Whois & Analysis for imd.org

IMD is a business school located in Lausanne, Switzerland.

In 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, it was ranked first in open programs worldwide by the Financial Times.

The FT also places IMD in the top 3 combined ranking and top 5 in custom programs worldwide.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA or M.B.A) is a master's degree in business administration (management).

The MBA degree originated in the United States in the early 20th century when the country industrialized and companies sought scientific approaches to management.

The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business such as accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, and operations in a manner most relevant to management analysis and strategy.

Most programs also include elective courses.

Executive education (Exec.

Ed) refers to academic programs at graduate-level business schools worldwide for executives, business leaders and functional managers.

These programs are generally non-credit and non-degree-granting, but sometimes lead to certificates.

Estimates by Business Week magazine suggest that executive education in the United States is approximately an $800 million annual business with approximately 80 percent provided by university-based business schools.

Key players in university-based executive education span elite universities, as well as many regional and mid-sized universities and business schools around the world.

Coaching is a form of development in which a person called a coach supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training, advice and guidance.

The learner is sometimes called a coachee.

Occasionally, coaching may mean an informal relationship between two people, of whom one has more experience and expertise than the other and offers advice and guidance as the latter learns; but coaching differs from mentoring in focusing on specific tasks or objectives, as opposed to general goals or overall development.

Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it be a business, a not-for-profit organization, or government body.

Management includes the activities of setting the strategy of an organization and coordinating the efforts of its employees or volunteers to accomplish its objectives through the application of available resources, such as financial, natural, technological, and human resources.

The term "management" may also refer to the people who manage an organization.