Entrepreneurship MBAs in Washington D.C.
The D.C. beltway’s high-stakes mix of government, tech and social services makes the metro fertile ground for ambitious entrepreneurs looking to launch the next unicorn startup. Inc. reports it’s the 4th most desirable city for startups behind New York, San Francisco and Oakland.
Kogod School Publishes Local Primer on Millennials
Millennials are the focal point of just about every large organization and company nowadays. This large and important generation is set to take over the workforce as well as become the target consumer in the future economy. In an effort to understand Millennials who chose to make the Washington DC Metro their home during the Great Recession, The Kogod School of Business put together the Kogod Greater Washington Index: Millennials in order to find out what Millennials want in a community. Continue reading…
New Ranking of Top 50 Online MBA Degrees Lists George Washington University’s #17
A recently published list of the Top 50 Online MBA Degrees by TopManagmentDegrees.com has ranked George Washington University’s Online MBA Program as #17 overall. TopManagmentDegrees.com’s business education rankings, dubbed the “Super Ranking,” are put together in a way that to help prospective students make a smart choice about where to invest their time and money.
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George Washington University School of Business Welcomes Ki-Chan Kim to the Dept of Management
The George Washington University School of Business is pleased to welcome Dr. Ki-Chan Kim, a Professor of Business Administration at The Catholic University of Korea, to the GW’s Department of Management.
Kim brings his impressive resume to the School of Business. He received a PhD from Seoul National University and has researched at the University of Tokyo. Additionally, he researched at MIT as a visiting scholar. His research interests are modularization with IT, inter-firm relationship at the automotive industry, and supply chain management. Continue reading…
Apple’s Tim Cook Headlines GWSB Commencement Speaker Schedule
Commencement at George Washington University takes place over the entire course of this week before coming to its conclusion on Sunday, May 17. Those receiving their MBAs from the GW School of Business have an impressive array of talented and influential people set to speak to them during the ceremonies.
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, will be the university-wide commencement speaker. Once named to Time magazine’s 100 most influential people and the Financial Times’ Person of the Year for 2014, Cook joined Apple in 1998. He served as the company’s chief operating officer before being named Steve Jobs’ successor as CEO. Cook earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Auburn University and an MBA from Duke University, where he was a Fuqua Scholar. Continue reading…
George Washington Students Study Abroad in Sweden
Members of the George Washington School of Business faculty led a short-term study abroad program to provide students with dynamic and far-reaching experiences that deepen their understanding about lessons from the classroom. In one new course, “International Perspectives on Green Business,” International Business Professor and Green Marketing expert Anna Helm engaged in consulting projects with Swedish firms in the CleanTech industry. Continue reading…
