Executive MBA programs have the daunting task of giving seasoned managers the extra oomph required to become CEO material.

高级工商管理硕士课程任务艰巨，要赋予经验丰富的管理人员成为CEO所必须的额外的生命力。

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More than one-third of them like to attend conferences and lectures, while almost 30% taken part in executive MBA programs or further education classes.

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Another benefit of the modular delivery format favored by the new wave of executive MBA programs is that distance from the campus is no longer an issue.

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Applications for part-time and executive MBA (EMBA) programs also reported increased demand, albeit not so strongly as before.

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