What is an MBA? (continued)
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"After all, an MBA program just gives you a bunch of knowledge about business administration, right? But that knowledge will eventually be obsolete—and if knowledge is all I want, I can just read a...
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What is an MBA? (continued)
"After all, an MBA program just gives you a bunch of knowledge about business administration, right? But that knowledge will eventually be obsolete—and if knowledge is all I want, I can just read a...
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The difference between an MBA and a business school
One difference between an MBA and a business school is that the former is an international degree while the latter is a graduate school that teaches business administration. Therefore, if a student...
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MBAs and venture managers
We are in an age where an MBA is considered a basic requirement for managerial positions at foreign-owned venture start-ups. The pharmaceutical and finance industries are also snapping up MBA holde...
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MBAs and business successions
I believe that those who enter MBA programs can be largely classified into four major groups based on motivation: 1) those who want to be valued highly within their companies; 2) those who want to ...
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What is an MBA?: Misconceptions
When asking the question “What is an MBA?,” many people think, “What constitutes an MBA?” It’s a popular misconception, but the degree conferred by studying business administration through a master...
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The relationship between MBAs and business successions
When you hear “MBA.” you may think of case studies involving headline Western companies such as Apple, Amazon, and Starbucks, but that’s not necessarily the case. It’s a little-known fact that fami...
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The MBA and women’s careers
Today, a well-attended seminar was held on the subject of “Brushing up Skills for Working Adults: Creating Careers for Brilliant Women.” It’s said that women respond to live events more readily tha...
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The difference between MBA holders and SME management consultants
It's very important to understand the differences between an MBA holder and a small-to-medium enterprise (SME) management consultant. Since the test for SME management consultants deals with many s...
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Active learning in MBA programs
Let’s talk about a famous study in U.S. educational circles on the topic of “learning retention.” The study conducted an experiment that measured how much content individuals ultimately retain from...
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What is the “core curriculum” in an MBA program?
I recently had the opportunity to consider just what constitutes the core curriculum of an MBA program. For starters, the concept of an MBA education was “imported” from the West, where it has a hi...
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How many students are in MBA programs?
The question of "how many students are in MBA programs?", similar to that of "what, exactly, is an MBA?", is an important one. The number of students in MBA programs is taken from a preliminary sur...
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Is the MBA effective for work-style reforms?
The term "work-style reform," which often appears in newspapers on a daily basis, refers to a reform that embarks on concepts related to "working" in Japan, such as the Japanese corporate culture a...
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