WE’RE NOT LEARNING ANYTHING’: Stanford GSB Students Sound The Alarm Over Academics

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Anonymous wrote:I think the theory is that you learn a little bit of everything so that you are smart enough to ask good questions. You will not be an expert at accounting but can look at a financial statement and know if something looks off. Same with stats. I'm not arguing whether this is right or wrong, just stating how they look at it.

Though I have found that because of their ridiculous obsession with cases, HBS alums are really bad at accounting and stats. Cases are great for strategy and marketing and some amount of finance, but they are awful for more quantitative disciplines.

The above response is partially correct--the highlighted portion --main partially shows that the writer misunderstands much about MBA programs.

Without doubt, the case method is the best method to train future managers and leaders in business, while accounting, statistics, and other quantitative disciplines are better for specialists rather than for corporate leaders.

Simply put, an MBA program should teach one how assess & coordinate the various disciplines within a corporation in order to achieve corporate objectives. In short, a solid MBA program should teach students how to approach problems within the context of business.

If one prefers to specialize, then that individual should consider earning a specialty master's degree rather than an MBA.