Quote by Michel Vergotte

MBA programs are underwritten by large companies and they succeed at producing future employees of large companies. In that regard, they are doing exactly…

— Lewis Schiff

I've been among their critics [MBA programs]. Much of what I've seen in business schools is quite non-rigorous. Anecdotal histories are stretched to illustrate…

— Charles R. Morris

MBA students come out with: 'My staff is my most important asset.' Bullshit. Staff is usually your biggest cost. We all employ some lazy…

— Michael O'Leary

Eighty percent of the cases used in the typical MBA program are about successful companies. Students graduate with this notion that 'If I do…

— Anonymous

I don't have an MBA from Harvard Business School. I learnt everything on the job.

— Sussanne Khan

I did an MBA because when I left Skype, I didn't have a clear idea of whether I wanted to create or join a…

— Taavet Hinrikus

The original and brilliant idea of an MBA was the opportunity for students to study the theory and application of business and management principles.

— Warren Bennis

If the question is, how do we best produce business people who can succeed in the post-Great Recession era, then I think the MBA…

— Lewis Schiff

Hire extremely independent, intelligent, and passionate people, not necessarily "experts." Maybe three or four of my employees have MBAs, and those guys aren't necessarily…

— Yvon Chouinard

You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the MBAs out…

— Grace Hopper

“who got an MBA after starting as a PM at Microsoft, decided to go to business school when he noticed that well-designed products didn’t…

— Gayle Laakmann McDowell

Most regular, two-year MBA programs provide both experience and the capacity to link together the essential elements of management such as finance, marketing, organizational…

— Warren Bennis