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Why ‘EasyJet: The Web’s Favourite Airline’ Still Rules The MBA Classroom
The case method was invented at Harvard Business School, where the first-ever case was published more than 100 years ago The most popular business school case ever written isn’t about a Silicon Valley unicorn, a Wall Street titan, or a globe-spanning conglomerate. It’s about a low-cost airline. EasyJet: The Web’s Favourite Airline, authored at IMD…
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Georgia Tech Scheller’s Small MBA, Big Atlanta Advantage
At Georgia Tech Scheller, “Our goal has been to really aspire to be one of the most connected, most entrepreneurial, and most experiential business schools in the world,” says Dean Anuj Mehrotra. Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business has never tried to win on scale. With just 72 students in the full-time MBA Class of…
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‘Talent Outlook 2026’: Where Jobs Are Growing This Year – And Where They’re Not
For the Class of 2026, a stable but selective job market means employers are hiring carefully and expecting new graduates to add value quickly The job market awaiting the Class of 2026 isn’t collapsing, but it isn’t exactly roaring back either. According to Universum’s 2026 Talent Outlook report released last week, 16% of global companies…
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MBA Students Want AI In The Core – And Many Say Their Programs Aren’t Delivering
Most MBA students say technology skills should be central to their business education. Far fewer believe their programs are doing a good job teaching them. That disconnect shows up in a new national survey conducted on behalf of Arkansas State University, which asked 181 MBA students across the U.S. how well their programs are keeping…
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Report: Duke Professor Appears Prominently In Newly Released Epstein Emails
Dan Ariely, a longtime professor at Duke University, appears to have had a long-standing friendship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, as revealed in a newly released tranche of emails. Wikimedia Commons A sweeping release of emails tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has drawn fresh attention to Dan Ariely, a longtime Duke University professor…
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How One Business School In Minneapolis Is Navigating The ICE Surge
The University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business campus in downtown Minneapolis, where administrators say students have reported feeling safer on campus than in surrounding neighborhoods amid heightened federal immigration enforcement across the Twin Cities. From the windows of the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, Minneapolis has likely looked deceptively calm…
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Indiana Kelley Nabs Another No. 1 In 2026 U.S. News Online MBA Ranking
In the first year, Kelley On Campus brings students together for an in-person residency featuring a live client engagement with global and domestic companies, hands-on problem solving, and networking and career coaching on IU Bloomington’s campus. It’s a repeat for Indiana University’s Kelley Direct Online MBA. The Kelley School of Business program topped the U.S.…
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From Vanderbilt MBA To ExxonMobil Leadership: How Mariam Amusan Powers People Strategy In The Energy Industry
Discover how Vanderbilt MBA alum Mariam Amusan drives HR strategy at ExxonMobil, blending business insight and people-focused impact. As an HR Business Partner at ExxonMobil, Mariam Amusan (MBA’20) supports the company’s global finance teams, shaping people strategy, guiding leadership decisions, and creating pathways that place talented individuals where they thrive. Her role sits at the intersection of…
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Consulting Pay: What MBAs Earned In 2025
Management consulting is dead. That seems to be the popular opinion in the media. In their postmortems, writers will point to AI. Forget engagement teams camping out in meeting rooms and accruing six-figure billables. These days, AI platforms can gather data and spit out reports in hours – even minutes! On top of that, some…
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Questrom Dean Susan Fournier To Step Down
Questrom Dean Susan Fournier will step down at the end of this academic year in June Susan Fournier, the dean who helped move Boston University’s Questrom School of Business into a higher competitive tier through bold bets on curriculum, research, and online education, will step down at the end of the 2025–26 academic year. BU…
