Master of Business Administration

Welcome to the Wikiversity Master of Business Administration Program, part of the School of Business.

Introduction

This document will link and organize the information found here on WikiMedia and elsewhere on the internet to provide a comprehensive business education such as one provided by the top business schools in the world.

A Master in Business Administration (MBA) is unlike many other academic programs. While most Master programs provide a further specialization within a particular school or discipline (such as law), an MBA is typically interdisciplinary, drawing from the fields of psychology, sociology, economics, accounting and finance.

Most of the material found within an MBA program is not unique to business. Rather, an MBA provides exposure to the diverse ideas which are most useful to a person who is interested in succeeding in business within an-easy-to learn two-year bundle. Despite all the drinking and socializing, an MBA can be a lot of work. If you work through all the concepts referenced, it should take you awhile (probably 2,000+ hours). You're also going to have to get good at Excel.

Let's get started.

Core Learning Projects Explanation

Some MBA programs have core course requirements in the fields listed below. For examples, please refer to the core requirements of INSEAD, Sciences-Po, Harvard Business School, Wharton Business School, and Columbia Business School.

Many MBA programs also have coursework on advanced topics based on these core subjects. Other diverse subjects (such as psychology) also may be included in an MBA curriculum.

This listing of core learning projects attempts to replicate that core curriculum.

MBA Core Learning Projects

• Basic Probability and Statistics
• Financial Accounting
• Managerial Accounting
• Corporate Strategy
• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Decision Models
• Corporate Finance
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing Implementation
• Organizational Behavior and Structure
• Leadership
• Operations Management
• Negotiations
• Ethics
• Capital Markets

External Links

Good Reading List: http://www.amazon.com/Personal-MBA/lm/R2QO2OKO7RZ2NT/ref=cm_lm_dtpa_fvlm_cfa_2/104-5567874-4297555

Further Reading

• Competition Demystified by Bruce Greenwald
• The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
• Getting Things Done by David Allen
• The Little Book that Beats the Street by Joel Greenblatt

About the Contributors

One of the first contributors to this curriculum overview was John O'Brien. John received his MBA from Columbia Business School in 2006. He can be contacted online at pulplit.net.