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[Mark Andrews <mandrews AT ibiblio.org>]

This article from Business 2.0 might be of help:

http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,41346,FF.html

According to them there is little to no evidence to support the theory 
that an MBA will help your career.

-Mark


On Tuesday, October 8, 2002, at 07:32  PM, Jesse D.d.m. Wilbur wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I'm a local and a lurker who is out of the job market and back in grad 
> school
> at UNC's School of Information and Library Science. So far it has been 
> one of
> the best decisions I've ever made. But now I'm faced with another 
> opportunity,
> and I feel like there are a lot of you out there that may want to 
> weigh in on
> this, or may have insight into my question. Which is:
>
> How much value is there in getting an MBA as an adjunct to my MSIS?
>
> The MBA/MSIS is a dual degree, which means I get them both in 3 years. 
> It also
> means I pay only 3 semesters of business school tuition. I've got some
> rationalizations about why I'd get it, but I want to see if they match 
> up with
> industry wide sentiment.
>
> The important reasons for getting an MBA are
> 1) the management training - if I choose to work in a startup (likely) 
> the
> perspective I get with my MBA will help me manage projects. I could 
> also
> develop this on my own over the course of working.
> 2) the network and contacts of people I will meet at business school.
> 3) the combination of information theory and information management 
> that I
> cannot get out of either school individually.
> 4) and, of course, the money.
>
> Where do you sit on this question?
>
> Thanks,
> Jesse
>
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