Comparing Entrepreneurial Spirit in job descriptions seeking business undergraduates and graduates

2021 ◽  
pp. 095042222110415
Author(s):  
Karla J Saeger ◽  
Molly J Wickam ◽  
Lacey R Finley
Keyword(s):  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Business Degrees ◽  
Job Title ◽  
Business Undergraduates

Employers hiring candidates with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) indicate that the Entrepreneurial Spirit (ES) concepts of teamwork, creativity, innovation and adaptability are important. This replication study examined the ES concepts most often appearing in job descriptions seeking to hire MBA candidates. These concepts were used to compare those ES concepts employers most often seek when hiring undergraduate business degree candidates. The literature review provides a background on the development of MBA programs, ES concepts and entrepreneurship education, how innovation is developed, and the perceived gap regarding the development of ES concepts between employers and MBA graduates. The study follows a quantitative content analysis methodology to compare two external datasets: undergraduate job descriptions and MBA job descriptions. The results show that the most desired ES concepts sought by companies were implementation, collaboration, and innovation. There was not a significant difference in ES concepts by job title category in job descriptions between undergraduate business degrees and job descriptions requiring an MBA. There was a significant difference in the concept of innovation. The findings suggest that the ES concept of innovation is more highly desired by companies seeking people with MBA degrees than by those seeking undergraduate business degree holders.

Understanding the Preferences for Online Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 194-208
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Alan Williams
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
International Students ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Value Drivers ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Mba Students ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Instrumental View

Online learning is promoted by the Malaysian Government as a key element in the Higher Education Blueprint 2015-25 (Shift 9: Globalized Online Learning), but research in the Malaysian context is very underdeveloped. This chapter aims to fill part of this gap with a simple analysis of online Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses to examine the appetite and preferences of actual and potential MBA students for online learning. Using data from local and international students studying on MBA programs in Malaysia, the authors show that the MBA students in their sample still have a largely instrumental view of the value drivers of their study programs. The key factors identified by the largest number of groups were facilities, price, certificate authenticity, duration, and flexibility of course times.

scholarly journals Ethics, Responsibility, and Sustainability in MBAs. Understanding the Motivations for the Incorporation of ERS in Less Traditional Markets

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 7060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaston Fornes ◽  
Abel Monfort ◽  
Camelia Ilie ◽  
Chun Kwong (Tony) Koo ◽  
Guillermo Cardoza
Keyword(s):  
Management Education ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
Mba Graduates

This study of Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs in regions with different history, background, legacies, and trajectories than those in the Global North aims at having an alternative view of how Ethics, Responsibility, and Sustainability (ERS) are incorporated in management education. To this end, the research uses case studies, analyzes in-depth interviews, and adopts an inductive stakeholder theory approach to identify and understand the motivations for the incorporation of the broad area of ERS in management education in relation to the schools’ main stakeholders, mainly students and their employers. The analysis of the data shows that individual motivations (individual level) and an articulated and embedded mission that incorporates different stakeholders (organizational/curriculum level) are strong predictors. Local regulations and legislation, along with the requirements from international accreditation agencies (institutions/environment level) are also predictors, although not that strong to go beyond the incorporation of a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-related course in the curriculum of programs. Nevertheless, these CSR-related courses (organizational/curriculum level) are powerful mediators that create, as a minimum, awareness of ERS in MBA graduates who as a consequence modify their employment objectives. The data also show that the process leading to international accreditations (institutions/environment level), the expectation by employers that MBA graduates should have an ERS mindset/skills toolkit (institutions/environment level), and a hands-on, practice-based teaching methodology (organizational/curriculum level) can act as moderators. These findings show that business schools can become ERS predictors themselves, and to achieve this they need to have a better understanding of the different roles played by the different variables. This publication is based upon work from COST Action CA18215 – China in Europe Research Network, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), www.cost.eu.

scholarly journals Leadership styles and relational energy: Do all leaderships styles generate and transmit equal relational energy?

