Advanc'edge MBA / April 2003
It is crucial on two counts:
1. If you do qualify for a course and find yourself a
complete misfit for the curriculum it would mean you
are actually not cut out for the management cadre in
the corporate world. So you are likely to saddle
yourself with a career that makes you unhappy.
2. An MBA course is an investment both in terms of time
and money hence wasting it is an offence.
Moving on, let’s look at a few caricatures wherein an MBA
degree can be handy:
4 The Anointed Heir who wants to hold the keys to
his/her kingdom. This guy is someone like an
industrialist’s son, who will have to take over the
running of an existing corporate empire.
4 The Shop Floor Enthusiast who wants to sit in the
gilded corporate office This guy is typically someone
who has devoted many years on the shop floor (it
could also be in a lab..or in sales..or in data collection),
mostly a technical person who executes rather than
strategises. This guy now wants to be a part of the
strategic team.
4 The Intrepid Entrepreneur who wants to create an
empire. This guy is someone who is all set to start his
or her own business and wants to know the tools of
how to do so.
4 The Power Seeker who wants to crack the
management ceiling he/she has hit because of a lack
of an MBA degree. This person is
typically someone who is a part of
management but sees many
promotions pass by him/ her due to a
perceived lack of managerial
perspective. Most of the top
management believe that a person with
a management degree has managerial
perspective.
4 The Money Player who would like to
increase his/her pay packet. An MBA
degree immediately increases your
market value. If a ...