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What edges does the MBA rough out? I've always been skeptical of them, and my friends with MBAs haven't helped. They were all optimistic about how much they
by JamesBarney 8y ago
What edges does the MBA rough out?
I've always been skeptical of them, and my friends with MBAs haven't helped. They were all optimistic about how much they were going to learn, but by the end thought "at least I got a network and a degree on my resume".
I don't think anyone would get an MBA if you couldn't see it on their resume.
- crazygringo 8y agoWhichever edges are rough for you personally, that's the point. Like if you're great at finances but terrible at understanding sales and marketing, then the sales and marketing part of the MBA will be most valuable for you. And vice-versa, and all the other combinations. MBA's ensure you have at least a minimal competence in each classic area of running a business, and aren't going to make bone-headed decisions that might otherwise seem logically plausible. That's one of the reasons MBA programs tend to be centered around case-studies: so you're exposed to a ton of ideas that seemed reasonable but then turned out to be disastrous. As long as you've done the MBA, you're unlikely to repeat those. If you don't have an MBA, you might not know any better.
- hopler 8y agoA Master of Business Administration does for the business what the System Administrator does for IT systems. MBA is a fine discipline. The problem is when MBA gets equated with SVP/CEO.