Does the MBA Experience Support Diversity? Demographic Effects on Program Satisfaction

Autor/inn/en	Arbaugh, J. B.; Bento, Regina; Hwang, Alvin
Titel	Does the MBA Experience Support Diversity? Demographic Effects on Program Satisfaction
Quelle	In: Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 8 (2010) 2, S.391-415 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1540-4595
DOI	10.1111/j.1540-4609.2010.00267.x
Schlagwörter	Business Administration Education; Masters Programs; Student Attitudes; Satisfaction; College Graduates; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Predictor Variables; Educational Experience; Student Diversity; Program Costs; Student Financial Aid; Enrollment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Schülerverhalten; Zufriedenheit; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Prädiktor; Bildungserfahrung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Einschulung
Abstract	Using data provided by graduates from 128 MBA programs, we examined the extent to which age, gender, and ethnicity predicted student perceptions of the MBA experience. We found that women and minorities were more likely to see program costs and the availability of financial support as significant factors in their program enrollment decisions than were Caucasian males. The most consistent predictor of students' perceptions of their educational experience was whether the MBA program was full time or part time, with full-time programs generally perceived more favorably. Our findings suggest that because diversity measures of age, gender, and ethnicity were not consistent predictors across the different perception areas, at minimum, MBA programs presently do not consistently inhibit diversity. However, given the increasing percentage of women and minorities that comprise the undergraduate population, maintaining the present path in program accessibility may create enrollment problems for MBA programs perhaps in the very near future. Therefore, we conclude with a discussion of the changing demographics in higher education and their potential implications for MBA programs and suggestions for how MBA programs might respond. (As Provided).
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