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Highest salary rise for London Business School’s MBA
The quality and student experience of London Business School’s full-time MBA programme has again been recognised, in the Financial Times’ annual global ranking.
The School’s programme ranked fourth in the Global MBA Rankings 2012, in the top five with Stanford (1), Harvard (2), Wharton (3) and Columbia (5). The rankings are calculated from data going back three years.
30 Jan 2012
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Lessons for leaders from Davos
Leaders need to “think beyond” to succeed in a multi-stakeholder world and lead in the society, according to London Business School’s Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice.
Prof Gratton, one of four of the School’s faculty attending the World Economic Forum, moderated a number of panels at Davos and found that two emerging themes which stood out beyond the “normal leadership rhetoric”.
28 Jan 2012
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Diane Morgan appointed to vice-chair of Forte Foundation
London Business School's associate dean of degree programmes and career services was appointed as vice-chair of the Forte Foundation. Diane Morgan will stay in the role on the organisation's board of directors, following her reappointment for a second term.
The Forte Foundation is a consortium of leading business schools and multinational companies which aims to provide and enhance the tools and resources for women to achieve successful leadership careers within business.
27 Jan 2012
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“Redefining the State: an imperative for exiting the Crisis”
Whatever the Eurogroup decision on Greece on dealing with the existing debt, the underlying causes of the Greek malaise still do not seem to have been addressed. The course of structural changes and the refusal of the Greek state to proceed decisively and speedily with the necessary reforms, striking a new balance and making a break with established practices, was the central point of enquiry and exchange in the conference entitled: “Greece – Options Going Forward”.
The event, which took place in Athens on Wednesday 18 January, was hosted by London Business School and co-organised with its Hellenic Student Club in collaboration with the School’s Hellenic Alumni Association in Greece.
23 Jan 2012
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An agenda for Davos
As the World Economic Forum’s Annual General Meeting approaches, Professor Costas Markides, one of four London Business School faculty members attending, gives his take on what should be on the Davos agenda.
The theme for the 2012 meeting is “The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models” and taking part in the debates will also be Sir Andrew Likierman, Lynda Gratton and Francesca Cornelli.
20 Jan 2012