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Update from China – IC EMBA Class 2012
The following is an edited excerpt from a recent Report about Iowa’s Exec. MBA (IC Class of 2012) trip to China.
The first day we went to the Yu Gardens and the Jade Temple. The second day we visited the Waigaoqiao Wine Trade Center, an intermediary located in a Free Trade Zone. [...]
Buisinesses in China Uniquely Managed
UI researcher sheds light on how Chinese businesses are managed
—Re-published from the Corridor Business Journal Daily Update 1-26-12
A researcher at the University of Iowa has found companies in China lower their tax bills by taking advantage of a government policy designed to promote economic development in targeted regions such as high-tech development zones.
The companies use [...]
Driven to procure their preferred degree
By Tom Snee
Peg Stessman and Levi Scheppers are becoming intimately familiar with Interstate 80.
Every week, the two Omaha residents make the two-hour drive east along the freeway to attend MBA classes through the University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Management executive program in Des Moines. They drive to Des Moines on Thursday and spend [...]
Work/Life Balance? – Professor Hauserman speaks out
Professor Nancy Hauserman, Tippie School of Management and regular faculty for Iowa’s Executive MBA Program weighs in or Work/Life Balance in a recent Market Watch article.
Click here to learn more about this growing challenge for today’s busy professional.
Business Technology Centers of Excellence – Investing in Your Future
Now is the time to invest. As organizations enter the planning stages for their key 2012 initiatives, it is time to invest in the ingenuity that enables companies to continuously strive for the ever-elusive competitive edge. It is time to invest in innovative processes and insight that creates lasting business [...]
EMBA Des Moines Visits Country Maid
Molly Clark (far left – EMBA DM Class of 2012) organized a tour of her place of employment, Country Maid, a company that specializes in baked pastries for fund raising efforts.
CEO, Darin Massner (far right – Dual Masters Engineering/Exec. MBA graduate 2009), gave us a thorough tour of the facility and operations, followed by lunch, [...]
New Director Joins Iowa’s EMBA Program
In a recent communication to the faculty and staff of the Tippie College of Business and School of Management, Professor & Associate Dean, Jay Sa-Aadu introduced Dawn Kluber as the new director for Iowa’s Executive MBA Program. Here is text from this communication:
Colleagues:
I am pleased to introduce to you Dawn Kluber as the new Director [...]
Summer is Far From Quiet
Warmer weather, longer days, manicured golf courses, swimming pools and family vacations are typical summer fare. However, in the Executive MBA offices, we experience one of the busiest times of the year.
The Des Moines Program (class of 2012), was in session during the months of May and June. In addition to that, the office has [...]
Reflections on the First Year of Studies
During a recent email exchange with Allen Hansen, he provided some interesting insight into his first year experience in the Exec MBA Program. The following is an excerpt from his observations.
“I just finished the first year of the program and highly recommend it.
I’ve already covered the total cost of the program through recommendations I’ve [...]
No Time Like the Present
Let’s face it, the demographics of an Executive MBA Class are such that we know our students are too busy to go back to school. But every year, the University of Iowa fills the seats in our Executive MBA Program with very busy organizational leaders. These are highly motivated people who KNOW, or at least very quickly find out, [...]