We are in Top 30, So?

Warwick MBA climbs to no 29 in prestigious and arguably the most influential rankings for MBA education i.e. FT Global MBA rankings. You could talk about Business Week, which is mostly US focussed and Which MBA, which is relatively new and yet to make any real impact.

Firstly, many congratulations to all associated people with Warwick MBA. So, how does it matter to us if we are in top 30? Well a lot, if you are a prospective MBA student, where do you look first to decide on a B-school of your choice? If you are an employer, how do you decide which school to visit to beat the competition in "war of talent"? If you are a professor, apart from salary, what attracts you to take a teaching position at a B-school? These are the kind of questions for which you would look at FT rankings, wouldn’t you? Make no mistake this is just a starting point for your “long” research, but it's a good starting point because FT rankings arguably covers the areas that matters most or rather should matter most for a good MBA program (with some exceptions of course).

I am here not to defend or criticise FT rankings but can't avoid it, as right now, it is probably the most talked about thing at B-schools after global financial crisis and a fall in US sub-prime market.
Two most talked about B-school in this year’s rankings are Indian School of Business(ISB), which participated in the rankings for the first time and entered directly at no 20 with a bang, and second one is Judge Business School at Cambridge University, UK, which has moved into top 10 in just 10 yrs of inception. So, what is so special about these schools? It seems no one has the right answer for this question. May be the guys at FT can help us?