From the archive: Why we should bulldoze the business school – podcast
This week, from 2018: There are 13,000 business schools on Earth. That’s 13,000 too many. And I should know – I’ve taught in them for 20 years. By Martin Parker
March 2021
Oxford University uses lockdown loophole to allow in-person MBA teaching
Students on prestigious course will be back on campus at least a month before others are permitted to return
April 2018
The long read
Why we should bulldoze the business school
The long read: There are 13,000 business schools on Earth. That’s 13,000 too many. And I should know – I’ve taught in them for 20 years
March 2018
My MBA experience: ‘It was an eye opener’
Why the MBA is still a gamechanging qualification
February 2017
Dear Jeremy
‘Your husband could end his MBA with little but debt to show for it’ – our work expert responds
Our careers expert – and you the readers – advise a DJ seeking stability, and a man debating whether to do an expensive MBA
November 2016
Master management without an MBA
Students are furthering their job prospects with management training that costs half the price of a prestigious MBA
January 2016
Lord Puttnam and Channel 4 launch MBA for media executives
Two-year course aimed at bosses in the creative industries aims at developing leaders for the digital era
December 2014
MBA
Are MBA league tables useful when choosing where to study?
Business school rankings are a handy guide, but methodology plays an important part and students should be judicious in how they interpret the results
October 2014
Female MBA graduates lack ambition of male counterparts, says study
Helping an education tech entrepreneur change how kids learn
September 2014
Guardian Students
Why are MBAs in Australia attracting so many students?
Doing an MBA in Australia helps graduates tap into South-east Asian markets
The case for language learning
Learn languages to boost your MBA
Fluency in languages will complement your MBA and help you in your business career
Guardian Students
Doing an MBA abroad could give you a competitive edge
In a global economy, a key to success in business is being at home in many cultures
July 2014
Guardian Students
It's alright to change career direction at postgraduate level
It's not the end of the world if you change direction at the end of your undergraduate degree
November 2013
Choosing your postgrad course
Out in the field: postgrad students make the world their business
Postgraduate business courses offer experiences ranging from the European parliament to work in Mongolian villages
June 2013
Guardian Students
Industry-specific MBAs on the rise
New degrees in biotechnology, facilities management, the music industry and aviation reflect a trend towards specialisation
January 2013
A guide to MBA study
Choose the right MBA course
Your choice will be determined as much by where your career is now as where you want it to go in the future
A guide to MBA study
Made redundant? An MBA could change your life
Kate Paterson found her career prospects dramatically improved by further study
A guide to MBA study
On the right course for a career in consultancy
MBA students will often find employment working as consultants – in some cases, even before they graduate. Liz Lightfoot reports
