Post-MBA Industry Shifts: An Investigation of Career, Educational and Demographic Factors

Autor/inn/en	Hwang, Alvin; Bento, Regina; Arbaugh, J. B.
Titel	Post-MBA Industry Shifts: An Investigation of Career, Educational and Demographic Factors
Quelle	In: Career Development International, 16 (2011) 6, S.592-615 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-0436
DOI	10.1108/13620431111178344
Schlagwörter	Career Change; Business Administration Education; Masters Degrees; Student Experience; Masters Programs; College Graduates; Graduate Surveys; Predictor Variables; Gender Differences; Career Development; Factor Analysis; Structural Equation Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Career changes; Berufswechsel; Studienerfahrung; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Berufsentwicklung; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine factors that predict industry-level career change among MBA graduates. Design/methodology/approach: The study analyzed longitudinal data from the Management Education Research Institute (MERI)'s Global MBA Graduate Survey Dataset and MBA Alumni Perspectives Survey Datasets, using principal component analyses and a three-stage structural equations model. Findings: Perceptions about career growth and opportunity for advancement were the strongest predictors of industry shifts. The type of program was also found to have an influence, with part-time MBA programs positively predicting industry shift, and full-time programs having an indirect effect through significant associations with each of the intermediate predictors of industry shifts. Women were found to be more likely to change industries. Satisfaction with the MBA degree was not a predictor of industry change behavior: they were found to be related only to the extent that graduates valued the importance of certain career factors, such as the objective career factor of career growth. Originality/value: This is a first large scale study of industry-level career change among MBA graduates. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10