TY - JOUR
T1 - MBA Students’ Quantitative Attitude: Confident or Anxious
AU - Puri, Chenu
AU - Wilson, J Holton
AU - Tarasi, Crina Octavia
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Upon analyzing the symptoms and the potential causes for quantitative anxiety, we test a twenty-item scale for measuring quantitative anxiety in MBA students. The scale was administered to a sample of MBA students at four U.S. universities. The 20-item scale yielded a four-factor solution: confidence, usefulness, enjoyment and perceived value. The findings suggest that in general, MBA students, though aware of the value and usefulness of quantitative methods, have low levels of confidence in their ability to use quantitative tools.
AB - Upon analyzing the symptoms and the potential causes for quantitative anxiety, we test a twenty-item scale for measuring quantitative anxiety in MBA students. The scale was administered to a sample of MBA students at four U.S. universities. The 20-item scale yielded a four-factor solution: confidence, usefulness, enjoyment and perceived value. The findings suggest that in general, MBA students, though aware of the value and usefulness of quantitative methods, have low levels of confidence in their ability to use quantitative tools.
M3 - Article
SN - 2158-3595
VL - 13
JO - Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice
JF - Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice
IS - 1
ER -