Comments on: The MBA Oath – It’s About Time

By: wiljr

wiljr — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:20:21 +0000

From what I recall, and this was quite awhile ago, you are right: the curriculum to achieve CFA Charter status is the same across the world, which makes the CFA a globally recognizable charter. A nice thing to have.

Of course, applying this to MBA programs would probably devalue the different business schools and their philosophies (and the monies they charge!).

The core MBA classes seems like the right path – even sharing the revenues across the board to keep the core curriculum afloat might make sense.

Great article – glad to see it’s getting so much coverage. I’ll be taking the Oath and passing it to my colleagues and fellow alums.

By: wiljr

wiljr — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:20:00 +0000

Of course, applying this to MBA programs would probably devalue the different business schools and their philosophies (and the monies they charge!).

The core MBA classes seems like the right path – even sharing the revenues across the board to keep the core curriculum afloat might make sense.

Great article – glad to see it’s getting so much coverage. I’ll be taking the Oath and passing it to my colleagues and fellow alums.

By: Max

Max — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:59:51 +0000

Thanks for the post. I like the comparison to the CFA. A CFA means the same thing everywhere doesn’t it? Meanwhile there is no core MBA curriculum across schools. You get the same degree for doing it in a one year program or two, in-person or correspondence, full-time or part-time. There is no exam to demonstrate content mastery. It would be interesting to find out the history of the CFA – how it got started and how it took hold.

By: Max

Max — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:59:00 +0000