be willing to [...]

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60 Are Chosen for National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences, a private organization established by Congress in 1863 to advise the Federal Government, has elected 60 new members. The election brings the number of active members to 1,683.
The academy also named 15 nonvoting foreign associates, bringing their total to 298.
Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors [...]

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A Nation Of Ideas.

Patents are the measure of output of R&D labs. That is how an IBM or an Intel publicises its research output. Even countries measure their research output based on the number of patents. India started appearing significantly on the radar only since 1998, the year when statistical reports from the US patents office show a [...]

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Request meter with a ball now.

After the sixth largest in the charter of Auditors (CA) completion of audits, Bogi Prakash has many options for work ahead of him. Those who, but not in the census a few years. Some hesitation Prakash said proudly: “I have many offers, but it would not be worth mention.
But quickly, he added, “What I can [...]

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