TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper sets out to examine the affect of rankings on business schools from the perspective of a business school director.Design/methodology/approach– The paper critiques the methodologies of ranking systems, their statistical validity, the factors used, and the weightings given to them.Findings– Rankings are significant drivers of a school's reputation. Good performance can double inquiries and applications and allow schools to charge prestige premiums. Financial Times top decile MBA programmes charge, on average, just below $80,000 for an MBA. Bottom decile schools charge only $37,000.Originality/value– This paper finds that it is impossible to challenge the criteria set out by a variety of rankings organisations and it is ill‐advised to boycott rankings. Schools are advised to consider which criteria reflect areas needing improvement and to continue “playing the game”.
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
SN  - 0262-1711
DO  - 10.1108/02621710710720086
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02621710710720086
AU  - Peters Kai
ED  - Howard Thomas
PY  - 2007
Y1  - 2007/01/01
TI  - Business school rankings: content and context
T2  - Journal of Management Development
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 49
EP  - 53
Y2  - 2024/09/21
ER  -