Research of international comparison on the influences of business education upon human development in a company

从上世纪90年代后半期到现在，面向成人（或非传统学生）的商学院在日本迅速涌现，反映出社会对以商业为专业方向的兴趣日益浓厚。在日本的成人MBA（工商管理硕士）教育方面，大部分课程都是以美国商学院为蓝本，事实上，大量的成人研究生已经完成了MBA学业，回到了各自的公司，在各自的领域“发挥着突出的作用”。然而，在一些日本公司，招聘人员抱怨说，“很多人在获得mba学位后很快就辞职了”，甚至有人悲观地认为，“mba在日本公司毫无用处”。根据我们的实地调查结果，在日本，拥有MBA学位并不能保证快速晋升和高薪。没有专门为MBA持有者提供的快速通道。正如几位受访者的回答所表明的那样，外派MBA学员的能力最初得到了高度认可，因此，他们可能会比其他人更快地晋升。然而，MBA学位与立即晋升的机会之间没有直接联系。其背后的逻辑是，带来成绩的不是头衔，而是发挥的能力。即使是拥有MBA学位的人，如果表现不够好，也无法得到晋升。“站得高看得远”的文化背景可能与没有构建快车道的管理体制有关。

Reflecting the growing social interest in a professional orientation to business, business schools intended for adults (or non-traditional students) have emerged in rapid succession in Japan from the latter half of the 1990s to the present. In terms of adult MBA (Master of Business Administration) education in Japan, most courses have been modeled on the U.S. business schools and in fact a vast number of adult graduate students have completed their MBAs, gone back to their respective companies and are "playing prominent roles" in their respective fields. However, at a number of Japanese companies, recruiting officers have complained that, "many quit their jobs too soon after acquiring their MBAs," and some have even voiced the pessimistic opinion that, " MBAs are useless in Japanese companies."According to the result of our field study, having an MBA degree is not a credential that will ensure accelerated promotion and high salaries in Japan. There is no fast track that is specially provided for MBA holders. As clarified by responses of several interviewees, the ability of the dispatched MBA holders are originally highly recognized, and then, as a result, they may move up a promotion ladder faster than others. No direct connection, however, is found between an MBA degree and a chance for immediate promotion. The logic behind it is what brings performances is not a title but an exerted ability. Even an MBA holder cannot be promoted when their performance is not good enough. The cultural background in which "he who stands high is seen from afar" may have relationships with management system which does not construct a fast track.