Hello again schnores-ga,
I've organized a digest of links to charts and statistics related to
what you listed in your question.
“In general there have been three trends which have characterized the
development of MBA programs in the last 20 years –“
- A trend to shorter programs
- A greater diversity, especially of types of program,
- An increasing internationalization of programs and program
provision.
Source: MBA Info
http://www.mbainfo.com/mbaintro.html
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I have located an excellent survey that will provide you with the
information you require.
Application Trends Survey 2003
Conducted By the Graduate Management Admission Council in Conjunction
with Executive MBA Council
July 11, 2003
“The survey tracks the percent increase in the number of applicants
seeking enrollment in the 2003–04 school year, compared with the
number who sought enrollment in the 2002–03 school year. The survey
also provides information to participating schools about the
following:
-changes in female and international application volume
-yield estimates
-special outreach efforts
-Web-based applications
-undergraduate admittance trends”
You may download the complete publication with the results of the
Application Trends Survey 2003 from the following link.
http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/CAC36E01-9E72-4729-A547-E63F843979D0/0/ApplicationTrendsSurveyReportpublic.pdf
Factors Affecting Application Volume
“Approximately one-third of the executive MBA (EMBA) and full- and
part-time graduate business school programs surveyed reported an
increase in the number of applications received in their 2002–03
application cycle, compared with their 2001–02 application cycle. This
increase is significantly lower than the increases reported over the
past three years, even taking into account the unusually high number
of applications that schools received last year.”
“The following factors contribute to a decline in the actual number of
applicants, a decline in the number of applications sent to schools
per applicant, and the necessity for a prolonged application process:
- A weak economy has impacted household income and unemployment rates.
- Fewer 25- to 34-year-olds in the overall population has affected the
number of prospective applicants.
- Worldwide political and health issues have impacted accessibility
for prospective students seeking to attend school outside their
country of citizenship.”
Graduate Management Admission Council
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/SurveysandTrends/ApplicationTrendsSurvey2003_related/FactorsAffectingApplicationVolume.htm
Here is a diagram of the Factors Affecting Application Volume
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/SurveysandTrends/Tools/DiagramFactorsAffectingApplicationVolume.htm
There is a table at the following link that shows the percent of
programs reporting an increase in applications by year.
Graduate Management Admission Council
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/SurveysandTrends/Tools/PercentofProgramsReportinganIncreaseinApplicationsbyYears.htm
The following chart shows a comparison of the number of applications
received during the 2002–03 application cycle with the number received
during the 2000–01 application cycle
Graduate Management Admission Council
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/SurveysandTrends/Tools/PercentofProgramsReportinganIncreaseinApplications2002-03.htm
The following link has a chart that shows the change in the number of
applications from women.
Graduate Management Admission Council
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/SurveysandTrends/Tools/EffectsonApplicantBehaviorforWomen.htm
Value of the MBA Degree
Graduate Management Admission Council
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/SurveysandTrends/MBAAlumniPerspectivesSurvey2003_related/ValueoftheMBADegree.htm
Findings for Full-Time Programs - Trends in Application Volume
Overall Trends
Graduate Management Admission Council
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/SurveysandTrends/ApplicationTrendsSurvey2003_related/FindingsforFulltimePrograms.htm
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The Global MBA Graduate Survey 2003 Summary Report may interest you as
well.
“This 31-page document reports the key findings from Global MBA
Graduate Survey 2003.
School Selection Criteria
Influential Sources of Communications
Value of MBA Education
School Recommendation
Quality Ratings of MBA Program Aspects
Improvement in Skills and Abilities
Satisfaction in Benefits of MBA Degree
The Job Search
Annual Base Salary
Ethics
Corporate Scandals
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/SurveysandTrends/Tools/GlobalMBAGraduateSurvey2003SummaryReport.htm
Download from here:
http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/595C1B31-0599-479D-9DA2-5F40648CE3E7/0/ExecSummaryGlobal2003.pdf
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GMAT Scores
According to the AUAP, the average GMAT test scores are rising
constantly. 711 for Columbia and MIT, 700 for Northwestern”
http://www.auap.com/topmba.html
“The average GMAT scores are upwards of 680 in most of the top MBA
programs in the US. This figure can be as high as 720 for students
from Asian countries who normally score higher.”
http://www.infozee.com/indiatimes/channels/mba/articles/gmat-score.htm
“Furthermore, GMAT test scores have been steadily rising in the last
couple of years...”
http://www.top10mba.com/GMAT.htm
“Many business schools point to rising scores as evidence of higher
standards, neglecting to put them in the context of the rapid climb of
average GMAT scores -- 57 points in the past 18 years.” Source: faIR
Test
http://www.fairtest.org/facts/GMAT%20Fact.html
“Getting a high score on the GMAT is crucial because the business
schools are getting flooded with applicants. Applications to business
schools will increase through 2003 and 2004 because many young
technology workers want to escape the dotcom collapse and the impact
of 9/11. Expect around a 690 average for the top-ten business schools
in 2003-2004.”
