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of running a business school usually mean that; despite the high MBA fees; 
the revenue from management development effectively subsidizes those 
programmes。 The third reason is that by a。。ending a business school; for 
however short a time; you effectively bee a member of the alumni; 
plugged into a powerful global network; with all the advantages that can 
confer。 But in doing so you may have had to shell out only a few hundred 
or at most a few thousand pounds; rather than the full price of an MBA。 
There is really no limit to the range of subjects you can study。 Harvard’s 
six…day Social Enterprise Programme (for non…profit organizations) costs 
4;500 and its 4…day Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation 
costs 6;000。 Manchester Business School offers The Programme for High 
Value Managers for experienced managers who are looking for an alternative 
to an MBA。 This costs £5;500 for two five…day modules; including 
materials and refreshments。 But as you can see from the examples below; 
taken from a cross…section of the best of the top business schools for 
management development; there is much variety on offer from as li。。le as 
£350 up to 29;000。 
Cranfield School of Management (UK) 
Consistently ranked in the top two in the UK and in the top ten across 
Europe; Cranfield’s dedicated Management Development Centre is ranked 
sixth in the world for its range of facilities。 It claims to educate more 
executives and managers than any other facility in the UK。 Its Executive 
Development Programmes (som。cranfield。ac。uk/som/executive。asp) 
offers over 50 programmes open to all…ers in the following areas:
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。 financial strategy; 
。 general management development; 
。 growing businesses; 
。 human resource management; 
。 information systems; 
。 innovation and change management; 
。 leadership; 
。 logistics and supply chain management; 
。 marketing; sales and client relationships; 
。 operations and programme management; 
。 performance measurement and management; 
。 personal impact and development; 
。 strategy。 
Top of the range is the Cranfield General Management Programme (GMP); 
which aims to provide managerial breadth and depth for senior executives。 
It prises 12 days; residential; + 24hr Review Module (a。。er 3 months) + 
24hr Review Module (a。。er 12 months) and costs £11;500 + VAT。 Planning 
and Budgeting is very much at the opposite end of the time scale; being a 
half…day course costing £350。 The school also runs specialist courses such 
as the Business Growth Programme for entrepreneurs looking to achieve 
significant expansion。 Delegates e from over 115 countries and its triple 
accreditation (AMBA; EQUIS and AACSB – see later in this chapter for an 
explanation) is held by only 20 schools throughout the world。 
Kellogg School of Management; North Western 
University (United States) 
Kellogg’s Executive Development (kellogg。northwestern。edu/execed/ 
index。htm) programmes are among the best in the world。 Top of its portfolio 
of over 100 short open courses is its ‘Best of an MBA’。 Taking this 20…day 
programme spread out over 9 months; participants can expect to gain a 
thorough understanding of the functional areas of business management; 
learn solid managerial skills; such as how to structure an organization; how 
to measure and monitor performance; and gain an understanding of the 
difference between leaders and managers; and how you can strive to be 
both。 The programme costs 29;000 and as well as the 20 classroom days 
participants are expected during the intervening two weeks to prepare 
cases and readings; which require approximately four to six hours of study。 
At the other end of the scale; the ‘Summit for Sales Executives’ lasts one day 
and costs 2;200。 This gives senior sales executives ‘an annual opportunity 
to address critical business issues related to sales strategy and operations 
with leading authorities from industry and academia’。
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Universit。t St Gallen (Switzerland) 
The university (unisg。ch 》 English 》 Executive Education) has as 
its Vision 2010 statement: ‘We are one of Europe’s leading business universities; 
recognized for our teaching at all levels of life…long learning and 
for our research in fields of great social relevance。’ Its location between 
Lake Constance and the Alps is certainly an appealing place to study and; 
unsurprisingly; over 46 per cent of all its students are foreign nationals。 
Being a public institution embedded in the Swiss and German cultural 
environment; with its objectives and strategies only partly reflected in 
the purely market economy; St Gallen’s ranking in the world league for 
management development is surprisingly high。 It is the world’s leading 
German…speaking business school; but much of its teaching is in English。 
With some 18;000 members in 70 clubs on 4 continents; it has one of Europe’s 
largest alumni organizations。 
Its open executive development programmes are extensive; along much 
the same lines as other leading schools。 But it does have two quirky aspects 
