Executive assessment of MBA graduates in Nigerian companies-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Executive assessment of MBA graduates in Nigerian companies

Published:2021-01-13 Issue:4 Volume:11 Page:811-822
ISSN:2042-3896
Container-title:Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning
language:en
Short-container-title:HESWBL

Author:

Osuagwu Linus^ORCID

Abstract

PurposeThe study aims to explore, via empirical evidence, executive assessment of Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduates in Nigerian companies.Design/methodology/approachThe research utilized a descriptive research design with structured questionnaire developed from relevant extant literature. Relevant data analysis, including determination of the psychometric properties of the research instrument, was undertaken via the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software.FindingsThe research results indicate that MBA graduates in the surveyed Nigerian organizations exhibited desired managerial tendencies only at an average extent.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations associated with the research include the use of convenience sampling approach, limited sample size and combination of respondents from different industrial sectors.Practical implicationsThe research has practical implications for organizational executives associated with management development programmes via MBA, in addition to university administrators with regard to content, format, curricula and process for MBA education programmes.Originality/valueThe research is original and has practical and theoretical values.

Publisher

Emerald

Subject

Education,Life-span and Life-course Studies

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