More MBA news is centring around the availability of a mini-MBA course at various institutions. The mini-MBA seems ideally suited to vocational, very specific needs, short break from work individuals looking to fill knowledge gaps for career development. Often it is the thought of a year out of the company, or 2 to 3 years of an extra 20 hours a week commitment that stops these people making the jump.
The miniMBA gives them an opportunity to study, typically over a 10-15 week period, without taking an extended break from the company.
The term is also being used by many companies to sell books, short courses, and other materials which really shouldn't be thought of as MBAs at all. That said, I'm sure many of them fulfil the needs of those buying.
Some selected coverage:
" On Feb. 26, Rutgers starts its 12-week "Mini-MBA:Business Es sentials" at Newport Centre, lo catedover a PATH train station on the Jersey City side of theHudson River. On the same day, Rutgers begins afive-week, 10-session 'Mini-MBA: FinanceEssentials' at the same location." from Rutgers offers MBA classes in Hudson, The Star Ledger
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"The article reports on the outcomes of the Mini-MBA program offered by the UST Center for Business Excellence to physicians in a healthcare organization in South Dakota." (link)
"Few people can lavish the time or the money on a full-blown MBA course. However, that doesn't mean that you have to miss out: the new self-study 'Mini-MBA' offers you a special twelve module concentrated course covering key skills and techniques taught to full time MBA students and it is brought to you in weekly mailed instalments during the twelve-week period of the course." (link)
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