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Make Your Case Study Analysis Stand Out

Case study analysis forms the core of any MBA class. This is where students are exposed to real business problems, analyze them and provide solutions – either hypothetically or otherwise. In my Strategic Planning subject, I had the case of ebay.com as it struggles to compete with Amazon.com and other conventional publishing houses which were [...]

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Pursuing an MBA – The working professional Perspective

MBA is a career option which is highlighted a lot and is a dream career for a lot of students and working people. Different people have different views regarding an MBA degree but what allures most people towards pursuing an MBA can be described in three scenarios: Scenario 1 – The fat pay checks that [...]

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India’s Top 5 Favorite Specializations

One time, while describing the different countries I’ve been to on official business, a friend asked me what India is like. Without batting an eyelash, I said, “There’s nothing quite like India.” Yes,India is difficult to describe. How can one describe the Taj Mahal without making it mundane and ordinary, which it is not? How [...]

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The University of Michigan- Ann Arbor (Ross)

The University of Michigan Ross School of Business which has its reputation as one of the best business schools in the country has gathered tremendous momentum as a result of Stephen M. Ross’s donation to the school which is worth $100 million. It is largely because of these funds, the institute has been able to [...]

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Is an MBA a Key to Fat Salaries?

People take up graduate studies for a variety of reasons. But they all do it for one motivation – to have a higher pay. Only a few would say it outright because there is no guarantee that they will. And they do, at least according to an article in Forbes, The MBA Link to Becoming [...]

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What is an Executive MBA

A very close friend of mine from my college days had the privilege of attending a company sponsored MBA course from the prestigious Asian Institute of Management (AIM). He had to take it as a pre-condition for his moving up to a higher position. He had what is called Executive MBA. If the example still [...]

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What MBA Program Suits You Best

One day you went through the latest news on the company bulletin board. And there, prominently standing out from the usual company titbits is an announcement for a vacant position a couple of levels higher than yours. The qualifications fit your employment profile to a Tee, except for one thing. At the bottom of the [...]

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Is an MBA Worth It

This question confounds a lot of people wanting to get ahead in the corporate world or those who prefer to improve their entrepreneurial skills. And it has no easy answer. Will there be a pot of gold at the end, should I take it? Or I can get by without it? These are some of [...]

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The Yale School of Management

Located on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, The Yale University School of Management has earned the school a unique place among the nation’s top MBA programs. Unlike its peers who shape up student’s career path towards their dream jobs, The Yale School of Management provides students a direct path to some of the [...]

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How to Write a Letter of Recommendation

Can you write your own letter of recommendation? That’s a haymaker of a question, isn’t it? Just like being hit by a left hook on the kisser or an uppercut in the gut. But before your thought processes go on high gear, evaluating what your answer would be, I will pre-empt you by saying it [...]

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