> Why do older executives desire MBA's or B-school Ph.D.'s?
> Fabio
For the same reason most investors need an advisor - for discipline.
Old dogs do need to learn new tricks, and the execs could do so on their own,
but but most don't have the discipline to do it alone. By taking a class,
they p
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Subject: Re: MBA's for senior exec's
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> Yet another potential reason could be that these programs keep
> executives up to speed on the latest management techniques,
> technology, etc. Most M
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>If it is not useful, then why do companies pay for Executive MBA programs?
>I have known several high ranking executives
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Subject: MBA's for senior exec's
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> Why d
Why do older executives desire MBA's or B-school Ph.D.'s? They don't
need to signal brains because they have a track record, and they
won't learn much useful stuff. It can't terribly useful credential
when you are in mid or late career. Any takes? or is this just
consumption on the part of execs?
