Why Did I Get an MBA?

By Bob Barnwell
Copywriter/Marketing Professional

Right now, there is no shortage of articles and blogs making valid points on reasons to invest time and money in pursuing an MBA. In fact, in my cohort, the reasons were varied. For some, the MBA represented an opportunity to advance within their current organization—as many were receiving financial support from their employers to do so. For others, the MBA represented a competitive advantage in an uncertain world. For example, one woman spoke of working in the newspaper industry. She saw that an MBA was critical for her to land on her feet, regardless of what the future held for the newspaper business. For still others, the MBA represented a personal goal waiting to be achieved. They sought an MBA for the purpose of both doing their jobs better and climbing a mountain they had always known was waiting for them.

For me, I wanted the training to do my job better, and I also wanted a competitive advantage to face the future. But most of all, I want to earn a PhD in marketing. Therefore, my goal in pursuing an MBA was to make myself an attractive applicant for a PhD program. This is why I made sure that the MBA program I applied to was AACSB-accredited. You see, articles like Ronald Alsop’s 2007 Wall Street Journal piece, “PhD Shortage, Business Schools Seek Professors,” and Dr. Kristy Reynold’s 2005 American Marketing Association (AMA) PowerPoint presentation, “Is there a doctorate in the house?” inspired me. As an experienced copywriter, I can honestly say I love marketing, its nuisances, contradictions, mysteries, and opportunities. This is why, for me, a professional life spent pulling back the curtain to find answers and ask new questions, as I educate others, is a life I want to live.    

Overall, what I’ve learned about business and about myself as a result of my MBA experience, I’ve been able to put into practice nearly every day, and that’s the bottom line. 

Comments

[James Smith]

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[Online Schools]

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