B-School

What is ‘B-School’

Abbreviation of business school, an educational institution that focuses on teaching business-related courses. While business schools may offer courses ranging from undergraduate degrees to postdoctoral programs, their prime offering is the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Top-tier business schools are usually renowned for the high quality of their graduates, many of whom climb the corporate ladder steadily to eventually become among the highest ranking executives in their organizations.

Explaining ‘B-School’

A business school’s curriculum will include subjects such as finance, marketing, statistics and operations management. Despite the spiraling costs of obtaining a business degree, demand for B-school degrees remains high. Some of the top business schools such as Harvard, Wharton and London Business School attract thousands of qualified candidates every year, resulting in very high competition.

Further Reading

  • Service learning: Bringing real-world education into the B-school classroom – www.tandfonline.com [PDF]
  • Financial literacy, trading experience and household portfolio choice – en.cnki.com.cn [PDF]
  • A Study on Chinese Urban Residents' Financial Exclusion: Empirical Evidence Based on Micro-Survey Data [J] – en.cnki.com.cn [PDF]
  • Government Intervention, Legal Enforcement, Financial Development and Bank Loans to State-owned Enterprises [J] – en.cnki.com.cn [PDF]
  • Private Control, Political Relationship and Financing Constrain of Private Listed Enterprises [J] – en.cnki.com.cn [PDF]
  • Improving educational productivity and school finance – journals.sagepub.com [PDF]
  • Financial Decentralization, Economic Growth and Fluctuations [J] – en.cnki.com.cn [PDF]
  • Does Corporate Governance Influence Firm's Financial Risk?[J] – en.cnki.com.cn [PDF]