Can a Test Gauge the Value of an M.B.A.?
Maggie Jackson,
New York Times,
Sept 09, 2002
From the emerging trends department: an MBA certification test, to be launched in April by the International Certification Institute. As the article asks, "Do students need an impartial seal of approval of their competency, or do their degrees and résumés speak for themselves?" You might think that the reaction of educators would be contrary to the tests, but in fact some small quality schools are cheering for them. "An exam might level the playing field," said Kathleen Trexler, director of the M.B.A. program at Lehigh University's College of Business and Economics in Bethlehem, Pa. "We have a small school with individualized attention. That doesn't get the prestige factor of the big schools."
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