Henry W. Bloch School of Management explained

Henry W. Bloch School of Management
Established:1952
Type:Public
Dean:Brian Klaas, PhD
City:Kansas City
State:Missouri
Country:USA
Students:1558
Faculty:45
Campus:Urban
Website:bloch.umkc.edu
Endowment:US$24 million

Henry W. Bloch School of Management (formerly known as Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration) is an AACSB accredited business school founded in 1952 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Business, Accounting and Public Administration. It is named after Alumnus Henry W. Bloch, founder of H&R Block.[1] The Bloch School also offers NASPAA accredited degrees in Public administration.

Rankings

The school's Executive MBA was ranked once by Financial Times and the Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Non-Profit Management is ranked among the top 25 of the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[2] As one of the most entrepreneurial schools in the nation,[3]

In 2012, the Journal of Product Innovation Management published a study that ranked the school number 1 in the world for research in innovation management.[4] [5] However, the methodology of the study and the independence of its authors was questioned.[6] [7] In March, 2015, the journal published an "expression of concern" regarding the study.[8]

The School is also home to a number of centers and institutes such as the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Urban Affairs and the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bloch.umkc.edu/about-the-bloch-school/bloch-fast-facts/index.aspx Bloch School Fast Facts
  2. http://www.bloch.umkc.edu/about-the-bloch-school/index.aspx About the Bloch School
  3. NBC Action News UMKC's Henry W Bloch School of Business and Public Administration receives national accolades 14 November 2010
  4. 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2011.00898.x . Perspective: Ranking of the World's Top Innovation Management Scholars and Universities . Journal of Product Innovation Management . 29 . 2 . 319 . 2012 . Yang . Pianpian . Tao . Lei.
  5. Web site: UMKC Ranks Number One for Innovation Management Research . . 22 March 2015 . 2 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131806/http://www.umsystem.edu/stories/innovation_management_research . dead .
  6. Web site: UMKC's misleading march to the top . . 22 March 2015.
  7. Web site: For Business School's No. 1 Ranking, Big Asterisk Looms – The Ticker - Blogs . . 22 March 2015.
  8. Web site: Journal expresses concern about study that ranked UMKC No. 1 . . 22 March 2015.