Does getting an MBA matter in today’s workforce?
Episode 2
Are you considering an MBA for your career? Join us as we speak with Tom Adams, President of the Quantic School of Business and Technology and Aleem Nasser, high performance strategist and university lecturer, to explore the MBA and answer the questions of what value it brings, its benefits, and uncover whether getting an MBA in today’s workforce matters.
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Show Notes
Researchers
Tom Adams
Aleem Nasser
Books
Samuel Gregg and James R. Stoner, Rethinking Business Management. Examining the Foundations of Business Education, Distributed Presses, 2008, 240pp.
Aleem Nasser, The Secrets of Motivation, free downloadable ebook.
Script Articles
Duerksen, Ron. “It’s Time to Reinvent the MBA.” The Globe and Mail, 31 July 2015, www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/business-education/its-time-to-reinvent-the-mba/article25734106
Staff, CB. “How the Rotman School Built Canada’s Top MBA.” Canadian Business - Your Source For Business News, 1 Oct. 2015, www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/best-mba-programs/2016-top-mba-rotman
Batista, Ed. “Should You Get an MBA?” Harvard Business Review, 5 Nov. 2014, hbr.org/2014/09/should-you-get-an-mba
“The Value MBA Graduates Bring to Organisations.” Australian Institute of Business, 24 Dec. 2020, www.aib.edu.au/blog/mba/the-value-mba-bring-to-an-organisation
Kuhnen, Camelia M., and Paul Oyer. “Exploration for Human Capital: Evidence from the MBA Labor Market.” Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 34, no. S2, 2016, pp. S255–86. Crossref, doi:10.1086/684018
John, Ashley. “What Happens after the MBA?” Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media, 21 Oct. 2019, www.chieflearningofficer.com/2019/10/21/what-happens-after-the-mba
Kitroeff, Natalie. “Sorry, CFAs. An MBA Will Get That Investment Banking Job You Want.” Bloomberg, 18 Mar. 2018, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-18/sorry-cfas-an-mba-will-get-that-investment-banking-job-you-want
Uhlig, Ronald P., et al. “The Value of Business Education: A Case Study of Business Administration Graduates of a Large University.” Journal of Business and Behavior Sciences, vol. 27, no. 95, 2015, www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Value-of-Business-Education%3A-A-Case-Study-of-of-Uhlig-Mehta/fae8c21990d037eb8b586abde7a2a0b675e6642c
“Nothing Special: MBAs Are No Longer Prized by Employers.” The Economist, 13 June 2016, www.economist.com/whichmba/nothing-special-mbas-are-no-longer-prized-employers
Kitroeff, Natalie. “Business School Is Worth $22,000 More If You’re White or Asian.” Bloomberg, 7 Jan. 2016, www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=a8704a90-4ee9-11eb-92cc-4dd06a5ab0ac&url=L25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMjAxNi0wMS0wNy9idXNpbmVzcy1zY2hvb2wtaXMtd29ydGgtMjItMDAwLW1vcmUtaWYteW91LXJlLXdoaXRlLW9yLWFzaWFu
Jacobs, David M., et al. “Attitudes and Perceptions of Dual PharmD/MBA Degree Program Students.” American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, vol. 81, no. 4, 2017, p. 71. Crossref, doi:10.5688/ajpe81471
Raghavan, Anita. “Women M.B.A.s More Likely To Divorce Than Men.” WSJ, 1 Apr. 2008, www.wsj.com/articles/SB120701350606879161
“Women and the Full-Time MBA: Continuing the Push for Progress.” Graduate Management Admission Council, 2019, www.gmac.com/-/media/files/gmac/research/diversity-enrollment/women-and-the-full-time-mba_continuing-the-push-for-progress_march-2019.pdf
Additional Articles
Stahl, Ashley. “Ten Reasons You Don’t Need An MBA.” Forbes, 2 Feb. 2016, www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2016/02/02/ten-reasons-you-dont-need-an-mba/?sh=6a20004c47d6
Ehier, Marc. “The Disruptors: Quantic, The Free MBA.” Poets&Quants, 20 May 2020, poetsandquants.com/2020/05/18/the-disruptors-quantic-the-free-mba