No, that's not it! Why do you think companies would want to hire MBAs? They want your ability to see the bigger picture in aspects concerning the company. They want you to analyze where they stand, what they are capable of, where they can get to, how soon they can get there, why certain things do not happen the way they should, and what is to be done to make them happen. In short, they want you to lead the way.

Now you may think that this is not a real world situation and all jobs don't throw this kind of experience.

Like, when my friend was handling retail banking operations in ICICI, he was responsible to handle teams that processed checks and opened accounts. he never saw the big picture when he started off. he was frustrated. Was that why he did an MBA? Slowly he realized, the catch was in visualizing the large scenario in smaller ones, and relate it to other scenarios, and then think from the company's point of view. It was fun, real fun, because then you started realizing that you, of course, could make a difference to your company. Then he knew why those case studies were a relevant part of my course!

You need to go in there with a perspective. Well, this applies to anything you do. But your ability to see the big picture is the very crux of this two year rigorous course. It's not just your content, but how you present it, how you can make people relate to it; not just about numbers, but how you apprehend them; not about selling products or services, but selling yourself.

Now what I just said may have many counter arguments. I myself can think of at least seven of them. But my point is not whether or not you should do an MBA, but if you are doing it, you better know why you should do so, and then do it well. And this again holds true for anything you do.