Is getting your Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from a prestigious school really worth up to $350,000? Josh Kaufman, a self proclaimed “independent business educator” does not think so. Kaufman estimates that companies such as Goldman Sachs and McKinsey & Co and others hire no more than 5,000 to 10,000 MBA’s a year. That is out of the more than 200,000 people who are getting their MBA around the world. in Kaufman’s opinion, the only difference between getting your MBA and not, is you are not $350,000 in debt. Kaufman insists an MBA won’t guarantee anyone a high-paying job. To compensate for not getting an MBA he says, one must become a self-educator. Read, read and read to expand your knowledge. Kaufman believes that you can learn as much from the reading list of 30-40 books that he has put together as what the MBA’s are acquiring through their graduate program. Now, Kaufman claims he is making what a fresh graduate student from Harvard’s salary would be earing, “Without any of the debt.” The simple fact Kaufman is trying to make is MBAs are not worth the debt they come with. However, is reading books and studying extremely hard a positive alternative? Business is about connections and who you know. A well renown MBA program will set up any student with great connections for the future, opening many doors which books just can’t offer.
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Way of the future, or not?
Electric cars are the window into our future. Research indicates that in the next 20 years, 1 in 3 British Colombians will be driving electric cars. As it stands now, British Colombians have switched to hybrids at double the rate of the Canadian average. The province of BC is at the forefront of this green revolution. This makes sense as BC has the highest gasoline and lowest electricity prices in North America. In my opinion, these new electric cars are the way of the future not just for those living in BC, but the future for North America. The fact British Colombians are switching to these electric cars proves our ethical views are in the right direction. We are living in a world where the phrase sustainable living has become normalized, so it makes sense on many levels that gasoline powered cars will one day become obsolete. Most of us have a heightened awareness of the environmental issues that are impacting us and our world. Switching over to an electric or hybrid car speaks to the active way we can make a difference by contributing to our lifestyle decisions based on energy saving and our environmental responsibility.
Work Cited: http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/three+vehicles+could+electric+2030+think+tank/3525534/story.html
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