[johan_larson]

   However, I would not get an MBA with a goal of middle
   management as the focus of most programs is on getting
   you ready for upper management decision making. For middle
   management in a large company skills 
   such as project management, people management, scheduling,
   delegation and communication are more 
   important than high level strategic thinking.

Perhaps it would be better if the training were divided into different (shorter) programs undertaken at different stages of a career. There might be a short program of basic business skills, appropriate for people just starting out and taking worker/analyst jobs; another for people stepping up into leadership positions, dealing with project and people management; and a final one for senior management, focused on strategic issues.

The military typically does it this way. What you learn in Officer Candidate School is different from what they teach you at the War College.