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Business Definition for: Business School

  • a higher education institution that offers undergraduate and graduate courses in business-related subjects. Business schools provide courses of varying length and level, up to Master of Business Administration. They cater for full-time students, but also offer part-time and distance learning to those already in employment. Subject coverage is broad, and courses cover all areas of business administration, management, technology, finance, and interpersonal skills.
  • in the United States, a department of a university or college that provides similar types of courses

Additional Resources

School security handbook available on Web
School systems across the country are relying on the latest high-technology tools to protect their school children. A scientist from the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Sandia National Laboratories has authored a handbook that has become increasingly popular with school officials and parents. "The Appropriate and Effective Use of Security Technologies...
Tags: handbook, Sandia National Laboratories, security, Web
Research articles 2000-02-01
Harvard Business School Completes Record-Breaking Capital Campaign; School Raises Nearly $600 Million for Financial Aid, Faculty Development, Global Outreach, Teaching and Technology, Campus Renewal, Other Programs.
Byline: Harvard Business School Byline: Harvard Business School
Tags: financial, Harvard Business School
Research articles 2006-02-09
Schuyler Elementary School: Queen City, Missouri
In many school buildings constructed during and after the energy crisis, outside air ventilation to the school was reduced to a minimum. Although much energy was conserved, it was also unfortunately true that many schools developed indoor air quality IAQ problems hindering the educational experience of the students. Schuyler Elementary...
Tags: School
Case studies
Should I Have Gone to Law School?
Should I Have Gone to Law School?Just Start a BusinessWant the get educated about business? Start one.running a businessI'm not sure if starting your own business would serve as a good educational tool. If anything, it's a heavy dose of reality. I think that business school provides a...
Tags: business school, Law School
Discussion threads 2008-02-07
San Diego School Wins $5,000 From Staples the Office Superstore
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 18, 1998-- North Park Elementary School to Receive School Supplies as Winner of
Tags: Microsoft Office, Staples Inc.
Research articles 1998-09-18
Boston University School of Management Reports Almost 70% Increase in Women MBA Applicants in Past 3 Years
2009 U.S. News & World Report Business School Ranking Places School in Top 50
Tags: Boston University, women
Research articles 2008-04-01
Honeywell Instant Alert Keeps Parents in Lamar School District Connected
B. F. Terry High School is the First Houston-Area School to Use the Bilingual Notification Service
Tags: Honeywell International Inc.
Research articles 2007-03-09
Pro-Active, Prevention-Focused: Crisis Management In Schools
From the executive summary: ‘In response to a rash of school shootings, every State Departments of Education in the United States has issued new mandates to school districts to implement safe school plans. The U. S. Department of Education has reinforced this process by requiring all schools that receive federal...
Tags: Gender And Diversity, School Plan, Harassment, Crisis Management, Communication Skills, Human Resources, Career
White papers 2003-01-01
New dean for University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of
The University of Maryland announced the appointment of G. "Anand" Anandalingam, senior associate dean and Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Management Science at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, as dean of the College Park business school. Anandalingam will succeed Howard Frank on July 1. Anandalingam joined the Smith...
Tags: University of Maryland
Research articles 2008-05-23
Onamia Elementary School, Onamia, Minnesota
The Onamia Elementary School may be a one story "little red school house," but the it's also one of the more modern, technically sophisticated buildings in this northern Minnesota resort community 100 miles north of Minneapolis. This little red school house is heated and cooled by a computer-controlled GeoExchange geothermal...
Tags: Business Operations, Corporate Governance, School, Minnesota, Productivity, Corporate Law, Onamia School Board
Case studies
Madison buses in retrofit grant: EPA awards grant to 14 Wisconsin school districts; 300 school bus retrofits to include DOCs & CFS
The Madison Metropolitan School District, along with 13 other Wisconsin school districts, was recently awarded $291,470 by the U.S. EPA to retrofit 300 school buses with emissions control technology. The grant comes as part of Clean School Bus USA, an EPA program targeted at reducing school bus emissions throughout the...
