Mark Horney

Organization Men: a Qualitative Study of Personal and Professional Issues Among Male Mba Students Mark Horney French edition

This qualitative study explored the ways that maleMBA students enteringhighly demanding careers envision their personal andprofessional lives. Thepurpose of this research was as follows: 1) to beginfilling gaps in a literature thatoffers few studies on male MBAs ? especially those inthe anticipatory stages oftheir careers ? and their orientations to personaland professional life; 2) tohighlight salient issues that clinicians may face inworking with this population;and 3) to ascertain themes that can serve as afoundation for additional researchwith men like those in the current study. Participants included a group of 12 male MBAstudents, ages 26-35,enrolled in the first or second year of a top-ranked,full-time graduate businessprogram. Subjects had either received a job offer orintended to obtain positions invarious segments of the financial services industry,including investment bankingand management consulting. Data were collected usingan in-depth, semistructuredinterview designed to elicit narratives from eachparticipant regardinghis vision of personal and professional life.