Leadership and Management in the Classroom
Leadership and Management in the Classroom
Schools today are trying to change the way that people become leaders, and many of them are doing it online. In the past six months the number of schools that have posted sights on the World Wide Web has grown from thirty to more then two hundred. Some are remarkably shameful; some are so good that they start to change how you think of the school. For business people who are seeking a better education, Fast Company has released its top ten business schools. Toping there list was MIT Sloan school of Management.
Sloan's top ranked academic programs draw the finest students from around the world. The school is committed to educating professionals who have the will to lead and the risk to deal with complex systems. They focus on complex systems because today, nearly every business is a high-tech business. MIT offers undergraduate and graduate management degrees, as well as an array of programs for management leaders, from mid-career managers of start-ups to senior executives with major multinational corporations. Established in 1931, MIT created the Sloan Fellows Program, becoming the world's first provider of university-based executive education.
In close second on Fast Companies' list is The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The Wharton School is recognized around the world for its innovative leadership and broad academic strengths across every major discipline and at every level of business education. It is one of four undergraduate and 12 graduate and professional schools of the University of Pennsylvania. Founded in 1881 as the nation's first collegiate business school, Wharton is dedicated to creating the highest value and impact on the practice of business and management worldwide through intellectual leadership and innovation in teaching, research, publishing, and service.
Wharton School is followed by Stanford University School of Business. The School was founded in 1925 at the urging of Stanford alumnus Herbert Hoover, who later would become President of the United States. Hoover had decried the lack of management education on the West Coast and proposed starting a business school at Stanford. He enlisted the aid of his business friends to raise the money and open the School. Each year, the Business School enrolls approximately 740 students in the two-year MBA Program and 105 candidates in the PhD Program, 47 mid-career executives in the one-year Stanford Sloan Program, and over 1,000 executives in executive education programs designed to enhance...