Big Data and the Demand for Business Analytics Talent
Core-competency, sustainability, hyper-local, synergy — these terms are all among today’s hottest business buzzwords. Also among the most coveted words used by executives in board rooms around the globe today is “big data” and “business analytics.” You hear these terms all the time in press releases, research papers, news articles, and job descriptions, but what do they really mean and why are they important to know? Continue reading…
MIT Sloan Announces New Master of Business Analytics Degree
In a recent press release, MIT Sloan in collaboration with the MIT Operations Research Center unveiled its new Master of Business Analytics (M.B.An.) degree—a graduate program to compliment its undergraduate and doctoral offerings—slated to begin as part of the fall 2016 semester. The M.B.An. is intended to prepare students to apply “the tools of modern data science to solve problems in business and society.”
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Lofty Fundraising Goals Come Into Sight for Quinlan School of Business
Loyola University Chicago has made it a point to make 2015 a huge year for fundraising. A Crain’s Chicago Business article points out that the school specifically placed a fundraising goal of $100 million for the Quinlan School of Business. As of March, the school had already managed to receive $70 million in pledges.
A large chunk of this change came from alumnus Michael Quinlan, former McDonald’s CEO, who committed $40 million in 2012, and alumnus John Schreiber and his wife Kathy, who promised $10 million last year. Continue reading…
Haas-Accenture Partnership Creates New Big Data Curriculum
This post has been republished in its entirety from original source clearadmit.com.
From financial services to retail to utilities, companies in an ever-increasing range of industries are exploring and implementing big data and analytics. To equip its MBAs with the tools they need to understand how data science stands to transform business, the Haas School at the University of California at Berkeley has forged a new partnership with global management consulting, technology and outsourcing company Accenture. Together, they have launched a multi-phase initiative designed to position big data squarely within the Haas curriculum.
“Today, every company is a technology company, every company is a software company, every company is a data company,” says Gregory La Blanc, a finance and technology lecturer at Haas. “To be successful, our students need to know how to navigate the strategic landscape in a world filled with all this data.” Continue reading…
Scheller Adds New Concentrations to MBA Programs
Not requiring students to declare a concentration in their Full-time or Evening MBA programs is something Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business considers a hallmark of their program. But this attitude hasn’t stopped them from formulating four new concentrations for the new school year for both the Full-Time and Evening MBA programs.
In a mid-January press release by the school, Scheller announced it has formalized its new interdisciplinary concentrations. The concentrations were based on input from Scheller’s faculty as well as discussions with industry leaders and an in-depth assessment of business trends. Continue reading…
DePaul Professor Recognized For Industry Shaking Research
DePaul University Marketing Professor Al Muñiz is a trailblazer. Together with Thomas C. O’Guinn from the University of Wisconsin, Muñiz introduced the concept of “brand community” in an article of the same name that was published in the Journal of Consumer Research in March 2001. The article described the emergence of non-geographically bound groups of people who identify with a brand and feel a responsibility to share brand narratives and offer support and solutions associated with the brand. The work had a huge impact beyond business schools and businesses, as it changed the way the marketing industry looked at brands. Continue reading…
