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- Title
On Managers Not MBAs.
- Authors
Tyson, Laura D'Andrea
- Abstract
This article comments on the book Managers Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management Development, by Henry Mintzberg. Professor Mintzberg argues that Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs offer specialized training in the functions of business, not general educating in the practice of managing. He goes on to outline three types of management style: calculating, heroic, and engaging. He says that the latter management style is what our times now demand. This style is highly dependent on sensitivity to people, but Professor Mintzberg believes that MBA courses tend to attract students who do not necessarily have the necessary people skills or the necessary focus on people issues. He urges business schools to re-think their programs. There are three elements to global business capabilities: knowledge, skills, and attributes. Knowledge must be the starting point of any executive career. The second element of global capabilities is the acquisition of skills. Skills are practiced ability, the learning acquired through the repeated application of knowledge. The final element in global business capabilities is leadership attributes, individual qualities, characteristics, or behaviors that are the foundation of successful leadership. Such attributes are usually acquired at a later stage in an executive's career.
- Subjects
MANAGERS, Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing &; Management Development (Book); MINTZBERG, Henry, 1939-; MASTER of business administration degree; BUSINESS education; MANAGEMENT
- Publication
Academy of Management Learning & Education, 2005, Vol 4, Issue 2, p235
- ISSN
1537-260X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5465/AMLE.2005.17268572