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Diverse media outlets contact the council for information and comments on issues that relate to Executive MBA education.
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“The Relevance of Executive MBA Programmes”
“Business Standard, August 2010
Three quarters of students who took part in the Executive MBA Council 2009 Student Exit Benchmarking Survey say they greatly increased their value to their organization as a result of their Executive MBA education. An astounding 97% of EMBA graduates were satisfied or more than satisfied with the career impact of their degree programmes.”
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“Is Executive MBA your best investment till date?”
www.blogs.siliconindia.com, August 2, 2010
“As business schools continue to respond to strong demand for their EMBA programs, the results of a recent survey confirmed the return on investment for those who have made the commitment to an Executive MBA. The percentage of students who received promotions increased from 34% three years ago to 43% last year, according to last year’s Executive MBA Council Survey of their member schools.”
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“Faculty Quality Is Top Driver in EMBA Program Choice”
Graduate Management News, July 2010 “A survey of students in executive MBA programs shows that when candidates are deciding which program to attend, the top factor is the quality of the faculty. The Executive MBA Council survey of students who were enrolled in 2009 also showed that other top factors were school reputation, the quality of classmates, program format, and location.”
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“Executive MBA: Companies seem reluctant to buy into MIT’s new program”
www.mba-channel.com, July 2010
“Students paying out of their own pockets tend to be more demanding, according to Mr. Desiderio. ‘There's a lot of pressure to ensure that you're providing a high quality rigorous experience.’”
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“The Executive MBA – a solid investment in yourself”
International Business Times, www.ibtimes.com, June 2010
“The good news is that a salary increase on completion of an EMBA is nearly guaranteed. In fact, the most recent Executive MBA Council report shows students quoting an average salary increase of 23% after graduation.”
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“Armando Dal Colletto, Dean of the Business School São Paulo, elected to the Board of Trustees of the Executive MBA Council”
Laureate International Universities Network, www.laureate.net, June 2010
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"Executive M.B.A. Help Slips"
Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2010
" 'Historically it was corporations that were footing the bill,' says Michael Desiderio, executive director of the group, a nonprofit association of schools that offer such programs. Now, 'more individuals are paying their own way,' he says. Students paying out of their own pockets also tend to be more demanding, according to Mr. Desiderio. 'There's a lot of pressure to ensure that you're providing a high quality rigorous experience,' he says."
- “What Makes an Executive MBA Different?”
U.S. News & World Report, April 27, 2010
“ ‘A lot of people were nervous’ when the economic crisis hit, says Michael Desiderio, executive director of the Executive MBA Council, which promotes the programs. ‘Smart people figured out that things were tanking everywhere, and they decided that the best investment they could make was in themselves.’ ”
- “Interest soars in Smeal Executive MBA Program”
Central Penn Business Journal, February 5, 2010
“Worldwide, applications to executive MBA programs increased about 10 percent from 2008 to 2009, according to the Executive MBA Council, an association of educational institutions that provide such programs.”
- The council’s press release on its Membership Program Survey results appeared online in more than 150 outlets. Those outlets include cnbc.com, cbsnews.com, euroinvestorUK.com, marketwatch.com, and upi.com, among many other national, regional, and local online publications.
- The press release on Student Exit Benchmarking Survey results appeared online in more than 180 outlets. Those outlets include FinancialTimes.com, Kiplinger.com, newsobserver.com, collegeeducationweekly.com, and numerous other publications.
“EMBA Applications on the Upswing”
Graduate Management News, Graduate Management Admission Council, November 2009“
The Council’s Membership Program Survey found that the number of applications to Executive MBA programs rose on average from 83.8 students in 2008 to 92.6 in 2009, while the acceptance rate remained the same.”
”Executive Education: Top 7 Trends”
Delta Sky Magazine, September 2009
“Despite the current economic climate, professionals continue to seek out MBA or executive MBA (EMBA) degrees, and for good reason. They see a great return on investment: Students reported a 23 percent salary increase after graduation according to research from the Executive MBA Council.”
"Investing in Yourself: During a recession is getting your eMBA a gamble - or an investment?"
Business to Business, Feb. 3, 2009
"The California-based Executive MBA Council says popular eMBA programs across the nation, including those in Georgia, are reporting a surge in interest in executive MBA degrees as corporate leaders realize they must be prepared for the worst in this recession."
