Business Management Students Research Articles

Students’ Perceptions of Online Teaching: Student-Centered Success Factors

The perceptions of what constitutes quality learning for undergraduate business management students have been little studied despite the widespread use of online classes in business programs. Using survey data and focus group comments from undergraduate management students, the current study aims to 1) explore the factors affecting student’s perception of quality online education, 2) discuss the relative importance of the factors, and 3) summarize recommendations from students’ perspective. Exploratory factor analysis identifies seven distinct, coherent, and significant areas in terms of student perceptions of quality. They are: basic online modality (e.g., online gradebook), teaching presence (e.g., customized feedback), instructional design (clarity of structure and communication), cognitive presence (e.g., intellectual stimulation), social or student-to-student presence, online social comfort (comfort interacting online), and interactive online modality (e.g., videoconferencing and small groups). Out of seven factors, the factors that matter most for effective online learning are basic technological and teaching elements (i.e., basic online modality, instructional design, and teaching presence). Lastly, recommendations from students revealed that instructor training and motivation are critical to students’ online learning experience. The data was collected from students at a single university; thus, the results might be affected by single source bias. The study answered the call for more comprehensive measures of student learning.

RepGrid: a new way of identifying and assessing teaching competency

PurposeThis study illustrates the use of the repertory grid in identifying and assessing effective teaching competencies.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from two subsamples that consist of business management students and engineering students. The systematic repertory grid (RepGrid) method was performed to identify broad effective teaching competencies.FindingsBroad effective teaching competencies found in the study include teaching approach, behavioral orientation, subject expertise, and communication skills among others.Research limitations/implicationsInterestingly, the responses of the subsamples differ in the competencies identified and the weights assigned to a particular competency. Further, the results indicate the importance of having a “context” and thereby challenge the concept of generic teaching competencies.Practical implicationsThe universities are encouraged to use RepGrid technique to assess effective teaching competencies of their faculty members.Originality/valueThe techniques for developing teaching competency models by some prior studies have several inherent flaws including the efficiency and effectiveness of data collection. The study takes forward the suggestions of scholars to use a rigorous technique, repertory grid, to overcome several of these flaws to a large extent.

Ethics: Perceptions of undergraduates in Singapore

This study focused on the ethical intentions and perceptions of ethical problems among undergraduates in Singapore. An online survey was conducted to a sample of 100 undergraduates studying in local and foreign universities based in Singapore. The study found influences on ethical perceptions and intentions by factors such as gender, religious commitment, and academic majors. Finance & Accounting and Business Management students were more able to perceive an ethical problem and proved more ethical in their intentions than students in other disciplines.

Faaliyet Raporlarında Metin Sıralamasının Profesyonel Olmayan Yatırımcı Kararlarına Etkisi Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Profesyonel olmayan yatırımcıların karar alma sürecinde, faaliyet raporlarındaki metin sıralaması ile grafiklerin bulunmasının bir etkisinin olup olmadığını tespit etmeyi amaçlayan araştırmada anket yöntemi uygulanmış olup, 422 öğrenciden örneklem üzerinde çalışma yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın evrenini Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi İİBF öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Anket kapsamına SDÜ’de eğitim görüp üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıfa devam eden İşletme, Bankacılık ve Finans, İktisat ve Maliye bölümleri başta olmak üzere diğer bölüm ve lisansüstü öğrencileri de dâhil edilmiştir. Çalışmada, Borsa İstanbul’da işlem gören bir market zinciri şirketine ait 2018 yılı faaliyet raporunu kullanılmıştır. Sonuçların istatistiki anlamlılığını test etmek için Mann- Whitney U Test kullanılmıştır.Araştırmada bilgi aktarımında planlı sunum sıralanmasından dolayı, profesyonel olmayan yatırımcıların yenilik etkisine duyarlı oldukları sonucuna varılmıştır. Başka bir ifade ile yatırımcının, faaliyet raporlarında olumlu bilgilerin ve gelişmelerin raporun sonunda olduğunda, şirkete bakış açısı olumlu olmaktadır, bu sonuç olumsuz bilgiler için de geçerlidir. Olumsuz bilgilerden hemen sonra olumlu bir grafiğin sunulması, yatırımcının kararı üzerinde neredeyse hiçbir etkiye sahip olmadığı sonucuna varılmıştır. Genel olarak, yenilik etkisi, İİBF öğrencileri ve özellikle Maliye bölümünde ortaya çıkmıştır ve İİBF öğrencisi olmayan kontrol grubunda bu etki bulunmamıştır. Tüm öğrencilerin sonuçları; bilgi sunum sıralanmasının yatırım kararını etkilemezken, yatırım miktarı ile gelir beklentisi üzerinde bir etkisi bulunmuştur. Bütün olarak (Bankacılık ve Finans, İşletme, İktisat ve Maliye) bölümlerin sonuçları; bilgi sunum sıralanmasının yatırım kararı, yatırım miktarı, gelir beklentisi ile şirketin değerlendirilmesini etkilemiştir. İİBF diğer bölümlerde okuyan öğrencilerin durumunda, yatırım kararına ilişkin öncelik etkisi bulunmuştur. Bulunan yenilik etkisi, erkek ve finansal okuryazarlık düzeyi yüksek olan öğrencilerin kararlarında bulunmayıp sadece kadın ve finansal okuryazarlık düzeyi düşük olan öğrenciler kararlarında bulunmuştur.Faaliyet raporların hazırlama sürecinde; bu raporun içerdiği bilgilerin doğru olması ile istatistiki verilerin ve analizlerin sade ve açık olması dikkat edilmesi gereken hususların başındadır. Ancak, araştırmada ulaşılan bulgular, bilgilerde bir değişiklik olmadığı halde, bilgi sunum sıralanmasında yapılan değişikliklerin profesyonel olmayan yatırımcının kararını, şirketin lehine etkileyebileceğini göstermektedir. Ayrıca, sonuçlar bu tür belgelerin üzerindeki uygulanan denetim işlemlerinin güçlendirilmesinin gerekliliğini göstermektedir.

