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New dawn for the MBA

It is more than a decade since the MBA business has seen such buoyancy, with aspiring students fighting for places at top schools. while recruiters scrabble to attract the best graduates.

View the interactive MBA rankings here.

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Dean profile: Michael Luger of Manchester Business School

The new director has a crucial post-merger role to play, says Della Bradshaw.

Interview: Thierry Porté of Shinsei Bank

The banker has drawn heavily on his business school experience, says Michiyo Nakamoto.

Economic research that saves the world

There are few business school professors that can say their research has had a real impact on the way ordinary people live their lives. Potentially, Chris Hope is one of them: the man whose life’s work has become the basis for the Stern report talks to Della Bradshaw.

On the curriculum: Global warming has become a hot topic

Rebecca Knight finds increased interest at business schools in climate change.

MBA application trends: It’s no longer just about earning more money

Andrew Baxter explains why the MBA degree is growing in popularity.

MBA profile: Carolyn Chen of the ‘post 9/11’ generation

The “post-9/11” classification has a meaning that goes beyond Manhattan, reflecting a more socially-aware, internationally-minded MBA

Dean’s column: Richard Schmalensee of MIT Sloan School of Management on Alfred P Sloan

Alfred P Sloan, former CE of General Motors and founder of the school, took a practical approach.

Recruitment trends: Brisk demand for graduates from across the board

Linda Anderson analyses research that suggests the qualification is proving more popular than ever.

MBA careers: FInancial services – a breadth of opportunity

The degree is not just about investment banking, writes Linda Anderson.

Dean profile: Joel Podolny of Yale

The big debate: Aaron Marcus of Goldman Sachs

How the rankings compare: A matter of judgment

The big debate: Anthony Hopwood, former dean of the Saïd Business School

China: Institutions seek a competitive edge

Dean profile: Richard Gillingwater of the Cass school at City University

The rankings: Courses grow more multinational

Auditing: Aim for accuracy

Winners and losers: Leap of faith pays off for class of ’03

Purchasing power parity rates: Meaningful comparisons mark the choice of methodology

How to read the rankings: How the raw data are processed

MBA diary: World of adventure underlines friendship

School profile: the Carroll school at Boston College

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Top MBA programmes 2008

  1. University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
  2. London Business School
  3. Columbia Business School
  4. Stanford University GSB
  5. Harvard Business School
  6. Insead
  7. MIT: Sloan
  8. IE Business School
  9. University of Chicago GSB
  10. University of Cambridge: Judge

Top European Business Schools 2007

  1. HEC Paris
  2. London Business School
  3. Insead
  4. IMD
  5. IE Business School
  6. Iese Business School
  7. ESCP-EAP European School of Management
  8. RSM Erasmus University
  9. EM Lyon
  10. Esade Business School

Top EMBA programmes 2007

  1. Kellogg/Hong Kong UST Business School
  2. Trium: HEC Paris/LSE/New York University: Stern
  3. University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
  4. Columbia/London Business School
  5. IE Business School
  6. London Business School
  7. University of Chicago GSB
    Washington University: Olin
  8. Columbia Business School
    Insead

Top masters in management programmes 2007

  1. HEC Paris
  2. Cems
    London School of Economics and Political Science
  3. ESCP-EAP European School of Management
  4. Essec Business School
  5. EM Lyon
  6. Grenoble Graduate School of Business
  7. Audencia
  8. Stockholm School of Economics
  9. RSM Erasmus Univeristy

Top executive education custom programmes 2007

  1. Duke Corporate Education
  2. IMD
  3. Harvard Business School
  4. Iese Business School
  5. Babson Executive Education
  6. University of Chicago GSB
  7. Columbia Business School
  8. Thunderbird School of Global Management
  9. MIT: Sloan
  10. Ashridge

Top executive education open programmes 2007

  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Stanford University GSB
  3. University of Virginia: Darden
  4. University of Chicago GSB
  5. IMD
  6. Center for Creative Leadership
  7. IE Business School
  8. Iese Business School
    Northwestern University: Kellogg
  9. Babson Executive Education