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Do MBAs Make Better CEOs? Sorry Dubya, It Ain't Necessarily So

Two experts argue that the MBA is heavy on the 'B' and light on the 'A'--teaching business functions, not the practice of administering.

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Subject(s): MBA Related

Source(s): Fortune

Author(s): Henry Mintzberg, Joseph Lampel

Posted: 2001-04-22

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