Insider knowledge: how to train Russian mining managers
By training its own managers to solve problems, Evraz, the Russian steelmaker, has drawn on ready-made expertise
Financial Training 2011
Resources
The Financial Times presents the 2011 rankings for providers of customised executive education programmes as well as providers of open-enrolment courses, with analysis
View a PDF of the combined ranking for customised and open-enrolment education providers
Business school strategy: customer becomes king
Companies are increasingly demanding a return on investment in executive education, forcing business schools to rethink their strategy
Time for business schools to leave their comfort zone
How does the tenure system sit alongside the need for top business schools to earn cash through offering short corporate programmes?
Open-enrolment programmes: Iese ascends to number one
Iese Business School takes top honours, while schools report an increase in revenues
Customised programmes: the rise of Latin America
Duke Corporate Education is still number one, but Latin America makes inroads in the ranking
A chief executive’s game plan in trying times
When Christine Day became chief executive of Lululemon Athletica, she was faced with troubled founders, a divided management team and a global recession
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