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Dean's Welcome
We live in a time of unprecedented economic and technological change. The companies that will be successful in the future are those that are well positioned to not only anticipate change, but to capitalize on it. Every business must recognize and confront a global economy that presents increasing opportunities and competitive threats.
Ponder the following: today, in China, a new foreign-owned factory opens every 26 minutes. Every 43 hours in China, a new research and development lab opens. How do businesses not only survive but thrive in this global innovation economy? How do you, as a leader, develop strategies that can sustain profitable growth? Your first step is to join an MBA program that is as innovative and unique as the world in which you will work. You will find this in the Merage MBA program.
The challenge for business schools, as we see it, is not just to impart the fundamentals but to apply them to the dynamic world of business. We are meeting this challenge by structuring our programs around three key business drivers: strategic innovation, the use of information technology for management, and analytic decision-making.
The School's pioneering curriculum and world-class faculty are attracting the best and the brightest students - and some of the world's leading companies to recruit them. Companies like Verizon, IBM, The Boeing Company, HBO, and 20th Century Fox recognize the quality of our MBAs. And we have received numerous accolades from the media. BusinessWeek, U.S. News, The Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times have all recognized the quality of our programs. In the coming years, we will continue to transform our School, to embrace the dynamics of business today, and to position our graduates for prominent career opportunities. We invite you to join us as we continue to distinguish ourselves in the world of business education.
Dean Andy Policano
The Paul Merage School of Business
University of California, Irvine