Comments on: MBA vs. CA — which is better? http://neilmcintyre.ca/mba-vs-ca-which-is-better/ From external to internal audit Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Northern Gates Staff http://neilmcintyre.ca/mba-vs-ca-which-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-3486 Northern Gates Staff Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:16:17 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=93#comment-3486 I liked your article, especially this line The truth is you can’t look at the letters after one’s name to determine how far they will go in their career. It’s an individual thing. Key is what one does with the credentials after they’ve earned them. I am a CMA. I thought about doing a CA but in the end I chose CMA because I wanted to go right into the private sector. I also felt the CMA course focused more on project and management accounting, which is what I wanted to focus my career on (not that the CA program didn’t). Most business educations focus on the exact same things any way. Inner drive is what propels one’s career. I hate to say it but there are some dumb people out there with degrees and designations. NG http://accountingmoneyblog.blogspot.com/ <a href="http://accountingmoneyblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Accounting Money Blog </a> I liked your article, especially this line

The truth is you can’t look at the letters after one’s name to determine how far they will go in their career. It’s an individual thing. Key is what one does with the credentials after they’ve earned them.

I am a CMA. I thought about doing a CA but in the end I chose CMA because I wanted to go right into the private sector. I also felt the CMA course focused more on project and management accounting, which is what I wanted to focus my career on (not that the CA program didn’t). Most business educations focus on the exact same things any way.

Inner drive is what propels one’s career. I hate to say it but there are some dumb people out there with degrees and designations.

NG
http://accountingmoneyblog.blogspot.com/

Accounting Money Blog

]]> By: Yoran Mogaladi http://neilmcintyre.ca/mba-vs-ca-which-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-3485 Yoran Mogaladi Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:45:03 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=93#comment-3485 The value proposition for MBA needs to be reconfigured to avoid projecting MBA exclusively as cutting people out to become business leaders as this has the effect of MBA graduates being snubbed by insecure managers as aspirising to become CEOs. Business leadership is just but one aspect of the makeup of the MBA programme. The programme arms students with conceptual and analytical know-how on a spectrum of businesses , making them well-suited to function as business analysts and management consultants in such areas as strategic and operations management and project finance. Of course the ability to carry out all these functions suit the profile of the ideal CEO, but this should not be the sole ingredient of the value proposition for the degree (Yoran Mogaladi, South Africa) The value proposition for MBA needs to be reconfigured to avoid projecting MBA exclusively as cutting people out to become business leaders as this has the effect of MBA graduates being snubbed by insecure managers as aspirising to become CEOs. Business leadership is just but one aspect of the makeup of the MBA programme. The programme arms students with conceptual and analytical know-how on a spectrum of businesses , making them well-suited to function as business analysts and management consultants in such areas as strategic and operations management and project finance. Of course the ability to carry out all these functions suit the profile of the ideal CEO, but this should not be the sole ingredient of the value proposition for the degree (Yoran Mogaladi, South Africa)

]]> By: Gaurav http://neilmcintyre.ca/mba-vs-ca-which-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-3472 Gaurav Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:36:37 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=93#comment-3472 You CAs are such a losers u can jus crip bout us MBAs nothin much u can do........... Ha Ha You CAs are such a losers u can jus crip bout us MBAs nothin much u can do.….…… Ha Ha

]]> By: Marty Healy http://neilmcintyre.ca/mba-vs-ca-which-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-3444 Marty Healy Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:33:06 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=93#comment-3444 CA is for number crunchers, MBA is for those who want to boss around the number crunchers. Friend of mine told me they are running a Boys versus Girls event for the Capital Markets. Might be a good place to make new contacts and network. Check them out at www.briefcaselive.com” “Heard WCM and BRIEFCASE LIVE is hosting a business case event on the TTC on April 7. Chair of the TTC, councilor Adam Giambrone will be there as a judge. Sounds like a fun event, I’m probably going to go CA is for number crunchers, MBA is for those who want to boss around the number crunchers. Friend of mine told me they are running a Boys versus Girls event for the Capital Markets. Might be a good place to make new contacts and network. Check them out at http://www.briefcaselive.com”
“Heard WCM and BRIEFCASE LIVE is hosting a business case event on the TTC on April 7. Chair of the TTC, councilor Adam Giambrone will be there as a judge. Sounds like a fun event, I’m probably going to go

]]> By: dia roy http://neilmcintyre.ca/mba-vs-ca-which-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-3438 dia roy Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:28:55 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=93#comment-3438 "Eye of the fish" refers to an incident in the Mahabharata. “Eye of the fish” refers to an incident in the Mahabharata.

]]> By: nm http://neilmcintyre.ca/mba-vs-ca-which-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-130 nm Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:37:54 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=93#comment-130 Good timing! Two days to go... Good timing! Two days to go…

]]> By: Krupo http://neilmcintyre.ca/mba-vs-ca-which-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Krupo Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:57:27 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=93#comment-129 LOL, excellent. And a sign that I've got to get you interested in more computer wargames. ;) Ironically enough, I was on Wiki too, to make sure I had the right spelling! Speaking of wargames, I have a copy of Company of Heroes on pre-order (it was on sale!), and it's scheduled to arrive on Sept 14. Sweet. LOL, excellent. And a sign that I’ve got to get you interested in more computer wargames. ;)

Ironically enough, I was on Wiki too, to make sure I had the right spelling!

Speaking of wargames, I have a copy of Company of Heroes on pre-order (it was on sale!), and it’s scheduled to arrive on Sept 14.

Sweet.

]]> By: nm http://neilmcintyre.ca/mba-vs-ca-which-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-128 nm Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:02:37 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=93#comment-128 Kudos on using "Pyrrhic victory" in the original comment - actually had to look that one up in Wikipedia! Kudos on using “Pyrrhic victory” in the original comment — actually had to look that one up in Wikipedia!

]]> By: Krupo http://neilmcintyre.ca/mba-vs-ca-which-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Krupo Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:50:10 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=93#comment-127 tried to correct that to nm.ca but there's no "undo submit" function... damnit. tried to correct that to nm.ca but there’s no “undo submit” function… damnit.

]]> By: Krupo http://neilmcintyre.ca/mba-vs-ca-which-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Krupo Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:48:15 +0000 http://neilmcintyre.dreamhosters.com/?p=93#comment-126 Yeah, but as usual, laziness trumphed conventional wisdom or efficiency... or whatever it is you would call engaging in making your own posting. Plus, I try and keep ACS as jargon free as possible. Sorry for 'polluting' nm.com.... ;) Yeah, but as usual, laziness trumphed conventional wisdom or efficiency… or whatever it is you would call engaging in making your own posting. Plus, I try and keep ACS as jargon free as possible. Sorry for ‘polluting’ nm.com.… ;)

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