The global MBA: a comparative assessment for its future

Emerald - 2002
YunusKathawala1, KhaledAbdou1, Dean S.Elmuti1
1School of Business, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois, USA

Tóm tắt

There is increased interest in online MBA programs across the globe. This paper attempts to review and assess online MBA programs and what lessons other universities and students can learn from them. It attempts to compare between the online and the traditional MBA. In addition, a thorough evaluation of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the online MBA is made. The evaluation considers point of views from universities, professors, and students that combined together will assess the future and growth of “global MBAs”.

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