The 2025 Research Insights table rates work that reaches beyond academia into business and policy
Washington University-Fudan programme tops table as other business degree alumni salaries dip or flatline
An EMBA helped former violinist Rosenna East hone her skills as managing director of the Sinfonia of London
The degree is famously demanding and women often have additional responsibilities — so how do students cope?
Study story: Viviane Joalland signed up for an EMBA to develop her leadership role in the French health sector
Read this mini teaching case study on financial services disruption in Africa and consider the questions raised
Learn how this year’s EMBA table was compiled and the criteria assessed
Study around the world is core to many EMBAs but international tensions are putting the model under strain
The EU’s proposed relaxation of rules presents companies with a strategic question: welcome the respite, or continue as planned?
England rugby international Toby Flood is among athletes embarking on executive MBAs to transition into life after sport
Global farm subsidies are worth more than $500bn a year but come at a high cost for biodiversity
A growing number of people whose parents had no higher education are signing up for executive MBAs
Topical FT articles and suggested classroom questions
The 2025 ranking and report explore how far business school research reaches beyond academia into practice and policy — and how impact can be extended. The FT looks at some of the top studies, from AI to sustainability; how influence can be measured; and debates about engagement vs academic independence.
The people trying to drive work with impact beyond academia, how to assess it — and the top 50
The approach is growing as a way of measuring how work travels beyond academia — but it has critics
Why are endangered vultures a threat to humans? Many business school studies align with UN sustainability targets
How analysis of policy document citations reveals the impact of academic papers
Looking at strengths and weaknesses in assessing studies — and some of the most-cited work
Artificial intelligence dominates the top 10 most downloaded business education papers
The most-used business school teaching cases tackle subjects from corporate to quirky
Debate: Professors argue the cases for engagement and impact — and for independent academic rigour
Even in a globalised world, business educators must focus on the UK and their regions to improve management and productivity
Did Tottenham Hotspur’s push for financial stability undermine its sporting ambition?
Topical issues for classroom discussion. This series hosts short case studies on contemporary business dilemmas for professors and students, written by academics who provide insights and questions on themes from supply chains and artificial intelligence, to marketing and accounting
The dilemmas facing cement makers in their efforts to decarbonise are considered in the latest of our series of business-school-style teaching case studies on sustainability. Read selected FT articles and see how you would address similar challenges
From student motivations to alumni pay, FT specialists delve into the data from the 2025 EMBA Ranking
Corporate programmes need a rethink: let’s start with culture, language and ownership
Trump’s hefty H-1B visa fees raise human resources questions for employers that rely on bringing skilled workers to the US
