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21 Feb 2023, 00:15
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Professionals with MBA degrees from top institutions usually go on to have more successful careers than other professionals pursuing corporate careers. The MBA degree from a top institution, therefore, must be a more important factor in career growth than other factors such as leadership skills, problem-solving acumen, and overall business sense.
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
a. No degree alone can compensate for the lack of leadership skills, problem-solving acumen, and overall business sense.
b. Business acumen is less important for long-term career success than problem-solving ability.
c. Having a successful career depends on leadership skills, problem-solving acumen, and overall business sense.
d. The MBA programs focus on building skills that are essential for long-term career success.
e. Top business schools typically select candidates with good leadership skills, problem-solving acumen, and overall business sense.
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
a. No degree alone can compensate for the lack of leadership skills, problem-solving acumen, and overall business sense.
b. Business acumen is less important for long-term career success than problem-solving ability.
c. Having a successful career depends on leadership skills, problem-solving acumen, and overall business sense.
d. The MBA programs focus on building skills that are essential for long-term career success.
e. Top business schools typically select candidates with good leadership skills, problem-solving acumen, and overall business sense.
23 Feb 2023, 15:56
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The argument claims that having an MBA degree from a top institution is more important than other factors like leadership skills and problem-solving for career success. To weaken this argument, we need to find a statement that undermines this claim. Option E states that top business schools typically select candidates with good leadership skills, problem-solving acumen, and overall business sense. This means that MBA graduates from top institutions may already possess these important skills, making them successful, rather than the degree alone being the cause of their success. Therefore, E weakens the argument the most.
06 Apr 2025, 21:13
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Hi GMATNinja, would you please be able to shed some light on why A is wrong? I didn't pick E because just because the option says that top business schools typical pick candidates with these 3 skills, it doesn't really show how the MBA degree is equally or less important
