Although managed to survive through the blood bath and gain a foothold in Chinaman Berhad,
Unker is stuck with his MBA thesis, 3rd time kena denied from submision.

Unker feels like a loser in academia.

Should unker just fallback and focus to his core business?

Update: The thesis has been passed with distinction, and unker is now a Chinaman MBA.

This post has been edited by cklimm: Nov 1 2020, 07:24 AM

Even as an employer, I honestly don't see the relevance of an MBA in a company, unless you want to work in academia.

I'd much prefer real solid experience and achievements.

Fun fact: Academia dont see relevance of an MBA too, they have plenty of proper masters in research.

Another fun fact: Academia also looking for people with industry experience. Just a piece of paper won't cut it.


What's your current job/business?

Can PM me. I do provide consultation for MBA research

Printing plant

100% confirm you don't need an MBA to run a printing plant.

It's totally irrelevant, IMHO.

Well, some of the knowledge learnt such as decision tree, linear analysis are quite useful, possibly more useful than the paper itself.

Same here.

Occasionally I buy engineering handbooks and do self study.

My neighbour also operate a printing plant. Studied up to Diploma only. Now multimillionaire and owns multiple houses. In fact my current house used to be his. He's grooming his son to take over his business.

Unker i am another unker here too but completed my Master of Science... just not an MBA...
if MBA provide a path for your to progress further then by all means. many MNC co (industry are irrelevant because ultimately its business) when you move to management then having MBA is good. if your interested is very technical then its Msc not MBA.
Otherwise if its by your own initiative to expand your knowledge then you can continue or drop as and when you feel like it.

Almost forgotten this thread that I started.
Despite some difficulties, I have completed the thesis and passed, though it wont be the same as MSc though.

Congratz on your achievement!

Luckily you didn't listen to ipohmali's advice, where many ppl have already told him off many times in some other sections in LYN.

congratz ya.... feeling great right passing it especially u doing it part time...

Well, he has got a point, now I am wondering what to do with this piece of paper.

It feels great before the virus outbreak, now the business is getting worse day by day.

You did mention earlier you learned some useful analytical tools. Perhaps you can apply that to your company.

Don't let your effort go to waste!

I mati-mati completed my Master!

Yes, not everything is completely useless and irrelevant. You will be surprised how handy it will be in the future.

How is your business now?

Miraculously still afloat, seeing rebound right after end of MCO

Cheer, failing an MBA doesn't mean you are a loser or something, it just meant you are not good at it which you are probably better at somewhere else.
In my point of view, being a certified PMP or PRINCE2 is probably more practical than having an MBA.
However, it largely depends on the company and industry too.

Update: The thesis has been long passed, and I have the cert now. Face to face communication is good to clear things up between you and the prof.

Congrats again. Hope you get a physical convo.

I thought that's a given? Part of our thesis submission requirement at USM's Institute of Postgrad Studies is a schedule of supervisor consultation that represents the proof of the meetings we had with our supervisors to discuss progress.

Although I roughly knew what I wanted to research (since it was something that intrigued me at work), I needed my supervisor's help to frame it from the perspective of academia.

My first submission was rejected coz the work wasn't rigorous enough, so I spent an extra semester rewriting the whole damn thing to tighten it way up. A royal pain in the arse but I learned a hell lot from the experience!

The biggest difficulty I had in thesis writing was adjusting to the style required by academia. At work, it would be considered a long-winded abomination that would bore the client to death (we're trained to simplify by any means necessary) & I really had trouble getting a handle on it.

This post has been edited by ZZR-Pilot: May 26 2022, 12:47 AM

rejected also can pass with distinction ka uncle, very geng ah. ya, thesis manyak headache for industry people

This post has been edited by ahkit123: Aug 27 2025, 06:40 AM