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Editors’
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Credit crunch, economic downturn and
recession: these are words you will have Nunzio Quacquarelli
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heard a million times since our last issue. MA Cambridge
There is no disputing that the finance world MBA Wharton
is being subjected to deeper scrutiny than Editor in Chief
Editor in chief . . . . . . . . . Nunzio Quacquarelli
ever before, jobs are being lost, hire
Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ross Geraghty
freezes are being implemented and in
many of the major industries that hire
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MBAs, thousands of people are
considering what to do next.
Features writers
Matthew Abrahams . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Harrison
But hold on, it’s not all doom and gloom.
Adam Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Matheson
Stephanie Ahrens, MBA Recruiter at
Morgan Stanley explains: “those of us
James Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Nelkin
that have seen downturns in the economy
Ross Geraghty
Susan Peppercorn . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Downing
in the past know that a recruitment freeze
Managing Editor
Damien O’Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Symonds
is not the answer. MBAs are much desired
Janine Geraghty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Parry
in our business for building a pipeline of future leaders and innovators. We
Avi Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Wheatcroft
are committed to hiring MBAs in 2009 and beyond, despite current
challenging market conditions.”
Ann Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Williams
Another positive outlook is that some of the great minds in the business
Senior Business School Manager
world are working hard on new models of doing business going forward -
Kamran Ahmed
new methodologies, often more ethical and accountable, that will help to
Senior Corporate Manager
bring us out of these hard times, promising an economically sustainable
future. MBA candidates, students and graduates are buying into this new
Tom Harrison
paradigm in a big way and believe now is the time to go to business
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school
Ed Winder
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The QS TopMBA Career Guide features interviews with some of those
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MBA recruiters who believe the future is rosy. Morgan Stanley, Ampehnol,
Duff & Phelps and Lowe's Home Improvement are four companies in
drastically different fields but for whom the next group of business leaders is
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as important now as it ever was. In addition, the deans of some of the world’s
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leading business schools give us their thoughts on the future of the MBA.
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We look too at Barack Obama, the new president of the US. Will he be able
to turn around the cut in student visa numbers put in place by his
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predecessor? Meanwhile, Asian schools continue their rise and new
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