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 why MBA graduates are often accused of being over‐paid theorists whose knowledge of business is confined to the classroom and sterile case studies. Highlights deficiencies with certain types of MBA programme and the timing for careers. Provides a series of factors candidates should...

MBA programmes cannot escape changes; they must expand their curriculum to allow future managers to cultivate skills necessary to compete in a highly technical international environment. When managers lack fundamental skills the whole organization suffers. Outlines other changes that need to...

A questionnaire‐based survey of a business school′s MBA graduates draws conclusions on their entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial leanings. The authors suggest that specific combinations of personal characteristics and support systems will make implementation of MBA project findings more likely.

Too few programmes of management development seek to evaluate their hard ROI for the enterprise. Describes how action learning’s focus on company‐specific issues makes this more feasible. Reports on a four‐year impact analysis from MBA programmes showing that employing organizations...

Criticisms of business schools for their MBA and other provision have resulted in leading members of schools collaborating with human resource professionals in redefining corporate requirements for management development. They are creating a programme which is innovative, international,...

The Open Business School recently awarded its first MBAs from a programme first launched in 1989. Over 4,000 part‐time MBA students are ow under its aegis, many of them senior managers. Discusses what motivates them to take on this extra burden, its implications and their aspirations.

Reports on a study of MBA students ( N = 362) at a major international business school which looked at the predictors of performance in management education. Considers not only GMAT but also age, gender, language proficiency, marital status and work experience as predictors of performance....