TY - BOOK AU - Dennis, Everette E. AU - Smith, Sharon P. TI - Finding the best business school for you: looking past the rankings SN - 0275988201 (alk. paper) AV - HF1131 .D46 2006 U1 - 650.071/1 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Praeger KW - Business schools KW - United States KW - Master of business administration degree KW - Business education KW - Industrial management KW - Study and teaching (Graduate) N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0610/2006008233.html ER -