But let's take a break. We'll start here next time.
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 4:34 am
In a typical MBA curriculum, it is not uncommon for students to study a particular case study as a means of understanding key principles that the professor considers important. When examining a case, students do not approach the subject matter as a blank slate. Each student uses his or her own work experience and academic preparation.
A person with a marketing background will see things in the case that a person with a finance background may not. A person with a social services background may see things that a person with a brother cell phone list technology background may overlook. However, when all of these perspectives (i.e. individual frameworks) are applied to the case,
Although these are indeed generalizations, they are the dominant teaching patterns for graduate business programs in the US. This underscores that learning is not just a relationship between a student and a professor. You will learn from each other.
In the final analysis, what is important is to have a proper knowledge of both quantitative and qualitative elements with a good foundation in logic and thinking. However, I am reminded of the words of William James: "Many people think they are thinking, when they are simply rearranging their prejudices."
We still have many myths to dispel,
A person with a marketing background will see things in the case that a person with a finance background may not. A person with a social services background may see things that a person with a brother cell phone list technology background may overlook. However, when all of these perspectives (i.e. individual frameworks) are applied to the case,
Although these are indeed generalizations, they are the dominant teaching patterns for graduate business programs in the US. This underscores that learning is not just a relationship between a student and a professor. You will learn from each other.
In the final analysis, what is important is to have a proper knowledge of both quantitative and qualitative elements with a good foundation in logic and thinking. However, I am reminded of the words of William James: "Many people think they are thinking, when they are simply rearranging their prejudices."
We still have many myths to dispel,