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Poll says Queen's Executive MBA #1
March 26, 2002
2002-03-26 - KINGSTON, ON - March 26, 2002 - Queen's School of Business today welcomed the news that a survey conducted by one of Canada's most respected market research firms ranks the Queen's Executive MBA as the #1 choice of Canadian executives.
In a new Environics poll of senior business leaders from coast to coast, Queen's emerged as the most highly regarded executive MBA in Canada. 30% identified Queen's as the best program, compared with 19% for the University of Western Ontario and 6% for the University of Toronto.
"For some time, we've known that Queen's Executive MBA is the most popular choice for experienced managers in Canada," said Dr. Danny Szpiro, Director of the Queen's Executive MBA national program. Queen's national program is delivered to students in major cities across Canada via real-time, interactive videoconference.
John Moore, Director of the Queen’s Executive MBA Ottawa Classroom, adds:“It’s exciting to see that the ranking from Canada’s top executives reflects the market reality.”
The Environics Executive Education Survey involved interviews with 405 Canadian executives at companies with 200 or more employees. Respondents' job titles included president, CEO, general manager, COO, vice president and plant manager. Here are other key findings of the survey:
- Queen's School of Business also gets the nod for the best non-degree executive education programs. 21% of executives favoured Queen's. Once again, Western was the runner-up choice with 13%, with the Schulich School at York University third at 8%.
- 69% of senior executives believe Canadian business schools are "just as good" as their US competitors. 18% believe US schools are better, and 8% believe Canadian schools are superior.
- 63% of respondents say their firms have sent senior managers to executive education programs, with Queen's (16%) and Western (10%) identified as the most popular places to go.>br /> - In recommending an executive education program to a manager, the most important factors include program content (28%), quality of instruction and faculty (19%), the school's reputation (17%), and practical, innovative and challenging applications (10%).
Queen's School of Business (www.business.queensu.ca) is one of the world's best business schools. The school's programs include the market-leading Queen's Executive MBA - ranked #1 in Canada by Canadian Business and by a 2002 poll of senior Canadian executives - delivered at Queen's facility in Ottawa, as well as to 15 cities across the country by real-time, interactive videoconference; the undergraduate Bachelor of Commerce, with the highest entrance standards in Canada and a 100% success rate in placing students in career-quality jobs; Queen's MBA for Science & Technology, ranked #1 for four of the last five years by Canadian Business magazine; Queen's Executive Development Centre, Canada's largest provider of executive education programs; and MSc and PhD programs that produce leading researchers for industry and academia.
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For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Laurie Ross
Queen's School of Business
(613) 533-2319
lross@business.queensu.ca
Shelley Pleiter
Queen's School of Business
(613) 533-3118
spleiter@business.queensu.ca