i want to decide my future field of study,\n\nso,Please Advise....How MBA differs from CPA?\n\nand\n\nScenario: I will take care of my fathers business in future ,What you think i should consider as my field of study a) MBA b) CPA. \n\nThanks for reading my question \n:-)
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MBA is a Master's of Business Administration, which is an academic degree that can only be granted by an educational institution.\n\nCPA is Certified Public Accountant, which is a professional certification that can be achieved by taking a test of a standard body of knowledge.\n\nYou can get an MBA by attending college, but not a CPA.  You can hold an MBA degree and later sit for the CPA exam, or you can do it the other way around.\n\nI would recommend the MBA for a more general all-around knowledge of business.  If you are particularly interested in Accounting, then you could sit for the CPA.  Many business owners hire outside CPAs to audit and keep their financial records.
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DBA is still as broad topic as MBA...\n\nI can't compare the holder of an MSc to an MBA holder...\n\nAnd so, can't compare a DBA holder to a PhD holder...\n\nMSc and PhD ar more speciallised in the field of Business Admin, and if you plan to do a PhD, you will need to study pre-requisits first...\n\nSo, if you are speaking of time wise, go for a DBA, but for specialisation and the holding of a better certificate, go for a PhD...\n\nAnd the decision is left to you...\n\nI am telling you that because I used to do an MBA, and now postponed it...
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My advice would be to choose an MBA specializing in a field that interests you.  If you get the MBA in human resources you very likely could find yourself with a job in human resources.  Would you like that?  Can you imagine yourself doing that?  While if you got the MBA in marketing you would likely find yourself doing marketing.  I think marketing's more interesting, but thats just me.
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Congrats on finishing school.  As a former accounting student and the son and brother of CPA's I can only say this.  While accounting and finance careers offer great opportunities for solid financial rewards, understand that success at any profession requires long hours (especially at tax time), diligence, and plenty of continuing education.  Remember also that when you are just starting out you will probably be doing just one thing (financial statements, credit reviews, or some similarly dull function) for a while until you gain experience.  The bottom line is, consider what you would really like to do instead of what you can make the most money at.  If you do something you love you will be much more successful.
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well if i  were a young canadian man (never thought i would start a sentence with that) i would probably take accounting and/or book-keeping because there are a variety of short course available in both. hope that helps :-)
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This question has been asked a thousand times.  \nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=Ah8bZus9oHVa.IQq3F2rMOfpy6IX?p=thesis\nYour question is quite unclear.  Are you looking to find which is the best career path?  Ill answer this as if you asking which program you should study.\n\n1\nFirst and foremost a PhD in accounting is quite ridiculous.  Ive never heard of anyone going for that.  Accounting would get you out of school the soonest with a good job maybe not the highest paying but....   A masters in Accounting is acceptable to:\n\n\nBig firms\nSmall firms\nIndependent practice.\n\n2\nIve never heard much about a Ph.D. in commerce.  It sounds obscure.  You might have a hard time finding a school.  And once \n\n3\nA Ph.D. in management seems odd also.  Management responsibilities mainly are personality.  I don't think many CEOs have a Ph.D. in management.\n\n4.  Finance Ph.D.s study the theory of money, interest,, banking, and investments.  Your research will deal mainly with those elements.\n\n5.  A Ph.D. in Econ is hardcore theory of why people spend money and how companies compete to make the most money from those people.  On real point of being an Econ Ph.D. is that you will be the guy who says what a lot of conservatives say but has gone to school for so long that it sticks.  PhDs in econ often advisement and are in high profile economic trend analysis positions.  \n\nPhD level degrees in most fields are mainly geared toward research and/or teaching.
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It depends. I think the strength and value of your MBA will depend on your grades. If you're not a very quantitative person, your grades in finance will probably suffer. Most people who do finance MBAs aspire to work in investment banking, sales & trading or even venture capital. These industries are extremely competitive and offer very good salaries. Chances are that if you've got a lousy MBA from a lousy school, you're not going to get into any of the top firms and will probably end up being a lowly analyst for a long time in some small run down place. If you're dynamic, smart and love to talk best you go for Marketing. If you excel in that field, marketing executives and marketing managers do lead very good lives - travel, stay in top hotels and network with the top brains. Choose wisely. Good luck!
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It is always better to work and then go for MBA because you grasp the subject much better....MBA college also want people with more experienced people who have seen the world and bring in their work place ideas rather than POETS.- as snapshots from hell would say it. So work first for 2 years and then go for it...
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sweetie, i hate to say it but that's what business is.  It's accounting and mathematics.  That's how you know how to run a business.  It's knowing how much money you have, how much money you can make and doing the figuring to know where to take your business.  Perhaps you need to think about going into something besides business altogether?
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Corrections:\n1. Bacholar degree is wrong. It is bachelor's degree.\n2. MBA stands for Master of Business Administration; therefore, it is wrong to say, "master MBA."\n\nI think you should think twice about following a business career. I have heard from my well-educated acquaintances that many MBA graduates from prestigious schools cannot find a job very easily because of the high competition. I'm not saying it's easy to find a job with a mere bachelor's degree in biochemistry, but at least scientists are known to be bad spellers. With your unsatisfactory spelling, you will be laughed at in the business world.
