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MBA program alumni reflect on the university experience
Every year, William Woods University invites a group of its business alumni, known as the Business Advisory Council (BAC), to campus in Fulton, MO. The group consists of about 20 to 30 individuals working in various business disciplines, many of them MBA program graduates. Through an evening spent in focus group discussions and surveys, the […]
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March 11th, 2015
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MBAs Serving Nonprofits
With only eight percent of MBA graduates indicating interest to work in the nonprofit sector, it’s no surprise that business schools and organizations across the country are looking for ways to connect top business talent to a good cause. Typical challenges associated with nonprofits hiring MBAs are low salaries, low visibility of nonprofits on campus […]
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February 2nd, 2015
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MBA Program Students in Middle Management: Lessons to Date
The need for middle management—a layer of managers at a level just below senior administrators—has been a debated topic in the business world. In 2011, Harvard Business Review published a column by Lynda Gratton, titled “The End of the Middle Manager” which argued that technology has in a large way replaced the duties of middle […]
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December 22nd, 2014
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Improving teamwork through mutual understanding and self-assessment
An article in last month’s Harvard Business Review, titled “Bring Out the Best in Your Team,” discusses an experiment conducted among university students that identified a common flaw in teamwork dynamic. “When teams form to take on tasks, they are seldom able to tap the full knowledge of every member, in large part because the […]
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September 30th, 2014
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