RT Article
T1 Impact of MBA Education on Students’ Values: Two Longitudinal Studies
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 83
IS 2
SP 233
OP 246
A1 Krishnan, Venkat R.
LA English
YR 2008
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785632043
AB The impact of 2-year residential fulltime MBA program on students’ values was studied using a longitudinal design and data collected over 7 years from a business school in India. Values were measured when students entered the program, and again when they graduated. Sample in Study 1 consisted of 229 students from three consecutive graduating classes. Rank-order or ipsative measure of values was used. Results of matched sample t-tests show that self-oriented values like a comfortable life and pleasure become more important and others-oriented values like being helpful and polite become less important over 2 years. The moderating role of sex and functional specialization are also analyzed. Study 2 used a non-ipsative measure of values and a sample of 138 students from two consecutive graduating classes. Results show that management education enhances self-monitoring and importance of self-oriented values and reduces the importance of others-oriented values. The effect on both sets of values remains significant even after controlling for self-monitoring.
K1 values change
K1 self-oriented
K1 self-monitoring
K1 others-oriented
K1 MBA education
DO 10.1007/s10551-007-9614-y