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is a channel, a process or a device to develop the potentialities of the individual to enable him to grow into a decent citizen. Education guides to meet challenges of life with courage and with humor. In specific, a job-oriented
education made the students capable of seeking a job according to his aptitude, ability and competence. The Master of Business Administration, one of the professional educations is the best-known management qualification
throughout the world. It can accelerate individual career, prepare him/her for promotion, and help him/her to have a complete career change. NEED FOR MBA: As the environment of an
organization-including economic, political, competitive, regulatory, and cultural factors becomes more complex, there is an increased demand for managers with the necessary skills, understanding, courage, and energy to tackle the
difficult demands facing organizations of all kinds. To be a successful manager, an individual need skills in decision-making, financial analysis, and interpersonal relationships. He also needs the ability to
apply those skills in a context of constraints, opportunities, and alternatives. Professional management programs are based on the premise that people can learn to manage all types of business situations more
effectively. MBA programs not only help their students to develop skills that are highly valued by many employers, but the programs also present a theoretical context for solving many business problems. MBA – YOU:
The purpose of an MBA education is to provide training in the theory and practice of business management. An MBA is an effective tool to,
MBA - JOBS: An MBA with different specialization streams prepares an individual to meet the greater demands of tomorrow's advanced industrialization. Some examples are given below.
Executive Jobs: Whether you are seeking CEO jobs, CFO jobs, CIO jobs or other C-level jobs, an MBA is supreme to a career managing companies. Management Jobs: Senior Management job
- Senior Management jobs are awarded to candidates and employees with applicable baccalaureate degrees and a master's degree in business such as an MBA. Banking Jobs:
Consumer banking jobs deliver financial services to individual customers. Finance Jobs: Corporate Finance jobs help company find money, grow the business, make
acquisitions, plan for it's financial future and manage any cash on hand Accounting Jobs: Public and Managerial Accounting jobs focus on preparing financial statements and recording business
transactions including computing costs and efficiency gains from new technologies, participating in strategies for mergers and acquisitions, quality management, developing and using information systems to track financial
performance, tax strategy, and health care benefits management. Marketing Jobs: Product Management jobs have responsibilities including marketing and development of products of all types. CONCLUSION: A Full-Time MBA
costs Rs.2-3 lakhs and takes Two Years time duration. Is this investment is reasonable? Is this course suits to all individuals? For a period of 2 years, MBA students strive sleeplessly over assignments,
presentations, projects, group exercises and reports. This gives them good grounding for the nature of work they will eventually perform. Before concluding this article, I would like to mention about the fact of MBA
graduates at present. In the words of Robert Brown, Director of Recruitment and Management of Head Hunters Grant Thornton " I would venture to say 70 to 80 percent of the MBAs are not worth considering." In
1999, an article 'Why CEOs Fail by Henry Mintzberg and Joseph Lampel was published in Fortune. Holders of MBAs ran some 40 percent of the 100 largest companies. On examining failed CEOS, the authors found 38 had
'flopped' because of 'poor people skills' or 'bad execution'. (Tasmac Management Review March 2004) Recently Infosys Chairman and Chief Mentor N.R.Narayana Murthy expressed the opinion that 'our graduates are ill
equipped. India today has over 5.3 million graduates even as industries face shortage of skilled labour '(Deccan Herald dated 16.1.2006) He also expressed an opinion that ' 75 pc of engineering graduates are
incompetent and unfit to be employed in IT firms. (Deccan Herald dated 4.1.2006) So, if you are an MBA aspirant, try answer the question sincerely- 'Is an MBA degree appropriate for ME?' ' Is the investment made
on MBA is related to growing abilities, developing character, gaining education and training?' Evaluate your alternatives. Include factors such as the nature of job, job satisfaction and preferred sector of
employment. The critical analysis certainly guides to take a right decision. |
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Source: E-mail March 21, 2006 |
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