GRAY, Harry
Rethinking master's degrees in business and management : a more diverse offering?
- UK : Emerald, 2008
Purpose – The paper aims to make a broad assessment of the proliferation of Master of business administration (MBA) degrees and to consider comparative value. Design/methodology/approach – There is brief description and analysis of what MBAs are and are intended for, with best and worst kinds of provision discussed Findings – The conclusion is that the whole concept of MBA needs to be rethought bearing in mind the wide variety of careers and ages of students. Originality/value – The conclusion is that there should be more specialist masters degrees for mature professionals and better consideration should be given to real career needs of younger students.