University of Phoenix MGT 521 Management

“Raising and countering objections regarding the decision to get an MBA”

Instructor: Lawrence Kirsch

Student: Carlos Ochoa

Date: 11/01/12

Although the MBA program has been successful for the past years, economy has changed and professionals have adjusted accordingly. The MBA program will provide me the tools to understand and implement business and management principles. I have been working professionally for more than 15 years in challenging positions with engineering companies and have good experience with many of the problems businesses and markets are facing today.

The main reason why I decided to go back to school and attend an MBA program is to increase my salary potential and advanced my career. An MBA degree will help me find more employment opportunities and it will make me a more marketable professional. Although I want to start my own business and an MBA will help me do it. I am convinced that in today’s economy we need more job makers than job seekers.

Earning an MBA is not a decision to be entered into lightly. The biggest disadvantage of taking an MBA program is its cost. The average cost of an MBA is estimated at $30,000 and there is significant time, attention, and energy involved, and there's no guarantee that I will land the perfect job after completing the program. In addition to this, getting an online MBA program will prevent students to have face-to-face contact and networking opportunities. The lack of student-to-student contact is also a disadvantage of an online MBA program. Networking is very important in business and by learning online, you are lessening your chances of expanding your network of contacts.
In the short-term, I am starting my own business of online penny auction. An MBA program will help me achieve my goals by providing me with the opportunity to continue my