The "Chicago Approach to Business Education" combines the very best in conceptual knowledge and academic theory with practical real world application. Chicago Booth, consistently recognized as one of the world's top business schools, is dedicated to the discovery of new business knowledge.

At Chicago Booth, world-changing ideas are born, tested, refined, and taught. We create and learn in an intense, exhilarating climate of discussion and debate across disciplines. Here, ideas compete and people collaborate. In this environment of intellectual stimulation and growth, great teaching and great research thrive. When you learn business here, you'll benefit from both.

At Chicago Booth we respect the individual and recognize that you come here with skills in hand and plans in mind. You will learn business practices and the underlying theory that makes them work. You will have access to the newest business concepts before they hit the marketplace, preparing you to identify and capitalize on opportunities first. You will learn from the leading thinkers in business, who respect your unique contributions and demand your best.

Chicago's reputation, commitment to academic research, and high quality faculty give a prestige that few can match. Several recent surveys confirm the commitment to excellence and innovation.

The Economist
Chicago Booth is one of only seven schools that rank in the "excellent" tier in the first-ever ranking of open enrollment executive education programs by this affiliate of The Economist magazine. On a scale of 1 to 5, Chicago Booth programs received a score of 4.5 on content and 4.6 for the quality of the faculty. Schools in the ranking were listed alphabetically in three tiers: Excellent, good, and everyone else. The rankings were released on November 9, 2005.

BusinessWeek
The Full time MBA program was ranked number one in the world. (2008)
The Executive MBA program was ranked number two in the world. (2009)
The Part-Time MBA program was ranked number four in the Midwest. (2009)

U.S. News and World Report
The Executive MBA program was ranked number three. (2010)
The Part time MBA program was ranked number two. (2009)

Financial Times
The Full time MBA program was ranked number nine in the US. (2010)
The Executive MBA program was ranked number four. (2009)
The Executive Education program was ranked number six. (2008)

Since 2001 the Chicago Booth policy has been to report MBA rankings from six media: BusinessWeek, the Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report, the Economist, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal. Of the 82 rankings reported since then, 78 are in the top 10.

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Chicago Booth's faculty and alumni are often quoted or featured in newspapers and magazines and appearing on television and other media. Click here Chicago Booth in the News to see highlights of the latest Chicago Booth news coverage.

Capital Ideas summarizes research conducted by the faculty of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

The Office of Communications publishes these summaries on several topics. Click on the link below to view selected papers.

http://www.chicagobooth.edu/capideas

Strategic Marketing Management
This intense five-day program provides you with the frameworks to develop, implement, evaluate, and benchmark marketing strategies.

Executive Program in Information Technology: Strategies and Solutions
The technology decisions you make today can mean the difference between success and failure for your organization. This course will help guide you through the IT issues facing your business today.

The Chicago Booth Executive Institute
The Chicago Executive Institute is an innovative advanced management program for senior executives. CEI features a flexible schedule and individualized curriculum designed to meet the needs of senior executives who can’t be away from work too long. No other advanced management program can provide the same combination of features and benefits. CEI will prepare you for the challenges of senior leadership in a business environment where change and competition are continually accelerating, and time away from the office is a precious commodity.

New Product Innovation, Development, and Implementation Strategies
Learn to create or modify your organization's new product development process and position your firm for a strategic competitive advantage.

The Chicago Booth Executive Development Program: The Transition to General Management
The Executive Development Program is designed to prepare functional level executives for general management responsibilities. This intensive two-week program is taught by an international group of senior professors from the Chicago Booth.

Fundamentals of Effective Sales Management
The ability to execute is critical to success. This comprehensive program assists salespeople in making a smooth transition to sales management. Successful hiring, training, motivation, performance evaluation, and management techniques are presented with immediate real-world application.

Directors' Consortium
The Directors' Consortium offers even experienced directors the benefit of a research-based, comprehensive approach to the complex decisions that board members must make. Taught by faculty from accounting, finance, law, public policy, and strategic management, this program will help you build a 'best practices' framework for thinking about and making informed board decisions.

Private Wealth Management
In this program, wealth owners and their families will learn to manage their wealth more effectively and build more productive relationships with their advisors. This program takes an integrated and strategic approach to wealth management, weaving together issues of family, investment, tax, estate planning, and philanthropy.

Science Watch ranks the University of Chicago #1 in a new ranking based on the impact of business and economic research. The top four institutions in the ranking are 1) University of Chicago, 2) Harvard, 3) National Bureau of Economic Research, and 4) MIT. A list of the 25 most-cited authors includes Chicago Booth Professors Eugene Fama and Luigi Zingales. The rankings are based on research papers published and cited in nearly 200 academic journals in finance, accounting, management and economics. The rankings cover the ten-year period ending in April 2005 and were published in the November/December 2005 issue.