Where Should Harvard Business School Build An International Campus?
The FT reported that Harvard Business School spent part of last year working out how to teach its MBA somewhere other than Boston, holding talks with schools in Europe and Canada. Harvard says the trigger was the threat to international student visas, that the threat receded, and that nothing further is under way. Let's say the file never got closed. Where in the world does an M7 school put its second home?
Franchise, Partner Or Build: The Three Ways A Business School Goes Global
Harvard Business School spent part of last year working out how it would teach its MBA somewhere other than Boston. There are three ways a business school goes global, and they differ greatly in cost, control and failure rate. Bill Kooser was Associate Dean at Chicago Booth, during the years when Booth's international footprint expanded. He explains how a top business school might consider the options.
The 15 Podcasts Every MBA Should Listen To
Podcasts are one of the best lessons for business students. The most interesting people in strategy, finance, marketing and entrepreneurship are all now talking into microphones, for free, at length, and often more candidly than they would in a lecture hall or an annual report. Here are the 15 podcasts BlueSky Thinking has chosen to enrich your business knowledge, with details of what each is good for, where to start, and episodes to start with.
Why Nobody Blinks at a $13 Steak
Beef prices hit records this summer and US consumers bought more of it than ever. The explanation involves two ideas from business school, and neither one is about beef. One explanation concerns the way people think about money. The other concerns the way industries think about time. Between them they explain not just the cost of your ribeye but a mistake that companies in every sector make, over and over.
Why The Classic Car In The Garage Won’t Be Sold
An estimated $570 billion in classic cars will pass to heirs as part of the $90 trillion Great Wealth Transfer. Behavioural economics from Chicago Booth and 40 years of family business research from IMD Lausanne explain why so few will be sold, and what families can do about it.
Can Anyone Actually Value SpaceX?
SpaceX is targeting a valuation of $1.75 trillion which would put it above every S&P 500 company except Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon. Was it a coincidence that Elon Musk chose April Fool’s Day to file confidentially for what could be the largest initial public offering in history?
The MBA In 2025, And What It Implies For 2026
How has the MBA performed in 2025, and where is it heading in 2026? From career outcomes to the impact of AI the MBA offers leverage - professional, personal, and psychological - in a world where adaptability may be the most valuable asset of all.
Beyond Salary and Careers: Why Research Matters in the FT Business School Rankings
If you ask a group of MBA, MiM or exec ed candidates what matters most to them when choosing a business school, the answers come quickly: post-graduation salary, career progression, international mobility, perhaps achieving the specific goals they’ve set for themselves. But how often does a prospective student, or even an alumnus say, “I’m choosing this school because of its research output”? Almost never.