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Business schools face EMBA challenge

With enrolment numbers flat or declining, business schools have to provide new services and explore different markets. Della Bradshaw reports

On management: blame it on the system

If a company is a computer and its management the software, rising demands for shareholder returns are making a reboot inevitable

Rising demand: executive MBA sector shows healthy growth

The size of the FT’s EMBA league table has doubled in the past 10 years, reports Michael Jacobs

From the editor: will EMBAs be the catalyst for change?

Executive MBA programmes have delivered some of the most innovative developments in management education – but will they continue to do so?

Dean’s column: leading in a complex world

James D. Thompson was a pathfinder in organisational theory, shaping modern views on management and decision-making

Related content and features

Meet the dean: Glenn Hubbard of Columbia Business School

The dean discusses his aim to expand the school’s presence into the business world and beyond the university’s walls

‘The executive MBA schedule is not for the faint-hearted’

Seema Arora, now at London Business School, tackles some of the myths and clichés of studying for an EMBA – and comments on the many benefits

On the road: new technology for keeping up with work

We depend on more and more devices to get our work done, but what happens when we travel? By Chris Nuttall

Upfront: news and views

The Weatherhead School of Management redesigns its executive MBA programme, plus learning from terror tactics and an EMBA timeline

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Hot spots for executive MBAs

View an interactive graphic of the most popular cities in the world for executive MBAs

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    Executive MBA ranking 2010

    View a PDF of the Executive MBA magazine and ranking of the top EMBA programmes

      Special report

      New horizons: EMBA students take on the world

      Executive MBA students explain how their courses – and international classmates – have given them a fresh perspective

      Counting the costs: financing an executive EMBA

      With fees soaring and corporate sponsorship down, is a global EMBA a sound investment? By Wai Kwen Chan

      Bridging the gap: new uses for management skills

      Alice Mong, who graduated from the inaugural class of an east-west tie-up executive MBA course, now applies her skills to improve US-China relations

      Global thinking: the executive MBA goes international

      The new generation of executive qualifications is taking students right around the world for a truly comprehensive education

      How to...

      How to choose a programme

      Faced with more than 200 part-time EMBA courses across the world, any executive might be stumped by the range of options

      How to design an executive MBA project

      If students get their EMBA project right, it can lead to a promotion or a career change, writes Charlotte Clarke

      How to get promoted

      How can you ensure that you convert your new-found critical thinking skills, boosted confidence and better grasp of global business into a promotion?

        Business school profiles

        Profile: HEC Paris

        HEC Paris has strong connections with French corporate champions and the international companies that have made Paris their European home

        Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

        Officials at Fuqua have worked to redesign its curricula, creating multi-term classes on leadership and a stronger international component

        Profile: Anderson School of Management, UCLA

        The Anderson School of Management is one of the leading business schools in the US, attracting students from all over the world

          Survey

          Life after an executive MBA

          Michael Jacobs analyses the results of an FT survey of alumni of the class of 2007

            Ranking

            The ranking decoded

            An explanation of the criteria, methods, rules, weighting and scoring systems that underpin the FT’s EMBA ranking