Executive MBA Programs

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i want to be a business executive for a big corporation. i have the list of top 25 business schools. what school should i go to. keep in mind that i like the cold weather. i don’t mind hot weather, but i don’t want to be living in a place like Florida.

TOP 25
1 Northwestern University (Kellogg School Executive MBA Program)
2 University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
3 University of Chicago (Executive MBA Program North America)
4 University of Michigan
5 UNC Chapel-Hill (Kenan-Flagler) (MBA for Executives Weekend Program)
6 Emory University (Weekend Executive MBA Program)
7 IMD
8 USC (Marshall)

9 Duke University (Global EMBA Program)
10 Georgetown University (International Executive MBA)
11 Duke University (Weekend EMBA)
12 Texas-Austin (Texas Executive MBA (Option II))
13 Ohio State University (Executive MBA)
14 UCLA (Anderson)
15 IESE Business School (Global Executive MBA)
16 Southern Methodist University
17 Cornell University (Cornell Executive MBA Program)

18 Purdue University (EMB Program)
19 New York University (NYU Stern Executive MBA Program)
20 Notre Dame (South Bend EMBA)
21 Queens University (Queen’s National Executive MBA)
22 Western Ontario (Ivey) (EMBA — Canada)
23 Pepperdine University (EMBA)
24 Vanderbilt (Owen)
25 London Business School

Some say we never stop learning, no matter what your age is. And given the tough job market, many have chosen to go back to school to give their careers a jumpstart later in life, with even CEO’s and entrepreneurs looking at Executive MBA programs. Although the program is a relatively new one here in China, the EMBA is slowing growing in popularity.

How can Wall Street get itself out of the current financial crisis? They can start by putting more women at the helm. According to the latest research, companies with female board members traditionally outperform those without, and 80 percent of purchasing decisions in the U.S. are made by women.

If this is true, why aren’t more qualified women attaining business leadership positions? To date, only 15.7 percent of Fortune 500 corporate officers are women.

This may be partly due to the dismal enrollment among women in Executive MBA (EMBA) programs. So business schools are actively courting women, by addressing some of the stumbling blocks that have traditionally kept women from pursuing the degree.

The Work/Life Balance
The Wall Street Journal reports that the nation’s EMBA programs are only comprised of 20 percent females. EMBA courses generally run full days on weekends, to accommodate those anxious to complete degrees while managing full-time work schedules. For many women who see weekends as family time, the EMBA is fairly unappealing.

It’s a work/life balance that women are increasingly seeking and, perhaps mistakenly, believing that EMBA programs and the corporate fast track won’t offer. However, the EMBA may offer more of such a balance than traditional programs, because it can prepare women for career advancement more quickly, without causing them to lose ground at work.

Other reasons many women cite for shunning EMBA programs include: difficulty finding money to cover the cost of the program, the perception that the glass ceiling may keep real advancement at bay, a lack of female role models, a lack of encouragement from peers, family or employers, as well as a lack of confidence in their own math skills.

What Women Have, B-Schools Want
Universally, businesses and business schools alike agree that a diverse population of men and women is extremely valuable. This diversity can enhance fellow students’ experiences by increasing the pool of skills and ideas available, enabling greater networking opportunities, leveling the playing field in the workplace, and producing qualified candidates who may be more likely to identify with businesses’ intended consumers.

Traditionally, the “feminine” traits of emotional engagement, altruism, and cooperation have been perceived as weak and therefore less valuable in the profit-and-loss corporate world. Yet it’s these traits that, in a struggling economy, are vital to finding and building relationships with customers.

Because it pays to draw women to EMBA programs, many business schools are making themselves more attractive. They’re recruiting more female faculty, featuring more women in advertising materials, offering flexibility through online courses, and trying to make more EMBA scholarships available.

A Return on Your EMBA Investment
There are numerous reasons why it can pay to earn an EMBA, not the least of which is that it can enhance your ability to identify with and court clients. The MBA credential offers a boost to your confidence and credibility with colleagues, which can ensure others that you have the expertise needed to take on more responsibility.

Not to mention the salary boost. The Executive MBA Council says that in 2007, students surveyed reported a 21 percent salary increase after completing their EMBA, and 43 percent of students received promotions while still enrolled in their EMBA programs.

An EMBA can provide you with numerous valuable tools, including the know-how to assess risk, harvest innovative ideas, forecast market behavior, and effectively market products. Plus, those female entrepreneurs looking for investment capital or angel funding may likely find that investors are far more receptive to those backed by an MBA education.

So while the sacrifice of time and money may at first seem overwhelming, EMBA programs are becoming more and more accessible and attractive than they’ve ever been, and with the return on investment this degree provides, now might be just the right time to look into it.

www.wharton.upenn.edu Kathy Canum testifies of the same knowledge and resources being available at both the Traditional and Executive MBA Programs. Kathy desired an executive program with a full MBA education, which she found at Wharton.

An Executive MBA (EMBA) program is a management program that is specially designed for the working professionals and executives. This executive MBA program provides an opportunity for the executives, industry professionals and managers of various organizations to improve their skills. In most of the cases Executive MBA programs and MBA programs have similar curriculum. People who want to pursue an EMBA program should have an experience about three years, in few cases it may go up to five years. The reason for this is the level of teaching in this type of course is very high; a team approach is often used to discuss case studies and this helps them to learn from another.

There are various modes of executive MBA programs available depending on the convenience of the working professionals. For example there are one year, two year, and three year executive MBA programs available. Some of the courses are full time; some of them are part time. Few universities offer online and distance learning programs as well.

One year EMBA programs are designed for high-end managers with the enormous latent to presume positions of greater accountability in their organizations. These types of programs are mainly full- time, because these programs are structured with exhaustive curricula and executives who are pursuing this are expected to spend maximum time in order to take advantage of these programs.

Two-year EMBA programs have the same high level of quality curriculum as the one – year programs, but are programmed to be more feasible towards those working professionals who are unable to leave work for the more intensive one year programs. One can pursue these EMBA programs through either full-time or part-time depending on their convenience.

 Correspondence Executive MBA is best suitable and designed for those professionals who need a postgraduate degree to enhance their career growth. These courses have relatively low fee structure compared to one-year, two-year full time EMBA programs. In general most executives won’t prefer to leave their current job in order to pursue MBA due to many factors. These programs are tailor-made for them; it is advisable to select a renowned university which offers correspondence EMBA programs.

 Online Executive MBAs are popular around the world, where, you can earn your executive MBA degree by sitting at your home. Main advantage of an online EMBA course is you can pursue it from any university in the world; everything is online right from entrance exam to final exam. You can get the course study material either through post or online. Top universities around the world provide virtual classrooms, where students can come together and can discuss various issues.

 General eligibility criteria to pursue an EMBA are as follows:

Executives with graduate degree in any discipline (or equal qualification) At least 3-5 years of full-time post-qualification professional experience A Valid GMAT sore Proficiency in English.

 List of best business schools in India offering EMBA programs:

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) Xavier Labor Research Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (ISB) Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K) Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) University of Delhi Jamanlal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Amrita Institute of Management, Coimbatore Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai Amity Business School.

 Executive MBA’s are in huge demand and are considered as the most powerful catalyst in order to excel in your career.