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Okechukwu E. Amah
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Scenario Analysis ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Leadership Selection ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Training

Background: Despite the espoused importance of relational energy, and the fact that it is generated in interaction between leaders and their subordinates, little is known about which leadership style generates the highest relational energy.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine if there are differences in the levels of relational energy generated and transmitted when employees interact with leaders who exhibit autocratic, transactional, transformational and servant leadership styles.Method: The study utilised scenario-based experimental methodology to gather data. Five leadership experts reviewed the description of each leadership style prior to use in the study. A pilot study was carried out with 40 executive education participants to establish that the description of each leadership style was different and identifiable by non-experts. Fifty-two executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) participants from various organisations in six industries in Lagos, Nigeria, provided data for the scenario analysis. To avoid errors, the data for each style were collected separately. Data analysis was performed using analysis of variance and Tukey’s honest significant difference test.Results: The results of the scenario analysis showed that indeed there is a difference in the relational energy generated when employees interact with different leadership styles.Conclusion: The results have practical implications for the selection and training of individuals to be placed in leadership positions. Leadership selection and training must emphasise servant leadership. This is the first study to empirically establish that different leadership styles generate and transmit different levels of relational energy during interaction with employees.

scholarly journals ПРЕДУЗЕТНИЧКА ОРИЈЕНТАЦИЈА СТУДЕНАТА У ОДНОСУ НА ЊИХОВЕ ПСИХОЛОШКЕ КАРАКТЕРИСТИКЕ, ПОЛ И СТУДИЈСКИ ПРОГРАМ ФАКУЛТЕТА

TEME ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 375
Author(s):  
Radmila Bjekić ◽  
Maja Strugar Jelača
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Study Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Novi Sad

The aim of the paper is to identify the entrepreneurial tendency of students of the Faculty of Economics in Subotica. The subject of the research is the analysis of relationship between students’ personality traits and their intention to start their own business, as well as the existence of a difference in entrepreneurial intent, depending on gender and chosen study program attended by the student. For this purpose, an empirical research was conducted on a sample of 517 final year students at the Faculty of Economics in Subotica, University of Novi Sad. The research hypotheses were tested using the Spearman's correlation and the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test within the SPSS 20.0 program. Empirical results highlight the existence of a statistically significant correlation between personality traits such as need for achievement and need for independence on one hand and the inclination of students to start their own business on the other. Also, there is a statistically significant difference between students of different genders and study orientation and their entrepreneurial intentions. The male students and those attending the Department of Management are more oriented towards implementation of entrepreneurial activities in some period of life in comparison to female students and students who attend other study programs. The set research framework points to further guidance in encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit, as well as the key drivers for a higher level of entrepreneurial intention of students after graduating from the Faculty of Economics.

scholarly journals Neurologe of liever neuroloog? : Het effect van vrouwelijke functiebenamingen op de geloofwaardigheid van medisch specialisten

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-63
Author(s):  
Eva de Cocq ◽  
Theresa Redl
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
The Other ◽  
Medical Specialist ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Medical Specialists ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Job Titles ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
Job Title ◽  
Female Professionals

Abstract The effect of female job titles on the credibility of medical specialistsSpeakers of Dutch as spoken in the Netherlands often use masculine job titles for female professionals. We tested the influence of gender(in)congruent job titles on the credibility of medical specialists in Dutch as spoken in the Netherlands. More specifically, we investigated whether the credibility of female medical specialists is boosted by referring to them with a masculine job title (e.g., neuroloog ‘neurologist (masc.)’) as opposed to a feminine job title (e.g., neurologe ‘neurologist (fem.)’). We also tested if this effect is moderated by participant gender.We constructed three news articles in which a medical specialist ‐ either a neurologist, oncologist or a surgeon ‐ shared their opinion on a health topic. The medical specialist was referred to by either the masculine or the feminine job title, thereby being incongruent or congruent with the female medical specialist’s actual gender, respectively. After having read the article, participants had to rate the medical specialist on several dimensions, based on which we calculated the health professional’s perceived credibility.The results of this study showed a significant difference between female and male participants regarding the influence of gender(in)congruent job titles on the credibility of medical specialists. Women perceived male and female medical specialists as equally credible, regardless of their job titles. Men, on the other hand, evaluated the credibility of female medical specialists to be lower when they were referred to with a masculine job title. Gender congruent job titles thus increase female medical specialists’ credibility from the perspective of men.

scholarly journals Empirical Study on the Recognition of Critical Factors for Implementing Six Sigma in Taiwan

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Jung Lang Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Original Meaning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Part Time

Organizational culture and perceptions regarding systems such as Six Sigma differ among the managers in local enterprises. These differences need to be surveyed based on the concepts underlying the managers’ recognition and original meaning of the Six Sigma system, with the goal of creating unique Six Sigma characteristics suitable for local enterprises.Some managers are part-time students pursuing an MBA or EMBA program, and are likely to have an in-depth understanding of Six Sigma. This study applies a questionnaire survey to managers in regard to their perceptions of Six Sigma in Taiwan, conducts an analysis and then offers suggestions based on the results.The study samples are 300 managers from EMBA or MBA programs in Taiwanese universities. Using SPSS statistical tools, this paper finds that significant difference in Six Sigma implementations among the managers, but some significant differences in organizational characteristics such as industrial characteristics, capital in business scale and the pressure from customers and competitors.