Average GMAT scores of major MBA programs
Stanford University 730
Cornell Univeristy 670
Georgetown University 655
University of Pittsburgh 620
Harvard 701
Source: GMAT
http://www.800score.com/c1p2.html
GMAT Trends
GMATs Taken, by Citizenship
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/TheGMAT/Tools/GMATTestsTakenbyCitizenship.htm
GMATs Taken, by Gender
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/TheGMAT/Tools/GMATTestsTakenbyGender.htm
GMATs Taken, by Age
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/TheGMAT/Tools/GMATTestsTakenbyAge.htm
GMATs Taken, by Race (U.S., nonwhite)
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/TheGMAT/Tools/GMATTestsTakenbyRacenonwhite.htm
GMATs Taken, by Race (U.S., white)
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/TheGMAT/Tools/GMATTestsTakenbyRaceWhite.htm
GMATs Taken, by Intended Study
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/TheGMAT/Tools/GMATTestsTakenbyIntendedStudy.htm
Current GMAT Volume
GMAT Volume Surpasses 120,000
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/TheGMAT/GMATStatistics/CurrentGMATVolume.htm
The following table displays the four-year trend in GMAT volume for
the first seven months of each calendar year from 2000 through 2003.
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/TheGMAT/Tools/YeartoDateGMATVolume.htm
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Additional information that may interest you:
The MBA Information Center provides a table with the top Business
School Rankings
http://www.mba-center.net/mba_rankings.htm
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Search Criteria:
MBA program application surveys
MBA program application rates
MBA program trends
average GMAT scores from top business schools
"MBA program” average GMAT score
GMAT scores
I hope the theselinks help you in your research. If anything is
unclear or if a link does not function, please let me know and I’ll be
glad to offer further assistance.
Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga |
Clarification of Answer by
bobbie7-ga
on
19 Sep 2003 10:22 PDT
Hello schnores,
Are you referring to the question E-COMMERCE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS?
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=258115
If so, I did attempt to answer it yesterday and assembled a number of
articles. I didn't post this information as I wasn't sure if this is
what you had in mind.
Merger Mania: Who's Next?
By Elizabeth Millard
E-Commerce Times
September 12, 2003
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/31562.html
E-Business Dream Mergers
By Mark W. Vigoroso
E-Commerce Times
April 25, 2002
E-businesses may be best served by pursuing partnerships with
brick-and-mortar companies, according to GartnerG2's David Schehr.
E-tailers and other e-businesses may be best served by pursuing
partnerships with brick-and-mortar companies, analysts agreed.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/17415.html
Merger Mania: The Good, Bad and Ugly
By Keith Regan
E-Commerce Times
July 16, 2003
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/31123.html
Before You Jump Into That Acquisition: Five Things Services Companies
Need to Consider
22 October 2001
Christine Adams, Martin Lee
http://www.gl.iit.edu/gartner2/research/101500/101599/101599.html
Biting the B2B Merger Bullet
By Lou Hirsh
E-Commerce Times
April 18, 2002
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/17349.html
“The reason is simple: by every yardstick, e-procurement is on the way
to becoming the next ERP, with the leader emerging as the new SAP.
Research organisation IDC says that the e-procurement applications
market reached $147 million in 1998 and will grow at more than 100% a
year, worth $5.3 billion in 2003. And according to Forrester Research,
42% of enterprise companies will have Internet-based corporate
purchasing applications by the end of 2000, and by 2002 82% will be
trading online. That is a faster take-up than (enterprise resource
planning) ERP enjoyed.”
http://www.cbronline.com/research_centres/c0e858191931a14080256d350047c602
Electronic Procurement Case Studies
http://www.cpsc.nsw.gov.au/e-procurement/case-studies.htm
PowerPoint Presentation
http://www.ecmediagroup.com/confer/ecwchi/powerpt/ali.ppt
If you find this information useful, I will gladly post it as the
official answer for your other question.
Best regards,
Bobbie7
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