Dennis, Everette E.

Finding the best business school for you : looking past the rankings / Everette E. Dennis and Sharon P. Smith. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, c2006. - x, 207 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-199) and index.

The appeal of the MBA--warranted or not? -- Why an MBA, anyway? -- It wasn't always so--from best practices to best strategies -- The career-resilient learner and the MBA -- Quality control--grading MBA programs -- The rankings--consumer guidance or magazine mischief? -- Using the rankings and thinking beyond them -- Understanding return on investment for the MBA -- Career success and personal satisfaction -- A portfolio for the future -- Criteria for the future -- Remembering that the "real world" is global -- Finding the "best" business school -- The new MBA--enduring ideas meet innovation.

0275988201 (alk. paper)

2006-008233


Business schools -- United States.
Master of business administration degree -- United States.
Business education -- United States.
Industrial management -- Study and teaching (Graduate) -- United States.

HF1131 / .D46 2006

650.071/1