Denis Lapert, Dean of INT Management, 
As we know, the proliferation of MBA programs of questionable quality has seriously harmed the label "MBA", a label which is not protected and whose program content can greatly differ.
Recently a new kind of MBA has appeared, called the "Junior MBA", a seductive program since often tuition costs are greatly reduced, the academic program is shortened and selection for admission is far from demanding (although I might add that many traditional MBA programs are not hardly selective).
The goal of an "Executive" MBA, it seems to me, allows a candidate, who has had specific experience, say in marketing or finance, to obtain cross disciplinary skills, and eventual responsibilites, in management (becoming Manager of a Business Unit or even CEO).
What then is the positioning of the "Junior MBA"? Is it just a by-product of the MBA, but less expensive to attract students with limited resources? Or does it respond to a specific objective, and if so which one?
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