QS Global 200 Business Schools Report 2012

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QS Global 200 Business Schools Report 2012

By Nunzio Quacquarelli MA Cambridge, MBA Wharton

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Contents

1. Summary: fast facts .................................................................... 5 2. Introduction................................................................................. 7 3. Methodology ............................................................................... 9 4. Methodology: sample ............................................................... 11

REGIONAL RATINGS

5. North America .......................................................................... 12

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6. Europe ........................................................................................ 16

7. Asia-Pacific ................................................................................ 19

8. Latin America ............................................................................ 23

9. Middle East and Africa ............................................................ 25

SPECIALIZATION RATINGS 8. Corporate social responsibility ............................................... 26 9. Entrepreneurship ...................................................................... 29 10. Finance....................................................................................... 32 11. Information management ........................................................ 35 12. Innovation ................................................................................. 38 13. International management ...................................................... 41 14. Leadership ................................................................................. 44 15. Marketing .................................................................................. 47 16. Operations management .......................................................... 50 17. Strategy ...................................................................................... 52 18. Conclusion ................................................................................. 54 19. Appendix ................................................................................... 58

About the contributors Author: Nunzio Quacquarelli is founder and Managing Director of QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd, publisher of the leading MBA information hub and organizers of the QS World MBA Tour. Nunzio has an MA from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from The Wharton School and has been responsible for publication of the QS Jobs & Salary Trends Report since 1990

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1. Summary: fast facts

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Regional ratings in the QS Global 200 Business

region, although it is continually being

Schools Report 2012

challenged. This year, 11 of the 36 Asia-

Pacific business schools are based in

North America

Australia.

US business schools continue their

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Heightened demand in India and China has

dominance with rare movement among

thrusted top performing business schools

the top rated business schools, signifying

into international employer's spotlights

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a very developed market which is difficult

as the two country's economic importance

for growing institutions to penetrate at a

continues to develop.

high level.

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Many of Asia's business schools lack in

Movement lower down the largest regional

international student enrollment, causing

rating in the QS Global 200 Business

concern among employers looking for

Schools Report points toward an extremely

graduates to work in a multinational

competitive range of management

environment. Exceptions include business

education offerings, consistently striving

schools in Hong Kong and Singapore, plus

for perfection.

Australia if looking at the wider Asia-

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Pacific region.

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Europe

A large number of European business Latin America

schools situated in the top cluster testifies

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MBA employers in the region continue to

to the quality of European business schools,

look toward North American and European

challenging the traditional dominance of

MBA graduates to hire their management

business schools in the US.

staff, while local companies tend to hire

Though the UK remains the largest

within their own country. Therefore, just

contributor of business schools in the

10 business schools appear in the QS

European rating, Spanish and French

Global 200 Business Schools Report's Latin

business schools are also prominent,

American rating.

reflecting global MBA applicant

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Compared to last year's Latin American

preferences.

regional rating, there have been big

Eight new entrants to the European

changes, signifying the ever evolving

business school rating suggest the region

nature of management education in a

is still evolving in terms of employer

region that is still developing its MBA

recognition of management education.

offerings.

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Large and increasingly globally important

economies are strong in terms of employer

Asia-Pacific

opinion of business schools in the region,

Rapid improvement in the quality of the

translating into possible future regional

region's MBA programs has translated

management education hubs in Chile and

into 26 business schools entering the

Brazil.

report since 2004, impressing international

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employers with their graduates.

Australia continues its dominance in this

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