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According to Wikipedia, ethics (also known as moral philosophy) is a branch of philosophy which seeks to address questions about morality; that is, about concepts such as good and bad, right and wrong, justice, and virtue.  An MBA is defined as a Masters of Business Administration degree earned from an accredited university.   Concepts such as management and finance are taught.  According to professors in MBA programs, ethics courses have been taught to students for over thirty years.  Business and ethics do mix.   Why, then, does the media perpetuate the string of business leaders who either took a bonus after being bailed out by the government or were arrested for swindling investors?  How can current and prospective MBA candidates learn from the “greed” of corporate executives?

A NY Times article describing the woes of the Venture Capital Industry interviewed a couple of VC veterans who had this to say about MBAs:

“The biggest names in the industry are concerned about low returns and are blaming several factors: funds that have grown too large, the M.B.A.’s that have invaded the industry and older partners who have lost touch with what is new in technology.”

[They] also attribute the venture industry’s struggles in part to the business school graduates who now populate Sand Hill Road offices, taking the place of the entrepreneurs who first formed venture firms.”

Recently, the Wall Street Journal surveyed over two thousand students and alumni of 48 business schools to access the quality of Accelerated MBA (One Year) programs. The respondents were surveyed on a variety of topics such as: program flexibility; career services; usefulness of the training; and whether or not their degree protected them from the recession.

The results were then used to put together a ranking of one year accelerated MBA programs. While the rankings themselves offered few surprises – European schools took the top three spots and Kellogg and Babson rounding out the top five – the students’ responses yielded some interesting insights.

Most respondents said that the determining factor in their decision to pursue an accelerated MBA was, unsurprisingly, the ability to re-enter the workforce more quickly. More importantly, most thought that their degrees prepared them to land higher-paying jobs and adequately prepared them to excel in a global business environment. According to the respondents, recruiters and hiring managers view the accelerated MBA degree no differently than a regular, two-year degree. Many also cited the ability to gain international exposure, although this was not the case for most U.S.-based programs.

So was the Survey a good one?

One could argue that comparing both U.S.-based students and European students was a major flaw in the survey – domestic students actively chose a one-year program versus a comparable two program, while many international students had little choice; a decision to attend a European school automatically meant that they would have to attend a one-year program. A survey of only U.S. based students probably would have yielded a more accurate overview of why students chose an accelerated MBA program and how they felt about their experience.

An even better experiment would have been to compare the experience of students in a one year MBA program versus those at two-year program – at the same school. The results could shed light on some of the more pressing concerns, such as whether some schools focus more of their recruiting efforts on two-year MBA students relative to their one-year counterparts.

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With the recent insider trading scandal many have questioned the ethical standards of many in the financial community. This article from Wharton discusses this phenomena and how it is reflected in the industry.

We’d love to hear any student’s thoughts on the matter, so feel free to comment.