The EMBA is the fastest growing segment of the executive education market. The heavy demands of course schedules on top of otherwise heavy work schedules produce considerable stress. Consequently programmes require a heavy motivation and commitment. Team building for peer support and course...

MBA programmes, especially those not provided by the recognised premier league business schools, are often criticised as being “all things to all men”. They are essentially product driven and “sold” to the potential client. When organisations think about developing people to fulfil...

A description is given of the MBA programme which began in 1988 at the International University of Japan (IUJ) in conjunction with an American business school. A discussion of the traditional Japanese management development methods is given and differences from the Western approach are noted. In...

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree is generally regarded as the principal postgraduate qualification in business. This article describes the process by which a business school reviewed and redesigned its MBA programme. The main changes were increased attention to information...

Provides an American perspective on European management education. Describes how, in Europe, management education, without rigid US accreditation standards, is conceptualized differently and is developing in innovative directions. Uses two examples from UK business schools and comments on the...

Introduces business education by distance learning. Discusses the historical background and emergence of distance learning. Describes a set of procedures used by Heriot‐Watt University, Edinburgh. Concludes that routes to higher education can be met by new methodologies including distance...

Examines reasons for “turmoil” in the US management education market. Increasing numbers of MBA schools are responding by changing their programmes, but the pursuit of academic rigour may have prevented fundamental change. Considers a number of trends affecting the MBA environment that will...