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Cranfield School of Management
Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL
United Kingdom
ABOUT THE SCHOOL
Cranfield School of Management is one of the oldest business schools in the UK. We are part of
Cranfield University, the UK’s only wholly postgraduate university specialising in science, technology,
engineering and management.
Management has been part of Cranfield University since the 1950s. The University was founded on an
old RAF site as the first postgraduate college of aeronautics. The School of Management grew out of
industrial need for management training and was formerly established in 1967.
We are known for our excellence in leadership development and for our powerful industry links and realworld focus.
OUR MISSION
To transform the
practice of management
around the world
by creating and
disseminating applied
knowledge
OUR VISION
• To be a world-leading management school for
responsible management thinking and practice
• To conduct research that has a real impact on
the practice of management around the world
• To be an employer of choice for staff who are
passionate about transforming the practice of
management
Cranfield School of Management
KEY ACTIVITIES
• Leading-edge, collaborative research and consultancy
• Postgraduate degree programmes (MBA, MSc, DBA, PhD)
• Executive development for middle and senior managers
• Customised company programmes
We have more than 80 full-time academic staff who are actively engaged in consultancy and business
relevant research and are closely in touch with the needs of business and government. They are
committed to practicality, which means they are consistently current and topical in their teaching.
CREDENTIALS
We are one of an elite group of schools worldwide to hold the triple accreditation of:
• AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)
• EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System)
• AMBA (the Association of MBAs)
RANKINGS
We consistently perform well in the major school and programme specific rankings, reinforcing our
position as a top global management school.
PROGRAMMES AND EXECUTIVE
DEVELOPMENT
• The Cranfield MBA – We offer a full-time MBA (one year), an Executive MBA (two years, part
time) and the Cranfield MBA (Defence) which is a part-time two-year programme
• Specialist Masters – Our full and part-time specialist masters programmes are designed for
practising professionals
• Doctorates – We offer two different routes to a doctorate - PhD and the International Executive
Doctorate (DBA)
• Customised Development – Our Centre for Customised Executive Development (CCED) is
ranked (according to the FT Rankings 2014) seventh among business schools worldwide for
customised executive development, and first in the UK
• Specialised Open Programmes – We have one of the world’s largest portfolios of open
programmes. The 2014 FT Executive Education Survey of business schools ranked us third in
the UK for executive education
• General Management Leadership Programmes – Our Centre for General Management
Development delivers practical executive education to develop managers and leaders
Cranfield School of Management
RESEARCH CENTRES
Inspirational teaching combined with rigorous research is at the heart of everything we do. We are
dedicated to creating responsible management thinking, improving business performance and inspiring
business leaders to make a real impact on their organisations.
We are one of Europe’s largest academic centres for applied research and a hotbed of business activity,
placing our world-class faculty and doctoral researchers alongside forward-thinking industry leaders
through our vibrant networks of alumni, research collaborations and clubs.
• Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship – Offers a number of programmes for small and
growing businesses
• Centre for Business Performance – Specialises in the design, implementation, use and
ongoing maintenance of performance measurement and management systems
• Centre for Innovative Products and Services (CIPS) – Conducts leading-edge research on
innovation and new product development
• Centre for Economic Performance and Policy (CEPP) – A forum for disseminating the
research that is carried out by economics faculty
• Centre for General Management Development – Delivers practical executive education that
helps managers progress and businesses flourish
• Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CLSCM) – Provides an international
focal point for advanced teaching and research in the field of logistics, supply chain management
and transportation management
• Centre for Research in Finance – The research undertaken has high policy value and is
frequently cited in reports by government, international development banks and central banks
• Centre for Strategic Marketing and Sales (CSMS) – Renowned throughout the world for its
pragmatic, state-of-the-art approach to marketing and sales
• Complex Systems Research Centre (CSRC) – Develops and presents the theory and
implications of complex systems thinking for management science, both as a collaborative
research theme, and as an integrating conceptual framework
• Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility – Empowers current and future managers with
the knowledge, skills, and desire to lead responsible, sustainably managed organisations
• International Centre for Programme Management (ICPM) – We have one of the largest
Project and Programme Management (PPM) faculties in the world, offering expertise in
developing organisations and people to successfully deliver programmes and projects
• International Centre for Women Leaders – Helping organisations develop the next
generation of leaders from the widest possible pool of talent
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Director of School
Professor Maury Peiperl joined Cranfield in February 2015 as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Director of
the School of Management.
Prior to Cranfield, Maury was at IMD Business School in Switzerland where
he was Professor of Leadership and Strategic Change.
After an engineering education from Princeton, followed by several years in
industry, Maury pursued an MBA and PhD at Harvard and embarked on a
career in business education. During his time at London Business School
and IMD, he gained extensive experience developing and leading innovative
executive education offerings with a wide range of organisations across
industries and regions of the world.