Master’s programs in the management field in Colombia have grown significantly since the beginning of the new century. In line with the way in which this process has been developed in contexts such as the United States and Europe, in Colombia the educational offer was specialized, initially, around two types of programs: research masters, internationally identified in this field as Master of Sciences (MSc), and those of deepening, which, in this domain, are known under the label of Master of Business Administration (MBA). This paper presents the research results about the educational offer of MBA programs in Bogotá. This, based on an extensive bibliographic, documentary, and audiovisual study, as well as direct inquiry, through interviews, with key actors linked to this educational offer. The results show that 1) the offer has been demarcated more clearly against the previous dichotomy between deepening or research, opting for the first one and bringing the latter closer to the “MBA” label, 2) the offer of this type of programs is wide, diverse and of high quality, 3) the contributions of this educational offer to the different actors that make it up are valued as positive, and 4) given the benefits that this kind of educational offer has shown to have, it should be ceased to be destined only to restricted elites and will be able to self- democratize and thus expand its benefits to society.
publication date
July 7, 2021 10:57 PM
Research
keywords
Analysis of the training offer of MBA-type programs in Bogotá
MBA (Master of Business Administration) graduate programs
