Take this short test to find out if you should study for an MBA (Master of Business Administration) or an MCA (Master of Corporate Administration)

Q1: Your working week should be:

1. A]  Monday to Friday, nine to five
2. B]  Eighty-hour weeks and some Sundays
3. C]  Shift work
4. D]  It fits around my life

Q2: The CEO calls, do you:

1. A]  Drop everything and clear your desk for action
2. B]  Ignore the call as it must be a mistake
3. C]  Send through a PowerPoint presentation you prepared a while ago
4. D]  Run straight to their office shouting, ‘I’m here, I’m here…’

Q3: Your team badly screws up so you:

1. A]  Take full responsibility, fix the damage and then offer to resign
2. B]  Take full responsibility and fix the damage
3. C]  Promise to fix the damage if you get the time
4. D]  Blame another department

Q4: A project is:

1. A] A series of tasks designed to deliver a defined objective.
2. B]  A lot of documents, charts and meetings
3. C]  A series of linked actions defined by a hypothetical timeline
4. D]  No idea – the workers do that sort of thing

Q5: To communicate with your Mexican office colleagues:

1. A]  Speak to them in Spanish
2. B]  Speak in English but employ a translator
3. C]  Speak in English loudly and wave your arms
4. D]  Use a PowerPoint presentation and suggest they employ a translator

ANSWERS: Obviously D is the right answer for an MCA candidate in all the above.