“Real Returns: Executive MBA students report high ROI from degree”
TopExecEd, QS Top MBA, Feb. 20, 2009
"Three quarters of Executive MBA students who took part in the Executive MBA Council 2008 Student Exit Benchmarking Survey say they greatly increased their value to their organization as a result of their Executive MBA education."
“Are Executive MBAs Worth the Money?”
Dallas CEO Magazine, July-Aug. 2009
"Michael Desiderio, executive director of the Orange, Calif.-based Executive MBA Council, says enrollment in EMBA programs has been steadily increasing. As for applications, Desiderio says, 'It's trended upward in the last few years. Will that be the same for this year? We'll see how the final data nets out….In this market, where we’ve got a down economy, I think smart people get more skills. In a competitive market, you want more tools in the tool belt.' "
“BSU executive MBA program earns high ratings”
Idaho Business Review, April 18, 2009
“BSU’s Executive MBA program has earned high marks in an independent exit survey of its graduates by the international Executive MBA Council.”
OC Metro Minute
Video Report, January 26, 2009
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The council’s press release on its Membership Program Survey results appeared online in the following outlets:
Forbes.com
Reuters.com
Investors.com
biz.yahoo.com
CNBC.com
Centredaily.com
Streetinsider.com
PR-inside.com
Riskcenter.com
Zimbiocom/MBA news
Morningstar.com
About.com
Trading-house.net
MBAbookspy.com
GMAC.com
Collegeeducationweekly.com
Business.buytohome.com
Earthtimes.com
Marketwatch.com
Quote.com
Findarticles.com
Euroinvestor.co.uk
managementparadise.com
Markets.hpcwire.com
Newstin.co.uk
UPI.com
IECA.net
Research.scottrade.com
Finance.com
Digital.com
TDCanada.com
The press release on Student Exit Benchmarking Survey results appeared online in the following outlets:
Biz.yahoo.com (U.S.)
Biz.yahoo.com (Canada)
CNBC.com
CNNmoney.com
Marketwatch.com
San Jose Mercury News.com
Euroinvestor.co.uk
Centredaily.com
Earthtimes.com
Morningstar.com
economicnews.ca
Digital.com
“Executive MBA Rankings”
Wall Street Journal (special section), Sept. 30, 2008
“ ‘Some programs have a huge leadership component, others spend more time in practical case studies,’ says Michael Desiderio, executive director of the Executive MBA Council in Orange, Calif. ‘There are unique pieces to these programs, but the global E.M.B.A., as the E.M.B.A. in general, has a set format and at the end of the day is the same
degree.’ ”
“Executive education can be a wise strategy for self-investment”
Fort Worth Star Telegram, Dec. 4, 2008
“ ‘ Of late, we’ve experienced growth in programs worldwide,’ said Michael Desiderio, executive director of the Executive MBA Council, which champions program standards and provides resources to EMBA program in the United States and beyond.”
“More Programs Focus on Specific Fields”
Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2008
“Only 7 percent of executive business programs currently offer specialized degrees, but that number has begun to grow by about one percentage point a year, according to data from the Executive MBA Council, after several years of little growth.”
“Ranking the Returns on Executive M.B.A.s”
Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2008
“As companies pull back on education spending, students are increasingly paying their own way – making cost-benefit calculations even more important. ‘When someone else was paying for it, that wasn’t the big factor,’ says Michael Desiderio, executive director of the Executive MBA Council in Orange, Calif. Only 32 % of executives are fully sponsored by their companies, he adds.”
“An MBA Dream Deferred”
BusinessWeek online, Jan. 8, 2009
“EMBA Council Executive Director Michael Desiderio thinks applications will stay strong, even among those students who are paying on their own. But even he admits that in this increasingly precarious financial landscape there are few guarantees. ‘ I think smart people will generally invest in themselves….The question we don’t know is, how far can you stretch in this uncertain time?’ ”
“A Female Face on Executive M.B.A.s”
Wall Street Journal (special section), Jan. 21, 2009
“While 32 % of E.M.B.A. students are fully funded by their companies, about 36 % are partially funded, according to the EMBA Council, a membership group that serves executive programs.”
“Directions in Executive Education”
Graduate Management News, January 2009
“The current economic turmoil affects executive education as much as it does the rest of graduate management education. Yet ‘despite all the craziness, there’s still a lot of energy in the executive education space,’ Desiderio says. For example, he says, EMBA Council’s members reported that applications for 2008 were up about 33 percent compared with Council data for 2005.”
