Interesting comment about the MBA being the ground level of management, in fact the progression and development of the MBA during the 40s and 50s was thought to be exactly that. A variety of programs were developed encompassing the new management thinking. They mirrored the rise of subjects such as human resources - which of course during those days was called personnel management. Organisational theory began to feature as a subject, along with the idea of financial management as opposed to simple historical accounting.
The seventies saw the beginning of the real boom in professional degrees, and the MBA began to see specialization. Increasingly it was recognized that experience before study could give students some basis to work with, so students were encouraged to work in industry for two to five years before returning to add theory to their practical experience.
# posted by Mary @ 12:56 PM
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