The question of whether it’s worthwhile to obtain a Master’s in Business Administration—an advanced and versatile degree that can help people ascend into management analysis and/or strategy roles—is a highly personal one without a real single objective answer. As usual with financial and personal decisions, the answer tends to be “it depends.” The last decade …
Elon Musk says MBA degrees are overrated, and he should know. Musk doesn’t have an MBA, and he’s worth $166 billion. Here is what Musk said in a recent interview: “The path to leadership should not be through an MBA business school situation. It should be kind of work your way up and do useful …
COVID-19 is shaking business education to its core, highlighting weaknesses that were already apparent even before the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that 100 business schools closed their M.B.A. programs between 2014 and 2018. Nearly half the schools in a professional association of business colleges anticipate enrollment declines this fall. What happened? First …