Differences Between Full-Time and Part-Time MBA Students’ Self-Efficacy for Learning and for Employment: A Self-Regulatory Perspective

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Abstract

The current study examined the associations between self-regulation of learning, academic performance, and employment beliefs of graduate business students and compared the differences for students attending full-time or part-time. Findings suggest there are differences between students’ self-efficacy for learning the MBA program’s learning goals and GPA by program membership. GMAT was the primary predictor of GPA for part-time students whereas self-efficacy for quantitative analysis and technology literacy was the strongest predictor of GPA for full-time students. Employment related attitudes were also assessed and found to differ by program membership. Part-time students had a stronger relationship between individual learning goals and their beliefs about their marketability and their ability to obtain future employment than full-time MBA student

Author

• Maria K. DiBenedetto, Baruch College - CUNY