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Get in to top 20 Bschools in US/Europe or Australia. you r career will be sure your money will be worth it. if you save cash and then do MBA from any tomy dicky harry MBA Bschool in hurry the your carrer will be like a curry and may end in gutter. BEWARE and Decide where to put yuor $$ in.ALso find a destination where you will be able to work after yu graduate so you can get your money back or else you will end up in huge debt.
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You sound a little unsure about what you want to do.  I owned my own business for 4 years before going back to school.  I think I know what you are thinking.\n\nWhy do you not want to attend a 4 year college?  \nDo you not think it will really prepare you for business?\nor Do you not want to spend the money?\nor Is it the time?\nor do you think you will have to learn a lot that "you will never need"\n\nMy guess is that it is combo of all of these.\n\nFirst off I’ll address the college question then the general entrepreneurship questions you also probably have.\n\nIf you are admitted to a university you should be able to take all the business courses they have.  However if you go to a competitive business university you may find that they will only allow business majors to take some classes.  Ask several universities you plan on checking out.\n\nA 4 year University has a different perspective on what they can teach you about business.  Most Universities hire only Ph.D.s and most REALLY successful businessmen are not Ph.D.s (Although there are many good business teachers out there).  The perspective that you will get at a university is different then you would get if you were to be mentored by a CEO of a major company.  With that said I still think the technical understanding of business is important.\n\nIf your unsure about your business abilities, start with a community college and begin your business while in school.  Depending on what business you want to start (if you have one picked out already) you should have plenty of time to both if you take only 2 or 3 classes.  I caution you to not pick any business that is too trivial or multi level marketing because this will damage your contacts.  You want to start presenting yourself as a responsible young adult because if you ever decide to sell real estate or investments or any other contract driven business then your contacts will look down on you.\n\nIf your thinking you will waste a lot of time to study things you will never use then double major in something useful like accounty,economics,marketing.business admin  Any two of those would fill yoru scheduel so full you would hardly take anythign that was not business related.  \n\nYou will find the largest benefit of your degree is to hold it up as a trophy to your clients.  You can, however, you can get by fine without a degree if you are motivated.\n\nWith that said I will definitely say that developing your own confidence and belief in yourself is far more important than the technical side of business.  A very effective way to do this is start reading good books.  Self help books may seem corny but they really can help if your not sure if you are prepared for business.  \n\nSome good reads are:\n\n“Think and Grow rich” Napoleon Hill.\n“How to win friends and influence people” Dale Carnegie.\n“Rich dad Poor dad” Robert Kiyosaki (this one is too much fluff for me but many people love it)\n“Absolute Power” Anthony Robins.\n“The Richest Man in Babylon” Og Mandino\n“Low Profile Selling — Act Like a Lamb, Sell Like a Lion book” Tom Hopkins\n\nI’m sure you will find more out there.  \n\nTry and make a schedule for reading your good books and other development strategies.
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Business Administration is a broad major, but if you have a degree in BA and are working retail, something major is wrong.  It is a very marketable and flexible degree.  If one of the specialties within the college of business seem intetesting to you, it would be good to pick it up as a primary or secondary major.  IS is good, if you want to be technical.  I would skip HR.  Finance or accounting are both good too, but as you mentioned, they aren't very exciting.  Be creative, but stick with what you are interested in.  Many people don't even work in the area they studied as their major.
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Accounting...4 year degree and getting a CPA license.  A friend of mine did both and he makes alot of money.  Start by looking into what universities you like...you can also start at a community college if you want, get an associates degree in accounting and transfer to the 4-year university to finish the bachelor degree in that field.  Maybe go on to get an MBA at a business grad school.  That would be another 3 years, but the income jumps up with more education.
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I have a Bachelor degree and am going for my Masters after having taken a 3 year break.  For years I wondered if it had been worth the time and money I spent on college, since I was unable to find a job related to my field.  Now I realize that it was well worth it.  with regard to jobs, I made the mistake of not going for an internship while I was in school.  You're right, colleges don't prepare students for the job market.  On the other hand, although my brother has a better job than me even though he only has a G.E.D. (he's also much more ambitious than me), he has been unable to move up to the managerial position because he never went to college.  The college experience offers you a whole new way of looking at things...you can't get that view merely with experience.  As for the Ivy League schools, the name may make somewhat of a difference, but the education is not all that much better.  Another plus of going to college is that some careers require a degree and even if your career doesn't, you may change your mind later (like I did) and if you already have a Bachelors and your career requires a Masters you won't have to start from scratch.
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I think the BBA, but definitely take some tax courses - the single most valuable course I ever took was tax, but there is a lot more to running a business than just the tax aspects.\n\nGood luck to you
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creativity and accountancy are miles apart. So you need to choose profession which can fulfil your needs. you seem to have mathematical abilities. Accountancy is used in forensic investigation, try knowing more about it. strategic consulting could be a good choice but u need start with MBA.