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Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 2 |
University of Zimbabwe Graduate School of Management
What criteria is used to rank MBA programs? I was totally dismayed and embarrased to note that in Zimbabwe, there is only one MBA programme in the Top 30 Popular MBA's in Africa. This must be a very big mistake as the University of Zimbabwe boasts of one of the best MBA programmes in AMEA (Asia, Middle East and Africa region). I have had the opportunity to review some MBA programmes relative to the UZ one and I can bet my last dollar that few if any compares to the latter. Maybe its all a matter of collateral damage or reputational risk arising from the name Zimbabwe.
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a_mukerjee   Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 173 |
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Hello, can you please specify which ranking of top 30 MBAs in Africa you mean? Criteria vary from one ranking to the other, that's why I ask. Knowing this I might be able to explain you more about the reasons of Zimbabwe not being mentioned.Thu Jun 05, 2008 05:56 PM Greetings, Attiya |
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Hello Attiya,Tue Jun 10, 2008 09:28 AM I am referring to the Most Popular MBA's in Africa. Advise on the criteria that you use in determinig these. Thank you. |
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Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 23 |
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The criteria "we" use or the criteria used by the organisations that compile the rankings? Tue Jun 10, 2008 01:14 PM Firstly, the system used by find-mba.com is based on page views, as it says at the bottom of this page: www.find-mba.com/most-popular/africa See also here: www.find-mba.com/mba-faq#15 So obviously it's not meant to be a definitive guide, just an index of what people are looking at. Secondly, although no system is perfect, rankings compilers are usually pretty up front about how they work everything out. See, for example, this: www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3e262cfe-cb17-11dc-97ff-000077b… I don't there is any bias against African schools per se, or against Zimbabwean schools specifically. However, the situation on Zimbabwe at the moment - whatever the reasons for it - is hardly conducive to the successful maintenance of good academic practice and the building of international reputations. Quite apart from the fact that it is bound to be off-putting to potential applicants. |
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