Content written by Sebastiaan Derksen and published by The Journal of Applied Leadership and Management
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Extracted Content: According to its proponents, an MBA programme can improve one’s managerial and business competencies, knowledge and skills, and thus one’s career chances in business. Worldwide many people make at least one or more career switches during their careers. Every year, among them are approximately one thousand German military officers who make the career switch from the German army to business.
In light of this context, this study focusses on the issue, whether the MBA programme does actually fulfil its proponents’ “promises of improvement” for its graduate students; former German military officers in particular.