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Work-based MBA programs help students learn how to think like executives, experts say. By Ilana Kowarski, Reporter | Dec. 12, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. Experts say MBA programs that include work experiences help students advance their careers after graduation. (CAIAIMAGE/ SAM EDWARDS/ GETTY IMAGES)For some MBA students, business theory is not nearly as interesting or instructive as business projects.Jorge Perez, 31, of Los Angeles, California, says he enjoys the hands-on approach of his MBA program at the California Institute of Advanced Management. The business school partners with companies that have significant business problems, then challenges students to work on teams to find a fix.Each student at the business school completes 12 consulting projects – ranging from marketing projec...