“Help Wanted,” and “Think Big,”
Wall Street Journal
September 30, 2008
“Some programs have a huge leadership component, others spend more time in practical case studies,” says Michael Desiderio, executive director of the Executive MBA Council in Orange, Calif. “There are unique pieces to these programs, but the global E.M.B.A., as the E.M.B.A. in general, has a set format and at the end of the day is the same degree.”
• “Honing a competitive edge”
Dallas Business Journal
March 7, 2008
“Executive MBA programs took off in the 1990s, when people realized the need for advanced degrees to further their careers, Desiderio said. Now, with globalization, companies are requiring additional business acumen, and the MBA is the degree of choice. Executive MBA programs have also responded by adding an international component, which helps students learn to work in the global market, Desiderio said.”
"Real Returns: Executive MBA Degree offers business and their organizations many gains"
HR Management
2008
"In conversations with alumni from Executive MBA Programs, it quickly becomes clear how much they value their experience. They point to – often with great passion – the benefits to their organizations, their careers, and their lives.
An Executive MBA Council study also shows a satisfaction indicator among alumni that any business would envy: 99 percent of Executive MBA participants in the study would likely recommend the program to others.
According to 2007 council research, students reported a 21 percent salary increase. Students’ salaries rose from a mean of $107,097 when entering to $130,056 after completing the program. And while only 37 percent of students in the survey expected a promotion, 43 percent of students actually received a promotion while enrolled in the program Nearly three-quarters of students in the survey rated the overall value of their Executive MBA Program as excellent and also said that their value to their organization greatly increased.”
"Getting an MBA Later in Life: Can B. School Help in the Later Stages of a
Career?"
www.MBApodcaster.com
September 2008
"So Michael what is the payoff? 'The council's data shows that their salaries, the average salary rise from 107 to about 130, right? And that's average, so you're going to have some people that nothing happens to. But I think the bigger payoff in talking to folks is any business professional today is going to want to do anything they can to raise their equity, their equity, not the company's equity, but their equity in the marketplace. What I mean by that is they want to make themselves more valuable to their company, or if they are looking to change businesses to the market in general. And the language of business is taught at the MBA. And that's where you get it. But you get something else from an executive MBA. The payoff is this peer group. You can't get that anywhere else.'
“Interest in Exec MBA Programs Surges”
CFO.com
July 2008
“In a sour economy it might seem natural for managers to chain themselves to their desks, fearful of losing their jobs or making it obvious that the company can get on in their absence. In fact, though, this has been a ripe time for executives to branch out and pursue an executive MBA, according to the Executive MBA Council.
Despite the economic malaise that settled in last summer, 2007 applications to EMBA programs were up by 25 percent from 2005, according to the council’s latest survey. ‘When economic times are tough, people want to get the best skills they can get,’ says Michael Desiderio, the organization’s executive director.”
“China Beckons for M.B.A. Trips”
The Wall Street Journal
June 2008
“Over the years, Argentina, Hungary, Russia and Singapore had dotted the trip lists. Now, E.M.B.A. candidates are increasingly demanding to go to China, as more managers – and prospective E.M.B.A. students – say they see themselves doing business there.
In 2007, 49% of such trips were to China, according to the Executive MBA Council, an industry association. In distant second place: India, with 11% of study trips outside the U.S.”
2007 Executive MBA Council Survey Results Offer Industry Insights, appeared on Reuters wire service, Investor News web, Finanz Nachrichten web, and CNBC web
Executive MBA Degrees Growing in Popularity, International Student Guide
Boomers Pursue Executive MBA, by Myra A.Thomas, boomster.com
“Looking for a midcareer boost? Here’s how to find the perfect program.”
NAFE Magazine
National Association of Female Executives
Fourth quarter, 2006
“According to the Executive MBA Council, which conducts annual exit surveys of nearly 3,000 students, 3 percent were promoted by their employers when they got their degree, 56 percent were given more professional responsibilities, and mean salaries rose by 20 percent and that’s just at graduation.”
enewsline
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
December 2006
Announcement of the 2006 Bud Fackler Service Award winner, Michael Saewitz
“Back to School: Exec Programs See Resurgence”
Workforce Management
Jan. 15, 2007
“But the degree commands a premium in the corporate marketplace. Students who graduated from an EMBA program in 2006 had a mean salary of $129,740, about 20 percent more than those entering the program, according to the Executive MBA Council.”
