Profile: Stockholm School of Economics trains Russian Railways managers
Russian Railways is sending its employees on management training at the Stockholm School of Economics in St Petersburg, reports Isabel Gorst
Executive Education 2010
Resources
The Financial Times and Business Education present the 2010 rankings for providers of customised executive education programmes as well as providers of open-enrolment courses
View a PDF of the combined ranking for schools offering customised courses and open-enrolment education
Winds of change blow for business schools
To survive, business schools have to ensure they keep up with technological advances and growing demand in new markets for management education, writes Della Bradshaw
On management: A new way to lead
It is time to let go of the failed paradigm of the narrow, transactional leadership style – and business schools need to make some major changes, writes Stefan Stern
A hard year for open enrolment, but hope ahead
Read our analysis of the 2010 open-enrolment course ranking and view the full table
Growing demand for customised programmes
Read analysis of the 2010 ranking of providers of customised courses and view the full table
Dean’s column: How Victor Fung built a business empire
Victor Fung exchanged academia for a family-run business, which he has transformed into a competitive global clothing supplier
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With the wide range of open-enrolment and custom-designed executive education programmes on the market, how do you make an informed choice?
Training tips: how to justify training costs
Budgets are tight following the global financial crisis, but experts say training is a justifiable expense at all times, even – and especially – in a recession
Training tips: how to return to work
It is important for companies to invest in management training, but how can managers make the most of such an opportunity upon returning to the office?
