Academic Performance in MBA Programs: Do Prerequisites Really Matter?

Autor/inn/en	Christensen, Donald Gene; Nance, William R.; White, Darin W.
Titel	Academic Performance in MBA Programs: Do Prerequisites Really Matter?
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Business, 87 (2012) 1, S.42-47 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0883-2323
DOI	10.1080/08832323.2011.555790
Schlagwörter	Grade Point Average; Prerequisites; Business Administration; Masters Programs; Admission Criteria; Undergraduate Study; Outcomes of Education; Writing (Composition); Correlation; Marketing; Economics; Statistics; Predictor Variables; Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Voraussetzung; Business economics; Betriebswirtschaft; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Grundstudium; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schreibübung; Korrelation; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Statistik; Prädiktor; Schulleistung
Abstract	Many researchers have examined criteria used in Master of Business Administration (MBA) admissions decisions. However, prior research has not examined predictive ability of undergraduate prerequisite courses in core business disciplines. The authors investigated whether undergraduate prerequisite courses predicted MBA success by analyzing the outcomes of 491 MBA graduates. The results revealed students who lacked business prerequisite courses performed better in MBA grade point average (GPA) than students who took prerequisites. Additionally, performance in undergraduate written composition is positively correlated with MBA GPA. Moreover, performance in undergraduate marketing, economics, and business statistics courses are significant predictors of MBA GPA. Finally, the authors found undergraduate GPA predicted MBA success. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10