Latest University of Oxford: Said Business School news

Excitement about leadership is high at business schools as companies face global, mobile and tech challenges.

US business schools top new ranking for entrepreneurs. Start-ups say alumni networks, access to funding key to success.

HEC Paris and London Business School on top for Europe. Growing appetite for financial training six years on from global financial crisis.

Long shunned by entrepreneurs, education is emerging as a sector of start-up innovation. More students are launching ventures and schools are pivoting their teaching strategies.

Progress on achieving pay parity has been slow, even at the MBA-level — contributing to the lack of female representation on company boards.

Executive education growth areas are government contracts and emerging economies. Online learning has widened the market but also the pool of competition.

As firms warm to the green economy they are able to attract and retain employees more easily, and hire younger executives who increasingly seek social impact.

Business schools have been scrambling to drive up female representation on boards. New research shows that education is key to getting more women company directors.

Research from leading UK academics is producing spinout companies worth billions. But universities are under increasing pressure to justify their research budgets with commercial success.

The disruptive tech groups behind driverless cars, wearable technologies and the sharing economy are tapping into top business schools for talent.