MBA
Grad School Math: Which Degrees Are Worth the Debt
10:45AM 12/29/2011
With unemployment high and wages stagnant, now's a rough time to be entering the job market. Historically, when a harsh economy awaits, young people tend to run for cover in grad school. It's a smart strategy -- unless you pick the wrong field of study.
This week, researchers at Georgetown took the nation's humanities majors to task for making such unlucrative choices in college. But their report takes too shallow a look at the results of not becoming an engineer. Former Latin American Studies major Loren Berlin offers a wider take on the real value of a B.A. in the humanities.
Impact Investing: A Better Way to Do Well by Doing Good
11:00AM 4/21/2011
For some time, investors who wanted to put their money where their morals were have chosen socially responsible investing -- steering their cash away from firms whose practices they disapproved of. Now comes impact investing, which uses invested funds to solve social or environmental goals and earn competitive returns, too.
Maximize the Value of Your MBA
9:00AM 1/04/2011
Advancing your business career in this job market can be a challenge. According to a Business Week poll, only 38% of senior business majors reported having a job offer in January. That compares with 46% in 2009 and 56% in 2008. New jobs figures indicate that the national unemployment rate has risen...
If you want something badly enough, you'll pay for it, right? Apparently business schools across the nation have gotten the memo and are willing to give their alumni a little reward for referring qualified candidates to their executive master's of business administration programs.
Several are now...
Henry Kravis, billionaire co-founder of private equity outfit KKR, pledged $100 million to Columbia Business School, the largest gift in the institution%u2019s history.
Women who earn MBA degrees fall behind men in terms of salary and position beginning right after graduation, according to a new Catalyst report, "Pipeline's Broken Promise."
Despite the fact that over the past 15 years a record number of women have graduated with advanced professional degrees,...
Bankers say no way to proposed mortgage bankruptcy changes
9:00AM 12/11/2009
It's war!
The Mortgage Bankers Association has just fired off a letter to Congressional leaders opposing in no uncertain terms the expected introduction of a so-called mortgage bankruptcy "cram-down" amendment to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The amendment will be put forth...
Get an online MBA from the 'Manager of the Century' - Jack Welch
8:00AM 12/07/2009
Getting a degree online still isn't seen as credible as attending a bricks-and-mortar institution, but a legendary CEO wants to change that. Starting next month, you can get an online or in-person MBA that's blessed with the approval of Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric. He built GE...
Great balls of fire! More testosterone makes women take more risks
12:00PM 8/31/2009
Women with higher levels of testosterone are more likely to choose riskier careers in finance than those with lower levels of the male hormone, according to a recent study.
Women tend to be more cautious than men when it comes to financial decisions, and the study confirms that biology plays a...
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