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Chinese high school students outshine Western peers: Study

Chinese students in Shanghai emerge at the top in international student assessment tests against Western peers, according to a PISA study.

Introverts too make great leaders, says Harvard researcher

Research from the Harvard Business School suggests that introverts too may be very effective leaders.

Top Five MBA Programs in Ethics and CSR

Stanford, Harvard, Tuck, INSEAD and Wharton emerge at the top of the list of MBAs in CSR and Ethics in the QS Global 200 Top Business Schools Survey

Wharton offers tuition-free executive education for new MBA grads

Faculty at the Wharton Business School has voted in favor of a massive overhaul of its curricular design, which also includes an offer of free executive education for its alumni once every seven years.

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Alumni gift funds Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford

The Stanford Law School and the Graduate School of Business have come together to drive the energy revolution forward through the establishment of the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance - an interdisciplinary center to study and advance the development and deployment of clean energy technologies through innovative policy and finance.

Back to basics, the Google way

Google's interactive online book simplifies concepts like TCP/IP, HTML language, browser techniques and the threat of malware while on the Net. Titled '20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web', the short HTPL5-compliant explains how the web works in a step-by-step manner.

Will Russia emerge as the next hot spot for MBAs?

A recent study has put Russia ahead of its Western Europe counterparts as a hot MBA recruitment destination. Retaining the momentum in hiring for the second year, it has shown a steady 22 per cent growth in MBAs recruited, according to QS TopMBA Jobs Index.

Destination Russia: Will the country emerge as the next hot spot for MBAs?

A recent QS TopMBA Jobs Index puts Russia ahead of its Western Europe counterparts as a hot MBA recruitment destination. Retaining the momentum in hiring for the second year running, it has shown a steady 22 per cent growth in MBAs recruited.

Student loan default rate rising

The Department of Education (DoE) said that default on student loans climbed to 7.0 percent in fiscal 2008, up from 6.7 percent in the prior fiscal year - yet another manifestation of the sluggish economy and bleak jobs market.

China sends more students to US B schools than India this year

Big brother China has beaten India for the first time in the number of students to US management schools.

US universities attract fewer students

The share of foreign students coming to the United States has been going down every year since 2000, shows a study released by an international body comprising the developed nations of the world.

Recession makes more people take up higher studies

If there is one single benefit to the US due to the recession, it is that more people are studying in colleges than ever.

International MBA from ECUST

The School of Business of the East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) offers International MBA (IMBA) to its students.

Trusted Leaders in Troubled Times

Last week Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered a major speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on the state of the economy.

Asian-Americans in the Ivy League: A Portrait of Privilege and Discrimination

Reflecting their growing social and economic prominence in the U.S., Asian-Americans are disproportionately represented at the most elite universities in the land, relative to their numbers in the total population.

Power to the Doers and Dreamers; Unleashing the Best and Brightest

In his book Rules of Thumb, Alan M. Webber writes about the differences between talkers and doers. It is a special relationship in organizational structures between those who talk up great ideas and those who make them happen.

U.S. to release for-profit school debt data Friday

The government plans to release student loan repayment rates for for-profit schools on Friday, identifying institutions by name, as part of efforts to tighten scrutiny of federal student aid.

Small PR firms in survival mode

When the recession took hold, Sally Hodge was forced to make some drastic changes at her small Chicago-based public relations firm, Hodge Schindler Integrated Communications.

Museum tour? There's an app for that, too

During a visit to New York's Museum of Modern Art, Aaron Radin had an a-ha moment. Browsing the Internet on his cellphone for details on the art in front of him, he got to thinking: what if there was a mobile app for that?

Leadership Lessons from Red Sox Nation

Forbes magazine released the results of a study last week that ranked the best sports fans in America. The study revealed that Boston Red Sox fans are best in the nation.

Giftventure entertains kids with letters from Elmo

The irony is that if Steve Mock had his own kids he may never have stumbled upon his creative concept for entertaining them.

Venture investors seek Ninja assassin entrepreneurs

What does it take to make it as a technology entrepreneur?

Innovators of Opportunity

The great secret of success in life is for the man to be ready when his opportunity comes. Opportunities are knocking, are you ready?

Entrepreneurs run with crowdsourcing model

Every Friday afternoon the staff at cutting edge New York-based product development firm Quirky reviews ideas submitted by the public and voted on by its online community of consumers. Ultimately just one idea is chosen to be sold in Quirky's online store.

Earn the Right to Serve

I will never forget driving through a small Florida town many years ago. As I drove past a small family diner there was a sign out front that read, Come in and eat before we both starve. While meant to be humorous, the sign is as pertinent now as it was years ago.

All in the family at 100-year-old Ford dealer

When Kelleher Motor Co. first opened for business in 1911, the average price of a home in the U.S. was $4,800, a stamp cost 2 cents and William Howard Taft was president.

PersonalFinance: Retirement math - how much you really need

Those scary studies keep on coming: The latest one from the Employee Benefit Research Institute drives home the same message as many others: Americans won't have enough money for retirement.

The 1:50 Ratio and the Power of Encouragement

A story is told of Edward Steichen who became one of the world's most renowned photographers. He almost gave up on the day he shot his first pictures. At 16, young Steichen bought a camera and took 50 photographs. Only one turned out - a portrait of his youngest sister at the piano.

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