Earning an MBA from Westwood College
by James Dorris, Ph.D.
A “problem employee” is almost never just a “human resources” problem—it also probably relates to operations, accounting and other areas. Because managers’ responsibilities and problems do not come in neat, compartmentalized packages, the approaches they take to leading and managing should not be compartmentalized.
At the same time that managers deal with complex problems that do not fit neatly into little boxes, MBA programs by and large try to fit them back into those little boxes with discrete courses like managerial accounting, quantitative methods, and finance.
Westwood College’s MBA is different, offering courses that require students to approach managerial decision making across functional areas. For example, MBA502, Responsible Business in the 21st Century, asks students to evaluate complex business situations by applying legal and ethical principles, while weighing their impact on an organization, an industry, country, and world.
Managers taking our MBA begin with courses on professional communication and managerial-decision making tools. They then proceed to engage instructors in courses focusing on decision making theories and tools developed to address real world problems in the managerial work place. At the end of the program, in MBA599, Business Strategy, students bring to bear what they have learned as they experience firsthand the complexities involved with leading a modern business organization.
Westwood College seeks to attract people into our MBA who are already working professionals; goal-oriented people who manage families, busy lives, and people and systems in the workplace. These individuals intuitively understand that problems do not come neatly packaged in little silos. We believe such people are looking to get promoted, target a new industry, and/or be better managers/leaders.
You earned an undergraduate degree. You earned a managerial position. Now, you should earn an advanced degree that is a well recognized career-advancing credential. An MBA from Westwood College adds value to that career-advancing credential by giving you the opportunity to think beyond functional boundaries and focus on solving problems.
If you see yourself in this description, we want to talk to you.