“MBA programs chart a different course”
Chicago Tribune
Feb. 26, 2007
“Business schools ‘recognize that there are different segments out there with different needs and wants,’ says George Bobinski, co-chair of the research center of the Executive MBA Council….’It’s a matter of finding your niche and finding your market position.”
“They bring the learning to you”
Globe and Mail
March 28, 2007
“Since 2000, the number of schools belonging to the non-profit international Executive MBA Council (EMBAC) has grown to 220 from 150. EMBA programs, many of which involve part-time or online studies, are increasingly recognized as a good thing to offer people who might not be able to stop working and attend school full time.”
Series of articles on the Executive MBA
“Chase for students demands creativity”
“Schools’ new tack: Go global”
“Experience on the world stage of business speeds education”
“Field trips for a global lesson”
“Two schools of thought on the preferable approach to acquiring an EMBA”
Financial Post
March 29, 2007
“Meet the Big Commuters on Campus: Executive MBA programs were intended for locals, but students from all over are enrolling”
BusinessWeek Online
April 9, 2007
“A growing number of executives like Serbent are forking over weekend time to earn an MBA and commuting sometimes astronomical distances to do it. While weekend executive MBA programs were designed as a convenience for local executives who couldn't miss work for school, EMBA students are increasingly drawn from afar. According to the Executive MBA Council, 22% of EMBA students travel 100 miles or more, up from 11% two years ago. Those with international commutes jumped from 2% to 4%.”
“A Worthy Investment”
HR Management
April 2007
“The Executive MBA offers business leaders a fast track to improved on-the-job performance and the rewards that come with success. Statistics from recent research studies confirm those results. Maury Kalnitz, managing director of the Executive MBA Council, explains why executive education is so important.”
“What is the ROI of the Executive MBA?”
Kristin Polito, Director, Executive MBA Program, Suffolk University
HR Management
April 2007
“According to the Executive MBA Council, on average, it takes 17 months from the start of an EMBA student’s program for a company to gain its return on investment.”
“Choosing an EMBA Program”
BizED
July/August 2007
“When working adults are selecting an executive MBA program to attend, the top five factors they consider are quality of the faculty, reputation of the school, program format, quality of classmates, and location, according to the results of the first Executive MBA Council Student Entry Benchmarking Survey.”
“The MBA edge: What’s it worth?”
News & Observer
July 29, 2007
“A 2005 study by the national Executive MBA Council found employers split roughly into thirds. One-third offer full tuition, one-third offer partial reimbursement, and one-third offer nothing. Still, potential students keep coming, and the costs keep rising.”
"Meet the Big Commuters on Campus"
Business Week Online
April 9, 2007
"While weekend executive MBA programs were designed as a convenience for local executives who couldn't miss work for school, EMBA students are increasingly drawn from afar. According to the Executive MBA Council, 22% of EMBA students travel 100 miles or more, up from 11% two years ago. Those with international commutes jumped from 2% to 4%."
"Why do you want an MBA?"
ChicagoBusiness
April 23, 2007
"There's strong evidence that earning an executive MBA can boost your career. Last year, 43% of students enrolled in executive MBA programs received promotions, up from 34% in 2004, according to the Executive MBA Council... Salaries also went along for the ride: The average salary at graduation was $129,740, a 20% increase from the average entering salary of $108,392. No wonder interest is on the rise."
“Southern Business: University of Tennessee Executive MBA Program Delivers the Goods with the Degrees,” by Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan. 3, 2006
“Wharton’s Catherine Molony Honored by Executive MBA Council,” AACSB enewsline, January 2006
“Charting Changes,” Money Markets, Volume 4, summer 2006
“The Executive MBA: Is This MBA Program the Right Choice For You?” panel discussion hosted by Diana Jordon, www.mbapodcaster.com, June 2006
“CSUS Executive MBA Program Finds Early Success,” by Kelly Johnson, Sacramento Business Journal, April 28, 2006
“Students Have Myriad Picks of MBA Programs Locally,” by Aliza Earnshaw, Portland Business Journal, June 23, 2006
“Flex-Time for the MBA,” by Trica Bisoux, BizEd, July/August 2006
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