Capitalising on Learning: An Exploration of the MBA as a Vehicle for Developing Career Competencies

By J. Sturges, R. Simpson, Y. Altman. 2003

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Subfields: Education, Management of Technology and Innovation, Political Science and International Relations

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Citations in the corpus

• Online Course Delivery: An Empirical Investigation of Factors Affecting Student Satisfaction (2009, background): “At the graduate level, attaining a master of business administration (MBA) degree has been a means of career development for individuals interested in acquiring management skills and improving job opportunities (eg, Eberhardt, Moser, & McGee, 1997 ; Sturges, Simpson, & Altman, 2003 ; Zhao, Truell”
• Explaining influences on career ‘choice’: the case of MBA students in comparative perspective (2005, background): “…it may improve one’s human capital, and enhance their career prospects and employability, it may be used as a vehicle to negotiate an accelerated route to career advancement (Baruch and Peiperl, 2000), build their self confidence (Sturges et al., 2003), it may also facilitate career change.”
• Factors Influencing Career Choice of Management Students in India. (2008, background): “Sturges et al. (2003) proposed that the MBA degree imparts certain key competencies to students.”