Graziadio School of Business and Management
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The Graziadio School of Business and Management, or more commonly, the Graziadio School, is the graduate business program at Pepperdine University
. It is one of the largest graduate business schools in Southern California, and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
(AACSB). The Graziadio School has an ongoing partnership with the Boeing
Corporation, and holds on-site MBA and certificate programs at Boeing facilities. The Graziadio School is recognized as a top business school by Forbes
, Businessweek
, the Financial Times
, the Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report
.
at the Howard Hughes Center next to Interstate 405
. Other graduate campuses are in Encino
, Irvine
, Santa Clara
, Malibu and Westlake Village
. Full-Time programs are headquartered in Malibu, CA. International programs during abroad trimesters take place in various international universities.
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...
. It is one of the largest graduate business schools in Southern California, and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...
(AACSB). The Graziadio School has an ongoing partnership with the Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
Corporation, and holds on-site MBA and certificate programs at Boeing facilities. The Graziadio School is recognized as a top business school by Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
, Businessweek
BusinessWeek
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, the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
, the Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
.
Campuses
The Graziadio School of Business and Management is headquartered in West Los AngelesWest Los Angeles (region)
The Los Angeles Westside is an urban region in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has no official definition, but, according to the Los Angeles Times, it comprises , encompassing 18 districts in the city of Los Angeles and two unincorporated neighborhoods, plus the cities of...
at the Howard Hughes Center next to Interstate 405
Interstate 405 (California)
Interstate 405 is a major north–south Interstate Highway in Southern California. It is a bypass of Interstate 5, running along the western areas of the Greater Los Angeles Area from Irvine in the south to near San Fernando in the north...
. Other graduate campuses are in Encino
Encino, Los Angeles, California
Encino is a hilly district of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. Specifically, it is located in the central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley and on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains...
, Irvine
Irvine, California
Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
, Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
, Malibu and Westlake Village
Westlake Village, California
Westlake Village is a planned community that straddles the Los Angeles and Ventura county line. The eastern portion is the incorporated city Westlake Village, located on the western edge of Los Angeles County, California. The city, located in the region known as the Conejo Valley, encompasses half...
. Full-Time programs are headquartered in Malibu, CA. International programs during abroad trimesters take place in various international universities.
Academics
Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business and Management has nine different MBA programs. Pepperdine's classroom sizes are limited to no more than 30 students.Full-time MBA
One-year and two-year MBAs are offered. A 12-month MBA degree is offered for those who have at least three years of full-time business work experience and an undergraduate degree in business; a 15-month MBA is for those who have at least three years experience in business, but do not hold an undergraduate degree in business; a traditional two-year MBA is offered for those who have at least one year of professional full-time work experience.- International MBA - MBA with an emphasis on international business.
- JD/MBA - Joint Juris DoctorJuris DoctorJuris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
/MBA program, offered in conjunction with Pepperdine School of Law. - MBA/MMP - MBA/Master of Public PolicyMaster of Public PolicyThe Master of Public Policy , one of several public policy degrees, is a master's level professional degree that provides training in policy analysis and program evaluation at public policy schools. The MPP program places a focus on the systematic analysis of issues related to public policy and the...
program in conjunction with Pepperdine School of Public PolicyPepperdine School of Public PolicyThe Pepperdine University School of Public Policy is a Master of Public Policy degree program, located in Malibu, California. It is one of five graduate schools at Pepperdine University with specializations in American politics, economics, international relations, and state and local policy.The...
.
Part-time and Executive MBA
- Fully Employed MBA - Campuses are located in West Los Angeles, Irvine, Encino and Westlake Village.
- Part-time Executive MBA - Program for experienced business managers. Offered in Northern and Southern California.
- Presidential and Key Executive MBA - Offered for executives and "C-level" business leaders.
Programs and Certificates
- Socially, Environmentally, and Ethically Responsible (SEER) - Certificate program in "Environmental Entrepreneurship Development", a program that instructs students on sustainable businessSustainable businessSustainable business, or green business, is enterprise that has no negative impact on the global or local environment, community, society, or economy—a business that strives to meet the triple bottom line. Often, sustainable businesses have progressive environmental and human rights policies...
practices with optional international study. - Dispute Resolution - Students participating in Pepperdine's Fully Employed MBA or Residential MBA program can elect to choose Straus' dispute resolution program as part of their MBA emphasis or concentration. This opportunity to combine an MBA degree with a top-rated dispute resolution education is unique to Pepperdine.
- Education to Business (E2B) - A consulting program for students and corporate clients, students work to solve business problems facing participating companies. Companies that have participated include Fortune 500Fortune 500The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
companies (including Coca-Cola and Cisco), as well as small and mid-sized local businesses.
Rankings
- U.S. News & World ReportU.S. News & World ReportU.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
ranked the Fully Employed MBA #36 (up 15 places from #51 the previous year) among the nation’s 295 part-time MBA programs. The Full-Time MBA program also moved ahead to the #75 spot nationally among the 398 business schools surveyed, up seven places. Highlights of the rankings was published in the Best Graduate Schools 2012 edition book, available April 5, 2011. - The Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
listed the Full-Time MBA as 45th for U.S. schools and 92nd worldwide. - ForbesForbesForbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
' ranked the Grazadio School as 56th of U.S. schools in their 2009 "Best Business Schools" survey. - The Aspen Institute's "Beyond Grey Pinstripes" ranking placed the Graziadio School at 61st in their "Global 100" survey of business schools worldwide.
- The Graziadio School ranks #17 for business schools in leadership development in Warren BennisWarren BennisWarren Gamaliel Bennis is an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies....
' Leadership Excellence magazine. - In 2006 the Wall Street Journal placed the Graziadio School at 45th nationally in their "Top Business Schools: Recruiters' Top Picks" survey.
Graziadio Center for Applied Research
Current Studies- Private Capital Research Project - Advancing ongoing research to understand the true cost of private capital across market types and the investment expectations of privately held business owners.
- Move Past Quarterly Earnings to Real Sustainability - Focus on optimizing sustainable effectiveness, driving financial, social and environmental outcomes.
- Small vs. Large Privately Held Businesses Differ on a Strong Dollar - In advance of Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke’s testimony on monetary policy to Congress, small, privately held business respondents say a stronger U.S. dollar is more beneficial to the economy, while large privately held business owners prefer a weaker U.S. dollar.
- Reducing China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Research offering two approaches that seek to reduce energy use and CO2 emission for China's entire ammonia industry.