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MBA stands for "more bad advice". The current MBA curriculum is mainly based on knowledge that we know in the 1980s. Most of the advance science and management
by dqdo 12y ago
MBA stands for "more bad advice". The current MBA curriculum is mainly based on knowledge that we know in the 1980s. Most of the advance science and management processes that we have developed since then are not in the curriculum. So basically the MBA students are unfortunately learning outdated knowledge - half of which is wrong.
- davidw 12y agoDo you have a citation for that? I'm genuinely curious.
- dqdo 12y agoI heard that term at a conference given by Sidney Dekker. Professor Dekker is a world famous expert in risk and accident management. The links from his talk and books are below. He said "MBA stands for more bad advice" at 14:00. It is worth a watch even if you are not interested in engineering risk management. http://vimeo.com/102167635 http://vimeo.com/102167635 http://sidneydekker.com/books/ http://sidneydekker.com/books/ From my own personal experience as a researcher in project management. Many of the advances in project management are not currently being taught in school. This is due to the fact that it takes so long for the idea to migrate to the core curriculum. Most undergraduate education (even some aspects of CS) has not really changed for decades. Generally undergraduate education is behind current research by about 20 years and this will vary from field to field. The masters might get you closer to the 10 year range. The PhD is the only time where you are at the current state of knowledge. Although this is not quite true since recent journal articles are usually 2 years old (the review process is so long).
- davidw 12y agoI'm more interested in the 'good practices' than the snarky one-liner. I don't have an MBA nor intend to get one, but it seems like a legitimate thing to pursue for some people in some circumstances.
- dmpk2k 12y agoIs there a book you can recommend so we can get a reasonably current overview?
- dqdo 12y agoI study project management so I only know about things from the production perspective. The following reading should get you a modern view of managing projects. http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2000/isbn951385566X/ http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2000/isbn951385566X/ http://www.leanconstruction.org/media/docs/ballard2000-dissertation.pdf http://www.leanconstruction.org/media/docs/ballard2000-disse...
- jeangenie 12y agoThis problem is precisely what leads me to doubt the value of what we currently call higher education. To put it bluntly (and in a slightly exaggerated manner), in exchange for your tens/hundreds of thousands of dollars, you get obsolete (at best) and just plain bad (at worst) vocational training.
- kabouseng 12y agoWhat is your thoughts on critical chain as defined by Eli Goldratt?