Content written by Oliver MTAPURI and Mankolo LETHOKO and published by Global Media Journal TR Edition
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Extracted Content: Abstract – Numerous studies have been done with regards to the quality, relevance, curriculum content, employers’ needs in relation to MBA graduates and the students’ expectations when they enrol for an MBA. However, there are a few studies which have been done to investigate the need to have a traditional general MBA programme or an MBA with specialisation. The content (curriculum) of business education and the ways in which it is transmitted constitutes the crux of the existence of business schools. It is against this backdrop that this paper seeks to investigate the different configurations that exist within the MBA with specialisation or a traditional MBA with no specialisation. The article uses content analysis of the curriculum of the existing curriculum of 16 accredited business schools in South Africa in order to determine if South African Business schools are embracing the latest developments in management education, whereby institutions are moving towards an MBA with specialisation as opposed to a general MBA.