WHERE DOES AN MBA FIT IN THE STORY OF A CHINESE PROFESSIONAL?
论文作者:FAN ZHAO论文属性:硕士毕业论文 dissertation登出时间:2006-12-02编辑:点击率:5019
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WHERE DOES AN MBA FIT IN THE STORY OF A CHINESE PROFESSIONAL?
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Table of contents
List of Tables iv
List of Figures v
Acknowledgements vii
Abstract viii
Abbreviations ix
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Purpose of Research 2
2 Literature Review 3
2.1 Introduction 3
2.2 What is MBA? 3
2.2.1 The Academic Characteristic 3
2.2.2 The relationship between MBA and economy 5
2.2.3 The
history of MBA – Developing as a professional degree 8
2.3 MBA in China 14
2.3.1 The social background 14
2.3.2 A short history of MBA programmes in China 16
2.3.3 Curriculum and Admission 17
2.4 Where does an MBA fit in your story? – MBA and Career 19
2.4.1 Career Theories 19
2.4.2 The benefit of MBA 20
2.4.3 MBAs’ Career choice – Western approach 21
2.4.4 MBAs’ Career choice – Chinese approach 23
2.5 Where does an MBA fit in the story of a Chinese Professional? 28
3 Methodology 30
3.1 Data Collection 30
3.1.1 Data Required 30
3.1.2 Collecting Method 31
3.1.3 The Questionnaire 31
3.2 Data Analysing 33
3.3 Limitations 33
3.3.1 Time and Geographical limitation 33
3.3.2 Responding rate concern 34
4 Findings 35
4.1 MBA Students’ response 35
4.1.1 Personal Background of MBA students 41
4.2 MBA Graduates’ response 43
4.2.1 Personal Information of MBA graduates 46
5 Discussion 48
5.1 Understanding of MBA 48
5.2 MBA and career 52
5.2.1 Career goals of MBA students 52
5.2.2 Life and career after MBA 56
6 Conclusion 59
6.1 Overview of research 59
6.2 Recommendations 60
6.3 Opportunities for further research 61
6.3.1 Getting new content 61
6.3.2 Using different research method 62
6.3.3 Comparing internationally 62
Bibliography 63
Appendices 68
Appendix A: Sample of the Questionnaire 68
Appendix B: Samples of responses 69
List of Tables
Table 2.1 – Development of MBA programme in China 17
Table 5.1 – MBA students’ and graduates’ definition of MBA 48
Table 5.2 – MBAs’ expectation comparison 49
Table 5.3 – MBA students’ and graduates’ purpose of taking MBA 50
Table 5.4 – The situation in which MBA students and graduates chose MBA 51
Table 5.5 – MBA students preferred organisation compare with past survey 53
Table 5.6 – MBA students preferred industry compare with past survey 54
Table 5.7 – MBA students’ career goal compare with past survey 55
Table 5.8 – MBA graduates’ evaluation on MBA compare with past survey 56
Table 5.9 – MBA graduates’ job satisfaction level compare with past survey 57
Table 5.10 – MBA graduates’ life prioritise compare with past survey 58
List of Figures
Figure 2.1 – MBA Award and GDP 7
Figure 2.2 – Paths through China’s
Education System for Study Participants 14
Figure 2.3 – Universum MBA Survey 1997: Life’s Prioritise 22
Figure 2.4 – Universum Graduate Survey 2002: Career Goal 23
Figure 2.5 – What did you get from your MBA programme? 24
Figure 2.6 – How did MBA help after the programme? 25
Figure 2.7 – What kind of organisation were/are you in? 25
Figure 2.8 – Which industry were/are you in? 26
Figure 2.9 – Will you start your own business? 26
Figure 2.10 – Position Change 27
Figure 2.11 – Salary Change 27
Figure 2.12 – Job Satisfaction 28
Figure 4.1 – Students define MBA 35
Figure 4.2 – Students’ expectations of MBA 36
Figure 4.3 – Students’ purpose of taking MBA 36
Figure 4.4 – The situation in which students choose MBA 37
Figure 4.5 – Preferred employment: 37
Figure 4.6 – Location: 38
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