Photo credit: cambodia4kidsorg Establishing a solid ROI for enterprise social software is an ongoing discussion for the sector. It is generally a requirement for most technology decisions made by companies. At a high level, there are two sides to this argument: Measuring Enterprise 2.0 ROI is like t...

Nobody liked Carter. Not women. Not men. Not nuns. Not priests. Nobody. Even if you started out liking him, as I did, eventually he made you want to beat him until all his meals had to be eaten thru a straw. No one liked Carter. Actually, I take that back—there was this one guy “Kurt� who like...

Now, what you’ve all been waiting for… GMAC announced today a new loan program for international students. To quote the press release: “Responding to a request from the Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®), a leading international bank has joined with experienced servic...

Part of an ongoing series “MBA in Finance: Forget It?” My question: Given the weakness in investment banking, hedge funds, and financial services in general, how do you react to applicants who say they want an MBA to enter IB, PE or a related field that has been devastated by the economi...

Part of an ongoing series “MBA in Finance: Forget It?” My question: Given the weakness in investment banking, hedge funds, and financial services in general, how do you react to applicants who say they want an MBA to enter IB, PE or a related field that has been devastated by the economi...

A couple recent items caught my eye with regard to the issue of employee adoption of social software. In Reversing the Enterprise 2.0 Pricing Model, Julien le Nestour argues that pricing per user for social software should increase as more employees use it, because the network effects of higher part...

Business School, internships, Education Mahesh Konduru wrote: If you are a student enrolled in a MBA program these days, phrases like “Boy, your timing in going back to school has been perfect!” and/or “This is the best time to be a <fill in your standard business school career ...

Every year, over 100,000 students choose to study an MBA (Masters of Business Administration). For some, it’s a basic pre-requisite to get into their chosen career. For others, it’s the best way to make sure they stand out in a difficult job market. Many of you will commit to an MBA because you ...

Clear Admit School Guides offer objective reports on MBA programs, so you can compare schools in a meaningful way. If you have a shortlist of business schools you want to attend, and you want to make your application really shine, you need to understand the unique aspects of each school. But it’s ...

In Thursday’s video blog post, Darden Admissions Director Sara Neher announced that Darden is hard at work on a loan program for international MBA students. She further revealed that Darden is extending the deposit deadline for international students to the date three weeks after the date the ...