<p>What attracted you to the business field in particular? What do you love about it?</p>
<p>For me, business is a very practical thing.</p>
<p>At an academic level, however, business really put me off - from the first day of lectures in the field. I sincerely believe that it’s much better to gain some practical experience by yourself (work, set up business, work with some smaller projects with any contacts you might have etc.) and/or be up-to-date on current issues by reading BusinessWeek or Harvard Business Review, rather than spending hours listening to a bunch of theory.</p>
<p>However, the difference is that at academic level, the professor selects specific readings that might be interesting and useful to you in your later practical life in business.
I think that what generally motivates students to pursue this field is simply career. I don’t think many people choose business to research in it.</p>
<p>I hold the same view for B-school/MBA; the popular view is that MBA complements your networking skills and helps you meet lot of important business contacts. It’s a kind of mega-workshop for people in your trade.
My logic is that if you’re able to do so by yourself, you might as well choose a major that you’re more interested in.</p>
<p>By the way, what is it that you’re interested in?
Both academically and career-wise?</p>