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Each year, education specialist QS Quacquarelli Symonds ranks the best business schools in the world. Recently the group released its ranking for various MBA specializations. Here are theTop 25 global MBA programs if you're seeking a career in technology. (Business Insider)
Visit https://www.businessinsider.my/best-mba-programs-tech-industry-2019-3/ to view the full article online. |
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While a traditional MBA program can cost in the range of $50,000-$80,000, surveys show that a MBA can create and enhance professional business careers – ensuring that the benefits outweigh the costs. (Atlanta Business Journal)
Visit https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/03/25/how-to-maximize-the-return-on-your-mba-investment.html to view the full article online. |
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Career success is less about short-term brilliance and more about consistent, long-term performance. Research shows that hiring managers often focus on other intangibles like a person's attitude and willingness to learn new things, more than just what's on the list of job requirements. (Forbes)
Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2019/03/27/4-predictors-of-career-success-that-managers-like-to-see/#2237670b6b0f to view the full article online. |
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If you've ever made a mistake at work, take heart, you're not alone. Linkedin says 55 percent of professionals admit to having botched something in their professional lives. It's not the mistake, but the way you handle yourself after the fact that will define how you fare in the aftermath. (USA TODAY)
Visit https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2019/03/28/work-mistakes-how-avoid-hurting-your-career-when-you-mess-up/39020665/ to view the full article online. |
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Inclusivity in the corporate culture requires more than just recognizing and accepting diversity in others. It must also include recognizing, then getting rid of assumptions people make about each other. (Forbes)
Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/03/25/why-microaggressions-are-malware-to-workplace-equality/#15cfeb5c72b7 to view the full article online. |
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British Prime Minister Theresa May told Conservative lawmakers earlier this week that she would agree to step down if Parliament will approve her plan for withdrawal from the European Union. The European Union has given an extension in the Brexit process until May 22. (The New York Times)
Visit https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/world/europe/theresa-may-resignation.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage to view the full article online. |
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Oxford University created a new MBA scholarship which is designed to empower high-potential African women to engage in the continent's economic development. (Nambia Economist)
Visit https://economist.com.na/42906/education/oxford-new-mba-scholarship-to-empower-african-women-launched/ to view the full article online. |
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Bias training and similar exercises are becoming the norm at business schools around the country seeking to increase the ranks of female and traditionally underrepresented groups in graduate programs – and make them feel more comfortable on campus. (U.S. News & World Report)
Visit https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/2019-03-26/what-to-consider-about-business-school-diversity-before-applying to view the full article online. |
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An International Trade Commission judge ruled this week that Apple infringes on some Qualcomm patents, whis leaves Apple facing a potential import ban on some of its iPhones. (The Washington Post)
Visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/03/26/apple-faces-potential-iphone-import-ban-after-patent-infringement-ruling/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.792d191f9707 to view the full article online. |
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The new Apple Card – the credit card Apple is releasing this summer as both a tangible and virtual card inside Apple Pay – is a bold step for the technology giant. The new card proves the company is no longer just interested in selling customers new gadgets, but wants to entice them with lines of credit, too. (Fast Company)
Visit https://tinyurl.com/yylewsyg to view the full article online. |
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April is National Financial Literacy Month, offering a chance to remind all Americans the importance of making sound financial decisions and avoiding pitfalls that could lead to financial disaster. (Fort Wayne Business Weekly)
Visit https://www.fwbusiness.com/news/national/article_ec46579b-1b56-5fc5-a4e0-74a6740b4e12.html to view the full article online. |
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Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal will earn $8.25 million over three years as a member of the Papa John's Board of Directors. O'Neal, who owns multiple business franchises, becomes the first African-America to sit on the Papa John's board. (Chicago Defender)
Visit https://chicagodefender.com/2019/03/25/shaq-joins-papa-johns-as-1st-african-american-board-member/ to view the full article online. |
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On March 15, in what may have been the largest youth-led protest in history, an estimated 1.6 million students in 300 cities around the world walked out of school to march for climate action. More and more, young people are organizing to sound the alarm about climate change. (HBR)
Visit https://hbr.org/2019/03/young-people-are-leading-the-way-on-climate-change-and-companies-need-to-pay-attention?ab=hero-subleft-2 to view the full article online. |
