Organizational behavior: I was reading the chapter on Motivation. Interestingly, there was a mathematical formula to calculate the motivation to people. How the hell can you calculate motivation? Either you are motivated or you are not. Each individual has his or her own reason to be motivated. A manager has to just figure that out and motivate the person accordingly. Useless subject!
Marketing Management: It is interesting to read it. But I think you do all the study of marketing in hindsight. You can never guess what strategy would work for the company. All you can say is "Ahh! see this strategy worked for us." You can only appreciate things once they have been successful. There are so many factors that affect consumer choice that you are bound to miss at least one. And you would be so unfortunate if the one you miss is the one on which the consumer's choice depended. Spend gazillions on all the market research and still you can't be sure if your product would work or not. Haven't you seen Bollywood movies. Who had thought dabang would work!
Economics and Business Management: Absolutely logical subject, one of my favorites. But it is all theory, can it be put into practical use? Noo!! with "all other things constant" how can it predict the demand and supply in real economies? Had it been a little more predictable we wouldn't have had the recession!
Accounting and Financial Management: One subject that makes some sense. But too number crunching, too many formulas and therefore a thousand interpretations of the same thing. A thousand ratios to choose from and each ratio will give you a different opinion of how the firm is doing. So whats the use? No wonder Satyam was so successful in its heydays!
Now I am wondering what is the use of pursuing a management degree, if all I have to learn is either impractical or useless.
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