ECO 527 | The MBA Decision | Case 1 | Group 4 | | | | 1. How does Ben’s age affect his decision to get an MBA? We assume that both MBA program start at the beginning of the year‚ now is the beginning of the year at his age of 28 and he can enroll both program now. The following summary table shows the information he can use to make the decision. Option | Dewey and Louis | Ritter College ‚Wilton Univ (2 year program) | Mount Perry College (1 year program) | Tuition
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List of Tables Page Table 4.1 Age Distribution of Respondents 46 Table 4.2 Marital Status 48 Table 4.3 Smoking Habits 49 Table 4.4 Alcohol Drinking Habits 50 Table 4.5 Chi-square test rests of knowledge of drug abuse 51 Table 4.6 Identification of commonly abused drugs 52 Table 4.7 Abuse of illicit drugs only 53 Table 4.8 Chi-square calculation of peer pressure a powerful influence in introducing Nigerian university students to drugs
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1. How does Ben’s age affect his decision to get an MBA? This document is the property of Management Development Institute‚ Gurgaon. Ben passed out from college six years ago with a finance undergraduate degree. He is 28 years of age and his goal I to become an investment banker. Ben’s age can affect his decision to get an MBA due to the following reasons: o His age determines the time period wherein he can be productively employed. The time window available to Ben keeps on reducing with age
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A short-term professional goal I have envisioned is to become to obtain a MBA degree while worker as an Executive Team Leader at Target. My goal is to be able to manage both work and school at the same time and be as efficient with my time as possible. I would like to build my managerial career as at Target and eventually become a Store Team Leader within the Target Corporation‚ which is a long-term professional goal I hope to accomplish within ten years. Being a Store Team Leader would mean that
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12000 Health Insurance 0 3000 3000 Room and Board 0 $2000 $2000 Discount rate 6.5% 1. How does Ben’s age affect his decision to get an MBA? a. Ben’s current age is a key factor in his decision making process. If he starts a program now‚ he will be in his early thirties when his finishes‚ since it usually takes about two years to complete an MBA program. If he begins the program later in his professional career‚ he might have a harder time with the material. It is more likely that he will
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Essay Question #1 Some students pursue an MBA to make a career change; others pursue an MBA to accelerate their current career path. (500 words or less) a) If your goal is to change careers‚ describe your plan to achieve your goals before‚ during and after your MBA. b) If you intend to follow your current career path‚ describe how the MBA will add value to achieve your goals. A Project Manager- Construction at present‚ I wish to now gain expertise in Supply Chain Management and make a lateral
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The MBA Decision Ben Gates graduated from college six years ago with a finance undergraduate degree. Since Graduation‚ he has been employed in the finance department at East Coast Yachts. Although he is satisfied with his current job‚ his goal I to become an investment banker. He feels that an MBA degree would allow him to achieve this goal. After examining schools‚ he has narrowed his choice to either Wilton University or Mount Perry College. Although internships are encouraged by both schools‚
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Maggi’s Brand Extension: In 1998‚ Nestle launched Maggi’s first brand extension‚ Maggi soup. At this stage‚ There was no organized packaged soup market in India. Nestle planned to create a market for packaged soup as it felt the category had a lot of potential. However‚ according to analysis‚ the company had introduced soups only to cash in on the Maggi’s brand name‚ and was never very serious about the segment. In 1993‚ “Sweet Maggi”‚ the first variant of Maggi noodles was launched. The company
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Building Dissertation 443 Topic Proposal Assignment BUILDING DISSERTATION 443 TOPIC PROPOSAL Title: LEAN SIX SIGMA: Analysis of its use within the Supply Chain of Oil and Gas Construction projects in Western Australia Name: Student Number: Unit Name: Email Address: Date Submitted: Daniel Foley 15487960 Building Dissertation 443 d_foley_@hotmail.com 27th March 2014 Word Count: 933 URL (if applicable): Curtin University of Technology By submitting this assignment‚ I declare
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Discuss your post-MBA professional goals‚ beginning with the MBA specialization you plan to pursue. How did you decide on this career path‚ and why do you feel these goals are realistic for you? ------------------------ A lonely child stands in the Ganges River washing his clothes pondering his life. An elderly fisherman floats on a tiny handmade boat in the Amazon wondering if he will catch food for his family to eat that night. An underdog football player‚ who after trying for years‚ finally
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