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Finweek MBAconnect.net MBA Life Impact Survey 2012:
Should I do an MBA or Not?
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Finweek Magazine , together with
MBAconnect.net and
FeedbackRocket.com, an international award-winning online feedback
platform, carried out the first MBA Life Impact Survey throughout South Africa.
For the first time, this research aimed to answer the fundamental question:
“Should I do an MBA or not?”
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Traditionally, business schools and other media have focused only on the impact
that the MBA degree has on career and financial remuneration. Although these areas
are important, this is only one part of the overall impact of the MBA. An MBA also
has a major effect on one’s family, work-life balance, lifestyle, health, as well
as psychological intangibles (such as status, confidence, leadership development,
etc.). Besides career advancement and remuneration, people should consider all these
factors when deciding whether or not to study for an MBA.
Assuming a decision has been made to do an MBA, a secondary question that the research
answers is then:
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“Understanding the factors which are important to me, which business school is
strongest in those
areas (and hence is the best fit for me)?”
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1,575 MBA graduates and students from business schools throughout South Africa completed
the survey, with MBAconnect.net members accounting for almost a quarter of responses.
Thanks to everyone who took part.
The findings of this ground-breaking survey have a significant effect on the attractiveness
of the MBA degree.
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Listen to the Finweek podcast about the survey here
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