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§ Bill (USA) |
B education gives some recollection |
"I asked a similar question when I was going for my MBA and posed it to a group of young CEOs. Although they were successful in their businesses they agreed that by going for the degree would provide a background in the area of finance. You may not remember everything given the immensity of what needs to be learned but at least you have some recollection of the topic later on that allows you to go back and explore it further as needed." |
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§ AntoinetteSW (UK) |
Business education is essential |
"Business education is essential; most people in middle and senior roles within business will at some time have undertaken formal traning and education whether an initial business degree or course, which in time may be followed on with an MBA or other education oportunities.
From my point of view what I have learned through formal courses, attending selected seminars, reading well informed material refreshes the thinking, takes you back to "Basics" every now again (which in my opinion you need to do every now and again) - and no I don't remember everything I have been taught, but I remember sufficient elements that enable me to pick out relelvant referencne information or reseach as and when I need it. It has provided me with sufficient knowledge to identify clearly what I don't know (and if we are truthful we all have plenty of those categories when you look and the breadth and depth of complexities of the modern business world) and obtain the relevant inout and support for those topics when appropriate." |
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§ Brendan Dunphy (France) |
Disappointed MBA's... |
"I think one downside of the mountain of books and education is that practitioners lose sight of the fundamentals of business and their immediate challenges, attention diverted by the latest fad, particularly in larger organisations.
I have lost count of the number of disappointed MBA's returning to previous or new employers only to find their new-found and hard-earned knowledge not required, or desired. There is a gulf between business academia and business practice not seen in other disciplines but bridged by commercial and professional bodies; is this the way it will always be?" |
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§ Hemant Vora (USA) |
Better Understanding Surroundings |
"Usefulness of Business education in daily professional life may be limited, however, its impact on one's perception of his or her surrounding and events changes and adds better understanding. That in turn brings more confidence and refined approach to day to day work." |
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§ Natalia (Russia) |
Is business education useful? |
"I am convinced: employees with MSc, MBA or any other relevant business education can make a business decision faster, but additional experience is also essential. Today the business is changing very often and the ability to make fast and correct decision can be trained by business education plus, of course, experience. Usefulness (example): Now I am in controlling+IT, but my first degree was in pedagogics (I thought it was my mistake as I never used this knowledge till now). But now I apply pedagogics for users trainings:)) Conclusion: I have working experience of 14 years and I understood that continious business education is really important." |
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§ Bena Dookie-Shah (Trinidad and Tobago) |
Business Education |
"Continuous business education is important. The amount that is remembered and applied is dependent on the individual just like any knowledge gained or skill learned. Education and knowledge may not be all 'remembered' but it really never goes away even if an individual's career path may be different than his/her formal training. Experience can strengthen or increase knowledge as well as help any individual make better informed decisions. Generally however, how it is used is dependent on individual behaviors, characteristics and interpretations. Business education, like health, safety or environmental education helps us in our personal lives. Our capacity to store can take much more than we can really put in...or get out.....i'm all for business education being useful. I find the works of some of the current 'gurus' quite interesting. When I purchase a new book, I try to get one that covers what a number of other books deal with." |
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§ Adonis Adoyi (Nigeria) |
Is business education essential |
"At first I used to think that one does not need a business administrator to establish ones own business, but with time I have come to realise the intricacies in businesses and the surrounding environment. In fact I am now conviced that there is no business without an administrator." |
