Black MBA NetWire

In 2014, the MBA became the world's most popular advanced degree. But author and faculty chair Lisa Kay Solomon suggests that it's time to redesign the MBA, primarily by changing what the initials M, B, A stand for. (Entrepreneur)

Visit https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/318054 to view the full article online.

Twenty years ago, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos gave his staff some advice on three critical questions to ask themselves prior to making hiring decisions. Those questions have stood the test of time. (Inc.)

Visit https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/20-years-ago-jeff-bezos-said-always-ask-these-3-questions-to-determine-perfect-job-candidate-to-hire.html to view the full article online.

A black woman in America on average has to work more than eight additional months to earn the average of that a white man does in one calendar year. This week marked the milestone and one year anniversary of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. (Bloomberg)

Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-07/black-women-s-top-jobs-pay-half-what-white-women-s-do to view the full article online.

If the simplest of tasks require twice as long as anybody else in the office for you to complete, you might be doing things that are making work harder for yourself. Here are four things to watch for that may be making work harder than it needs to be. (Fast Company)

Visit https://www.fastcompany.com/90215813/overwhelmed-at-work-you-might-be-making-things-hard-for-yourself to view the full article online.

A group of businessmen from U.S-based Government Relations firm Potomac International Partners discuss a multitude of business issues, including how the Trump Administration is affecting multinational market-entry and the state of lobbying in this country at this time. (Forbes)

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2018/08/07/how-african-big-businesses-can-navigate-the-american-beltway-of-influence-potomac-partners/#5ca81ef51bcc to view the full article online.

Does business school education really shape students’ minds and behaviors many years later, when they’ve reached decision-making positions at major corporations and financial institutions? (Harvard Business Review)

Visit https://hbr.org/2018/08/research-business-school-really-does-influence-how-students-make-decisions-later-on to view the full article online.

These data analytics programs across the nation are creating new pathways for international students in the United States who are looking to advance in the next big field. (Business Because)

Visit https://www.businessbecause.com/business-finance-masters/5445/9-stem-designated-masters-in-data-analytics to view the full article online.

A report from the Institute for Supply Management suggests that manufacturing companies, including small businesses, say they are paying higher prices for raw materials and delivery times are delayed as a result of the new U.S. tariffs on imports. (Inc.)

Visit https://www.inc.com/associated-press/small-businesses-are-hurting-most-from-latest-trade-disputes.html?cid=hmside4 to view the full article online.

China announced this week that it considers the 25 percent tariffs levied on some Chinese goods by the Trump Administration to be "very unreasonable", and that it will impose 25 percent tariffs on an additional $16 billion worth of imports from the United States beginning on Aug. 23. (Bloomberg)

Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-08/china-to-match-u-s-tariffs-on-16b-of-imports-from-aug-23 to view the full article online.

New York has become the first U.S. city to cap the number of ride-sharing vehicles and require Uber, Lyft, and other companies to pay drivers a minimum rate. (CNN Money)

Visit https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/08/technology/uber-lyft-new-york-legislation/index.html to view the full article online.