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Marketwatch - April 09, 2007 10:19 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- An M.B.A. provides the strong general education that an executive needs but it doesn't teach the skills needed in the day-to-day operation of a business, according to a survey of international executives.
Only 20% of the executives surveyed said that an M.B.A. prepares people to deal with the real-life challenges that a manager must face, according to the survey of 133 top executives at firms in the U.S., U.K., France and Germany by Egon Zehnder International, an executive search firm. Among the executives surveyed, 40% hold an M.B.A. themselves.
What's the message for job seekers?
"Don't think an M.B.A. alone is a ticket to the executive suite," said George Davis, a U.S. co-managing partner with Egon Zehnder International. Davis is based in Boston.
Job seekers need both "functional experience and managerial experience, including managing people and projects," Davis said. "You get [graduates] out of leading institutions, they think they can walk right in and know how to do it" -- but that's not always the case, he said.
An M.B.A. is "a launching pad. It's a necessary prerequisite, but it does not give you [the means to handle] all the experiences that managers face today," Davis said.
Only 14% of U.S. executives, 14% of British executives and 15% of French executives agreed with the statement that "during an M.B.A., you are trained to deal with the real challenges faced by a manager (e.g. handle crisis, act politically, communicate)."
Still, 36% of German executives agreed with that statement.
"M.B.A.s are valued highly, but it's not the panacea. Get real work. Get real expertise," Davis said. "Make sure you have a functional skill set."
Meanwhile, 24% of U.S. executives agreed that "an M.B.A. provides excellent and adequate preparation for a leadership position," while 29% of the British executives, 54% of the French executives and 45% of the German executives agreed with that statement. The survey instructed respondents to consider an M.B.A. from a renowned institution, such as Harvard.
On a related question, 74% of the executives overall agreed with the statement that "if all you know about is business, then you know nothing about business either."
When asked to point to activities best suited to avoiding tunnel vision in business, "talking to interesting people," "my family life," and "reading" were among the top methods, the executives said.
While about 20% of the executives from the U.K., France and Germany agreed that "deliberately letting myself drift" is an important way to avoid tunnel vision, just 6% of U.S. executives pointed to that as a strategy.
While the survey's sample size is small, in-person interviews were conducted with each of the top executives or directors, and all work at leading, Fortune 500-type firms in their respective countries, Davis said.
The survey also offers a message to managers who make hiring decisions, Davis said. "Don't let an M.B.A." determine your hiring selection, he said.
The survey also found that U.S. universities and colleges are more highly regarded than schools in other countries, with 73% of U.S. executives, 69% of French executives, 55% of German executives and 39% of British executives pointing to the U.S. as the ideal place to educate college-aged students.
Ethics are highly valued
When asked to assess executives based on characteristics other than their professional qualifications, 97% of U.S. executives, 86% of U.K. executives, 85% of German executives and 69% of French executives said ethical behavior was extremely or very important.
For the U.S. and U.K. executives, ethical behavior topped the list of key attributes for an executive.
But personal charisma topped that list for German and French executives, with 95% of German executives and 100% of French executives noting that charisma is an extremely important characteristic for an executive.
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