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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Sports and Recreation

I saw a very interesting MBA advertised this week - one in Sports and Recreation management. I was interested to see what subjects this MBA program offered, and to see how it would differ from a run of the mill MBA.

In fact there was very little difference in the base subjects - which I suppose I could have expected. However much of the practical work was around the industry that it was designed for, and there was real emphasis on the marketing aspects of sports and recreation. There was also consideration of subjects such as sponsorship which must figure largely in this industry.

For people who are dedicated to this industry it must be a real advantage to be able to study in the industry itself. I've no doubt that the contacts you make on a program such as this are invaluable too.

# posted by Mary @ 10:38 PM  
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As you point out this seems to make the best use of the joys of an MBA program in three different ways. The first is as you say, the basis of all MBA programs, the nuts and bolts of planning, finance, group working, business plans and so on. All of the subjects that a specialist needs to know to become a general manager.
Then there's the industry specific knowledge, and as you've pointed out there's definitely a trend in MBA programs to do this, to make them industry specific.
The third one is something you've been pointing out a lot, that the networks you create in an MBA program can be of great use in furthering your career.
Looks like this one touches all three bases!
# posted by failingeconomist : 8:50 AM
 
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