MBA Academic Performance and Type of Undergraduate Degree Possessed

Autor/in	Braunstein, Andrew W.
Titel	MBA Academic Performance and Type of Undergraduate Degree Possessed
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 40 (2006) 3, S.685-690 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	Work Experience; Statistical Significance; Grade Point Average; Academic Achievement; Undergraduate Study; Masters Degrees; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Schulleistung; Grundstudium; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Some researchers have found that students who have obtained undergraduate degrees in business perform worse in MBA programs than do students without undergraduate business degrees. This study splits a sample of MBA graduates into two groups--those with and without BBA degrees. Separate regressions are run for each group to determine which factors are most closely related to academic success (measured by overall grade point average) in the graduate program. Some clear differences between the subsets are found in terms of variables of statistical significance. Gender is a significant variable for the BBA group, but not for the non-BBA group. Years of life and work experience since receipt of the undergraduate degree is not significant for the BBA group, but is the variable of greatest statistical significance for the non-BBA group. Possible implications for admissions decisions are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10