...Yehuda Baruch Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically reflect on the value of the MBA – a Master in Business Administration, considered the flagship of business and management education. The author aims to bridge the gap in the understanding of the possible added value of the MBA...

... at: eranv@poli.haifa.ac.il © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Career development Citizenship Behaviour Gender Cross‐cultural studies Master of business administration Recent decades have witnessed a growing interest in political and citizenship values as related to modern...

.... Over 1,500,000 MBAs have been awarded in the United States since 1970 (US Department of Education, 2006). Eddy S.W. Ng can be contacted at: esng@csupomona.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Careers Master of business administration United States of America Students...

... of the major gender‐related similarities and differences in the career development of MBA students in six countries, and paves the way for further research in the field. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Career development Gender Cross‐cultural studies Master of business administration...

.../value Given the dearth of empirical research on management education in Greece, this study contributes to debates in the wider academic community discussing the impact of MBA studies on managerial jobs. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Greece Business studies Master of business...

... Master of business administration Career development Careers A popular conception surrounding the MBA degree is that it leads to fast track career success, typically construed in terms of improved salary and hierarchical position (Baruch and Peiperl, 2000 ; Carnall, 1992). Indeed, the value...

...; and to develop a model to explain any differences found between women in Canada and the UK in career progress and experience of career barriers Women Careers Career development Master of business administration Canada United Kingdom Over the last 30 years the number of women pursuing...