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The Executive MBA Alternative
Many EMBA students also emphasize the
importance of the quality and background of
Corporate Relations at the Mannheim Business
the professors to keep them motivated and
School. “Many of the large German companies
enhance their learning experience. UK based
have learned that EMBA programs have to be an
student John Domagalski was impressed by the
integral part of their top management
professors at the Kellogg-WHU program: "I
South International has been impressed with
development strategy. Our board of trustees
particularly liked the fact that only senior
the richness of the distance-learning segment of
are all from large, international corporations, and
faculty members were used to teach courses.
Emory University's Modular Executive MBA
through them we learn daily how important
They did a very good job of distilling complex
Program. "It is a virtual extension of the
management education is for a company's
academic research into practical information
classroom. The ability to have discussions via the
success. Many individuals consider an EMBA
that could be directly applied in the workplace.”
web is a powerful tool and has allowed me to
program to be a good instrument to boost their
Indeed, Executive MBA graduates rate the
participate frequently as I travel internationally.
career.
quality of faculty, fellow students, curriculum,
I found the on line discussions as engaging and
admissions, program management, student
intense as the classroom case studies."
Duke University's The Fuqua School has
services and career services higher than
emphasized the importance of establishing local
graduates from full- or part-time MBA
But what is the driver that is sustaining the
facilities internationally, either with a dedicated
programs, according to results from the 2007
demand for the Executive MBA? After all, the
campus or through collaboration. For Duke, the
GMAC Global MBA Graduate Survey.
program requires a considerable investment of
partnership with Goethe in Frankfurt has
time and money from both employer and
ensured a rigorous and demanding program to
Amidst the growing interest in modular EMBA
employee. Frank Bertuzzi is now an EMEA
challenge students, whilst accompanying the
programs for mid-career executives, is the
representative for Teraware Communications in
demands of their professional commitments.
willingness of participants to finance their own
the United States. When he began his Executive
studies. Of the recent intake at the Saïd Business
MBA at ECS Lille in France he had spent 12 years
Matthew Benson is a student on the Duke
School, 40% of the students were fully funded
in his home country as an engineer. "After 12
Goethe Executive MBA program, working at
by their companies, but a full 45% of the Saïd
years in engineering, I decided to enrol in an
Ernst & Young in Frankfurt. "The Duke Goethe
EMBA students are self-funded. Many other
MBA program to take charge of my career and
Executive MBA is laid out to maximize learning
schools are reporting a similar increase in the
expand my horizons. I had acquired skills in sales
impact, while minimizing disruption of your
number of students who are prepared to pay for
and management at work, but I gradually
tight individual schedule. Getting the most out
their Executive MBA. Industry wisdom now has it
realized that I needed a more theoretical
of the MBA depends largely on how much you
that a third of students receive partial
knowledge of business, which one can rarely find
put into it. The Duke Goethe program facilitates
reimbursement, a third full reimbursement, and a
in companies. I chose to enrol at ESC Lille thanks
maximum contribution and collaboration,
third pay their own tuition. On average, the num-
to the reputation of the School, its expertise in
resulting in an incredible pace of learning and
ber of students paying their own way has risen in
Project Management, and its exchange program
development."
recent years from about a quarter to a third. The
with UTS in Sydney. I completed my MBA in
percentage of organizations offering students full
France and Australia and passed international
While many Executive MBA programs draw
reimbursement is approximately a third as well,
certifications in Project Management and Cost
mainly local participants, a growing number of
which is down from what the industry has seen
Engineering. My career turned international, and
schools now report classrooms with students
in the past. The most recent statistics show that
I now work for a California-based global
from across the globe.
over the past five years, approximately 33% of
manufacturer that provides solutions in optical
students received partial reimbursement (35% in
networking.”
Participants on the IESE Global EMBA tend to
2003, 33% in 2007). The number of students
have very international lives anyway. Elena
paying their own way increased from 25% in
Frank is not the only one to have advanced his
Liquete, Executive Director of the IESE Global
2003 to 33% in 2007. The number of organiza-
career forward whilst studying. Frédéric
EMBA, explains that "40% of our students are
tions offering students full reimbursement was
Dervieux, technical manager for Ice Cream
living in a country that is not their country of
34%, down from 40% in 2003.
Europe at Nestlé, sees the direct impact of the
origin. For them, technology is simple but crucial
TRIUM Executive MBA program on his career.
to enable them to work remotely very quickly,
“Over the last years we have seen an increase in
"The way the TRIUM program was organized
and extrapolate the EMBA model into their
the number of self-sponsored students,
allowed me to meet the requirements of my
professional lives."
representing diverse industries, applying to our
current position, while gaining the skills that
EMBA program, both within and outside
propelled me to my next one. In fact, I was
In addition, Executive MBA programs are
Germany,” says John P. Arboleda, program
promoted twice during the 16 months of the
unlocking the potential of the internet for
Director for the Duke Goethe Executive MBA.
program due, in part, to the additional expertise
distance learning. Online tutorials, groupware,
“This leads us to believe that more students are
I gained from it."
simulations and virtual group assignments all
seeing the value of the MBA and taking the
play an important role in the learning model.
necessary steps to make it a reality.”
George Hill, Chief Technology Officer at Bell
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