Yeah....I finished with only a 3.85, I guess I slipped a bit.
Most of what I had to take was finance related with a smatthering of statisitics and research related coursework. Very little of what I took had to do with "management" per se. An MBA is essentially a finance degree, which I understand about as much of as I do Quantum Physics.
Something that really struck me was that in all the books I had to go through (about 4 - 5 feet high at least and 200 lbs or better) there was only one instance in one book related to business management that referenced ISO. That's it, one little portion of a sentence in an MBA program! Seems pretty sad to me.
As for value...looks really nice on a resume and it kinda makes you sound like a business stud of sorts, but the bottom line is you still gotta perform. I could fill up a whole line with my credentials and education diplomas...EMS-LA, CUSA, REA, B.S., MBA and so forth, but when the EPA comes knocking or I have to convince someone that I know what I'm talking about that alphabet behind my name doesn't mean too much.
I think that something like an MBA can, be used by a professional in the Quality field or the Environmental & Safety field (that I am now working in) to add validity to arguments and better position someone when dealing with senior level folks. It ultimately boils down to the person and what they can deliver.
What people with advanced degrees and those that demand them or don't acknowledge people without them need to remember is the TV commercial that has been on for a year or 2 about the clod who has an MBA, apparently reminds a supervisor of that, resulting in his having to be helped to perform a task that any competent administrative assistant with a HS diploma could breeze through.
That's typical.....