As a manager, it's not uncommon to be asked to manage in areas that didn't even exist when you went to school (like the Internet). So, if you want to be an effective manager in this changing world, an
This is a key question. For some US companies, where you study is just as important as what degree you get. Sometimes even more so. I realized this from my undergraduate studies at Yale, and the October 2 issue of BusinessWeek: "Best B Schools" reinforced the fact that where you study matters,
Schools like the Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford, Wharton, and Northwestern have great brand brother cell phone list names. If you get an MBA from one of these schools, you'll have plenty of opportunities to choose from. However, if you dig deeper, you will find that while Harvard and Stanford have great brand names and equally great MBA programs, Yale has a great brand name but its MBA equivalent degree
(Masters in Public and Private Management or MPPM) is not as prestigious as Harvard or Stanford's MBA. Still, since Yale has such a great brand name, it doesn't matter if the degree isn't as valuable. As a graduate of Yale University, you still have great opportunities no matter what degree you pursue. However, the story goes much further than that.
From my conversations with Yale Management School officials and my own observations, I learned that over the past few years, many Yale students began to feel that no one really understood what an MPPM was. So, last year, students were allowed to label their MPPM degrees as MPPM or MBA. As of fall 2000, the MPPM is now officially an MBA. Yale did not make any major changes to the course content. It just changed the name. This shows that students can sometimes make a big difference in American universities, and it also emphasizes how important an MBA degree really is.
Many MBA programs try to attract potential students by developing a specialization.