For those considering an MBA, now is a dynamic and exciting time to embark onthestudy of management and leadership in an increasingly globalized environment.
Born in Budapest, Soros survived the Nazi occupation of Hungary and went on to study at the London School of Economics before launching storied hedge fund firm Quantum Fund Management in 1969.
In a study of the impact of war on stock markets in frontier countries, Caravan Capital Management, a fund that invests in frontier markets for wealthy individuals, found that many conflict countries experience intense post-war rallies.
By taking this broader view, companies would make progress on one of the principal deficiencies pointed out in the NACD study: the need for better risk management.
According to a 2002 study by the Society for Human Resource Management 20 percent of U.S. firms have policies on romance, while 81 percent of human resource bosses said office romances were dangerous.