Tags: school district, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2006-04-01
Pack to School; SBC, United Way of Greater Los Angeles Send Children Back to Classrooms Equipped with Essential School Supplies
LOS ANGELES -- Getting kids to school is one thing. Equipping them with the supplies they need to do well is a struggle many families face with the start of each school year. Today, SBC and United Way helped bridge the gap for scores of Los Angeles and El Monte...
Tags: United Way
Research articles 2004-08-26
VIDEO from Medialink: Back to ABCs and 123s in Style
With the new school season just around the corner, families across the country are heading out for their annual back-to-school shopping ritual. During this time, many tough decisions have to be made about which supplies will be most beneficial for a child's education and what the latest must-have items are...
Tags: ABC Inc., video
Research articles 2006-08-15
After-School All-Stars Launches National Campaign with ``The Rock''; Kintera Helps after-School All-Stars Expand Web Presence with Online Newsletter and National Contest Featuring Dwayne ``The Rock'' Johnson
SAN DIEGO -- Every day in the United States as many as 15 million children leave school with no place to go. Organizations like After-School All-Stars ASAS provide quality after-school programming to children everywhere so they become more focused and disciplined in their schoolwork and extracurricular activities.
Tags: newsletter
Research articles 2005-07-26
Abraham Lincoln High School and Nestle Beverage Co. kick-off school-business partnership
SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 21, 1994--"Partnerships in Education" is the theme at a school assembly and reception on Tuesday celebrating Abraham Lincoln High School's school-business partnership with Nestle Beverage Co.
Tags: Nestle, partnership
Research articles 1994-11-21
CA Appeals Court Rules Charter School Kids Deserve Equal Treatment Under Law; In Unanimous Ruling, Court Affirms That Districts May Not Discriminate Against Charter School Students
FRESNO, Calif. -- The Fifth District Court of Appeals this week ruled unanimously that charter school students are district students, and that school districts may not discriminate against charter school students when it comes to providing facilities. At issue in the ruling was Proposition 39, a law passed by California...
Tags: Computer Associates International Inc.
Research articles 2005-07-01
Cooperation, Conflict Resolution, and School Violence: A Systems Approach
It is a mistake to assume that causes of school violence reside only or primarily in the school. Child abuse and neglect, a culture of violence, economic and social injustice, and the easy availability of weapons, for example, contribute to the occurrence of violence but are largely not under school...
Tags: Conflict Resolution, Violence
White papers
The School Report Delivers Online Public School Information Service To Yahoo! Real Estate; Offering Brings In-Depth, Nationwide, Comparative School Information To Yahoo! Users
STAMFORD, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 24, 1998-- theschoolreport.com (http://www.theschoolreport.com), the nation's leading provider of online public school information and a division of National School Reporting Services, is now delivering its online school information to Yahoo! Real Estate (http://realestate.yahoo.com), a complete resource for buying, selling and renting property. Through the relationship, Yahoo!R users...
Tags: information service, real estate, Yahoo! Inc.
Research articles 1998-08-24
The School Report Delivers Online Public School Information Service To Yahoo! Real Estate; Offering Brings In-Depth, Nationwide, Comparative School Information To Yahoo! Users
STAMFORD, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 24, 1998-- theschoolreport.com (http://www.theschoolreport.com), the nation's leading provider of online public school information and a division of National School Reporting Services, is now delivering its online school information to Yahoo! Real Estate (http://realestate.yahoo.com), a complete resource for buying, selling and renting property. Through the relationship, Yahoo!R users...
Tags: information service, real estate, Yahoo! Inc.
Research articles 1998-08-24
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Announces Its Partnership with Citibank for School as Lender Program
STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Chicago School of Professional Psychology announced today that they have entered into a partnership with The Student Loan Corporation, a subsidiary of Citibank, for their School as Lender program for the academic years 2005-2008. Under this program, Citibank will provide The Chicago School with life of...
Tags: Citigroup Inc., partnership
Research articles 2005-08-03
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