Boys versus Girls: Gendered Presentations of Newborns via Instagram Photograph Uploads.

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Brian Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Newborn Baby ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Significant Difference

The present study examined the prevalence of gender stereotypes displayed in photograph uploads of newborns in the mobile social media application, Instagram. A quantitative content analysis was performed on a sample of 120 of the most recent photograph uploads with the hashtag streams “#newbornbabyboy” and “#newbornbabygirl”. 60 of these images consisting of each newborn females and males, collected between the 26th and 27th of March, 2014. Results showed that newborn baby boys were only portrayed in a gender-stereotypical manner where the most predominant clothing colour worn was blue. For girls, the results also revealed a gender-stereotypical pattern as pink was the most displayed clothing colour. There was no significant difference found between male and female newborns in how often they were accessorized. The primary source of the photograph uploads were most often the babies’ mothers.

Identifying Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Curricula of Leading U.S. Executive MBA Programs

2015 ◽  
pp. 179-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin James Mayes ◽  
Pamela Scott Bracey ◽  
Mariya Gavrilova Aguilar ◽  
Jeff M. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Csr Strategies ◽  
Law And Ethics ◽  
Executive Mba ◽  
Executive Mba Programs ◽  
Corporate Social

Our society has witnessed large enterprises collapse from a disregard for Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) and illegal and unethical comportments. This chapter provides an understanding of the basic concepts of CSR in the context of lawful and ethical responsibilities, while recognizing the power of CSR branding. Moreover, in accordance with the theory that higher education can elevate the importance of CSR strategies, it reports the results from a qualitative content analysis study identifying explicit and implicit inclusions of CSR, law, and ethics in course titles and descriptions from 20 leading Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs at institutions of higher education in the United States. The results report that while law and ethics are commonly part of the reviewed Executive MBA programs, CSR has minimal representation in these programs.

Editorial: business education in profound disruption

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 553-558
Author(s):  
Mark Scott Rosenbaum ◽  
Rebekah Russell-Bennett ◽  
Germán Contreras-Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Business Education ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Skills ◽  
Massive Open Online Course ◽  
Organizational Demands ◽  
Personal Reflections ◽  
Graduate Business Education

Purpose This editorial aims to discuss 11 trends that are driving changes in business education, especially for Master of Business Administration (MBA) curriculum programming. Design/methodology/approach The editorial provides introspection, personal reflections and conceptualization using current literature. Findings The authors discuss 11 drivers that are influencing graduate business education. These drivers include the demographic cliff, the K-shaped recovery, MBA degrees losing their allure, emergence of two pricing structures, the rise of online universities, certificates and micro-credentials, the massive open online course (MOOC) MBA programs, MOOCs and certification, Grow with Google, Outsourcing MBA instruction and business education relevancy. Research limitations/implications Traditional university and college graduate business education providers must realize that the educational industry is experiencing a revolutionary disruption and that many universities will fail to meet learners’ expectations for relevant skills and organizational demands for employees who have specific skills for employability. Practical implications Learners will no longer rely on traditional four-year universities to obtain business skills. Originality/value This work synthesizes a disparate set of drivers that are affecting all graduate business educational providers.

On the Design of Cable-Suspended Planar Parallel Robots

2004 ◽  
Vol 127 (5) ◽  
pp. 1021-1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbas Fattah ◽  
Sunil K. Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Condition Index ◽  
Parallel Robots ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Objective Functions ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Global Condition ◽  
Moving Platform ◽  
Set Of Points

In this paper we present a workspace analysis methodology that can be applied for optimal design of cable-suspended planar parallel robots. The significant difference between regular parallel robots and cable-suspended parallel robots is that the cables in cable-suspended robots can only carry tension forces. The workspace of a planar cable robot is characterized as the set of points where a reference point of moving platform can reach with tensions in all suspension cables. In the design of cable-suspended parallel robots, the suspension points of the cables, size and shape of the moving platform are the design variables. The workspace area and global condition index are used as the objective functions to optimize the design parameters. The global condition index is a measure of isotropicity of the manipulator. The design variables are determined for different numbers of cables using both objective functions at a specified orientation and also at different orientations of moving platform. Experimental results to measure the workspace area demonstrate the effectiveness of this method.

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