They want people w/ both MBA and technical background for PM. Strategy & biz dev generally don't require tech background, and they are more interesting and have more visibility to upper management. I meant, in US ... In China, pay for PM sucks.
Can't agree any more. Esp in the internet corporation such as Google, linkedin and so on.
MBA position they needed all in the corporate finance and strategy, including some investment roles.
And in my mind, PMs without MBA also can do it better, this position cannot embody the advantage of education of Top MBA.
But in the Hi-tech like Intel u will find the suitable position for MBA, but the semiconductor field is not as fantastic as internet as u know.