Matt is chief editor of Bluesky-thinking.com, a website dedicated to the insights and research of business schools, universities and outstanding management thinkers.
He is an internationally recognised business and graduate school expert, consulting to the world’s top business schools, and has written for many of the world’s leading publications including Forbes, The Economist, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, BBC, Newsweek, CNBC, America Economia, Washington Post, The Independent, Boston Globe, Handelsblatt, South China Morning Post, San Francisco Chronicle and more.
Matt was Co-Founder of the QS World MBA Tour
Matt is co-author of Getting the M.B.A. Admissions Edge, a B-school admissions bestseller sponsored by Goldman Sachs and McKinsey. His new individual school guides will be available in the fall.
When QS Quacquarelli Symonds and Times Higher Education partnered to publish their first THE-QS World University Ranking in 2004, Harvard University ranked #1. Nearly twenty years later, Harvard is still at the top, but not in either of the rankings that QS and THE now publish separately.
Caviar and bacon sandwiches are both loved by foodies for their flavour. Or as Emily in Paris might tweet in the hit Netflix series, Butter + Chocolate = ❤️. Research from INSEAD and UBC Sauder shows how can we revolutionise the art of enjoying more while spending less, and bolster the bottom line rather than the waistline.
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) account for around 90% of all firms and are responsible for 50% of employment globally. The Dean of Oxford's Saïd Business School, Soumitra Dutta says their potential for economic and social impact must not be underestimated or underappreciated.
The “Big Three” major recording labels continue to dominate the music industry, to the detriment of most artists. Research points to exploitive contracts, unfair royalty splits, and lack of rights to songs. But recording labels can be successful by being more fair and transparent rather than exploiting artists.
Chinese universities now fill 8 of the top 30 places in the BlueSky Thinking Ranking of University Rankings 2022/23 – Asia & Oceania, which is the first league table to combine the annual results of the four global university rankings compiled by THE, QS, US News and ARWU Shanghai.
The BlueSky Thinking Ranking of University Rankings 2022/23 - Europe is the first ever compilation of the four major global university rankings - THE, QS, USNews and ARWU Shanghai - to assess the overall performance of the top 50 universities in Europe.
The BlueSky Thinking Ranking of University Rankings 2022/23 - Global is the first ever compilation of the four major global university rankings - THE, QS, USNews and ARWU Shanghai - to assess the overall performance of the top 100 universities in the world.
Brands like LEGO face pressure to be ethically and socially minded, but such efforts can backfire. Can cause-related marketing help?