to its work。 Established in 1898 during the heyday of St Gallen embroidery 
as a ‘mercial Academy’; it has always had a strong local presence。 
More than 3;000 people from the region a。。end the school’s public programmes 
every year; a statistic unlikely to be matched by any other school。 Also; 
more than 500 children a。。end the children’s lectures in business administration; 
economics and law。 
One of its flagship executive development courses is ‘International 
Senior Entrepreneurial Leadership’。 This is run jointly with partner schools 
in Shanghai; Singapore and the United States over 22 days over a 4…month 
period for senior executives with an interest in ‘brushing up’; strengthening 
and developing their entrepreneurial skills。 
FREE KNOWLEDGE TOOLS TO STAY AHEAD 
Business schools are not the only source of free knowledge resources that 
you can tap into to keep up to date。 Here are links to online free sources of 
knowledge tools to help you keep up to date; solve problems and shine in 
your organization: 
。 1000 Ventures (1000ventures): The pany’s business is 
selling e…coaching packages to individuals and panies; most of 
which are priced between 20 and 50。 However; there is a lot of free 
valuable information on the website; but you have to work hard to find 
it。 This link (1000ventures/business_guide/case_studies_ 
main。html) takes you to around 60 case studies from Amazon to Xerox; 
via Unilever; Microso。。; Thara Engineering (India); Shwee Shwian Food 
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Co (Thailand) and British Petroleum。 Each case looks at the pany’s 
strategy; business model; value proposition and achievements; with a 
thumbnail sketch of the founder(s)。 
。 12 manage (12manage): Aimed predominantly at senior 
managers; decision makers; those working in major firms; academic 
or MBA students; this organization’s service provides information on 
over 1;000 management methods; models or concepts that are both 
scientifically accepted and applicable in management practice。 For 
each there is a concise description; its history; calculation; usage and 
application; process steps; strengths and benefits; limitations and disadvantages; 
assumptions and conditions; and references; as well as an 
interactive user forum。 This information is free but a subscription…based 
Premium service provides additional access to expert tips; resources; 
news and videos for each method。 Information is classified into 12 
management disciplines: Change & Organization; munication & 
Skills; Decision…making & Valuation; Ethics & Responsibility; Finance 
& Investing; Human Resources; Knowledge & Intangibles; Leadership; 
Marketing; Program & Project Management; Strategy; and Supply Chain 
& Quality。 All information is available in English; plus the following 12 
languages: Arabic; Chinese; Dutch; French; German; Italian; Japanese; 
Korean; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish and Swedish。 The site also has 
a management dictionary with 1;500 entries; and links and access to 
various education programmes。 
。 Accel…Team (accel…team 》 Employee Motivation): Based on 
the west coast of Cumbria; in the UK; this consultancy has a wealth 
of free downloads and other information on all aspects of human 
productivity; motivation; management; reward systems; ergonomics 
and munication。 The section on Historical Perspective provides 
scores of pages on the development of motivation theory and practice。 
There are summaries and critiques from the Chinese philosopher 
Mencius (372–289 。。。。) through to the development of scientific management 
(Taylor; Gilbreths; Mayo; McGregor; Maslow; Herzberg) and 
to more recent ideas such as those of Burns and Stalker; Minzberg and 
Drucker。 
。 AmosWEB (amosweb): This site publishes economics information 
and instructional resources; taking the subject seriously but 
‘with a touch of whimsy’。 The principal author and content developer 
is Orley M Amos; PhD; a professor of economics at Oklahoma State 
University; assisted by Antonio Avalos; PhD; an assistant professor of 
economics at California State University。 There is an extensive glossary 
of economics terms and concepts; a searchable database of economics 
and related websites; and a number of multiple…choice exam tests that 
can be used to check your knowledge。 ‘The Pedestrian’s Guide to the 
Economy’ provides answers to ‘many of the most asked; a few of the 
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least asked; and some of the never asked questions about the economy’。 
There is also a section on key current economic statistics; growth rate; 
employment; inflation etc; for the US economy only。 
。 BizEd (bized。uk): The site offers support for economics; business; 
accounting; leisure and recreation; and travel and tourism at several 
levels; including AVCE; AS and A2 level; International Baccalaureate; 
HNC; HND and MBA。 Topics include current affairs articles wri。。en 
to directly support the curriculum; weekly newsle。。ers; case studies 
and features looking at the economics and business arguments behind 
various news stories。 Its archive stands at around 3;0

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