Dear Jennifer, Given my perception of the bias in the market, I would
suggest that you enter an MBA program with a concentration in Management,
rather than an MS program or even an I/O Psych program. However, make sure
that within the management concentration you can take specialized courses
in: 1) Selection and Evaluation; 3) Job Design and Analysis; 3)
Compensation Theory; 3) Labor Relations; 5) Training and Development. Most
MBAs lack the necessary level of training and expertise in these to be
effective in these areas.
While there are many find programs out there, some which offer the MBA
within a year, I suggest that you focus on the long run. Assuming that you
have at least 30 more years of employment ahead of you, I would recommend
that you go to the very best program you can get into regardless of time or
expense. I think the net present value of your future earnings, resulting
from a quality education, will be more than enough to justify the
additional time and expense.
Good luck
Kim Boal
At 08:08 AM 11/25/98 -0800, you wrote:
> Although I am relatively new to this discussion group, I have
>noticed a great deal of information regarding post undergraduate
>education.
> I would be interested in anyones personal opinion regarding
>whether it is beneficial (or even necessary) to complete a HR Masters
>program along with an M.B.A. program with a specialization in HR.
>Would the M.B.A. program suffice?
> Also, I am interested if anyone knows of any one year HR masters
>programs, as opposed to your traditional two year programs.
> Thank you very much for you help. You may respond directly to me
>at
jenniferkurek@yahoo.com
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Kim Boal
College of Business Administration
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409
(806) 742-2150
KimBoal@ttu.edu