THE EFFECT OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ON INTEREST BUY ONLINE ON WEBSITE LAZADA

This study aims to examine the effect of customer satisfaction on online purchase intention on the website Lazada. This study used 200 respondents taken from students of Business Management at the Politeknik Negeri Batam and Universitas Internasional Batam. The type of data used in this study is the interval scale. Moreover, the scaling method used in the instrument of Likert scale with 5 rating categories. Data processing techniques in this study using Spss software program 17. The results of this study is shows the customer satisfaction (role, social, best deal, product information, monetary saving, convenience and perceived ease of use) has an influence on online purchase intention. For further research is expected to increase the number of samples, change the sample or add research variables.

Training emotional intelligence: Does training in basic emotional abilities help people to improve higher emotional abilities?

ABSTRACT Based on the cascading model of EI that proposes that emotion regulation is indirectly influenced by emotion perception, we compared two training approaches. We examined whether including basic abilities when training emotion regulation (mixed approach) leads to better outcomes than training emotion regulation directly (pure approach). Participants were students of business administration and management (n = 187 and n = 127 for different analyses) who received pure, mixed, or control training. Self-report and performance-based measures of ability-based EI were collected before and after training. Multiple group SEM found that the pure approach increased participants’ self-perceived ability to regulate emotions, whereas the mixed approach increased performance. These effects were stable for over 4 months. The results support the cascading model and suggest through training of more basic abilities can improve higher order abilities and that emotional abilities can improve even when they are not at the focus of a training.

Future time perspective and group performance among students

PurposeThe objective of this study is to understand the mediating role of student engagement between future time perspective and group task performance. In addition, the study examines the interaction effect of group cohesion task with student engagement on group performance.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 170 (a total of 34 groups of five members each) business management students for three consecutive months. To analyze the data, multi-level modeling was carried out.FindingsThe results of the three-wave multi-level analysis indicate support for the hypotheses and suggest that future time perspective affects group performance through student engagement. Moreover, group cohesion interacts with student engagement to predict group task performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings show how the application of engagement theory can help in understanding the relationship between two distant variables, namely, future time perspective and group performance.Practical implicationsThe educators are encouraged to engage students for facilitating the positive impact of future time perspective on group task performance. The findings also imply that the students with future orientation perform well and thus, the educators may need to teach students to have futuristic perspective.Originality/valueThis study in one of its kinds to test the mediating role of student engagement between future time perspective and group task performance as well as the interaction effect of group cohesion task with student engagement on group performance at both the individual and group level over a period of time.

Usage of e-resources by business management students of Mangalore: A case study

Usage of e-resources by business management students of Mangalore: A case study

Enhancing Writing Skill of Tourism and Management Business Students through Mind Mapping

The study identifies appropriate Mind Mapping techniques to enhance the Tourism and Business Management Students’ writing ability. This particular research was categorized as action research which consists of some steps namely: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. There were two kinds of data used in this research, qualitative data and quantitative data. The qualitative data were gained from classroom observation and interview and transformed into field notes and interview transcripts by using qualitative data analysis. The implementation of mind mapping as one of techniques successfully improved students’ ability and motivation in learning writing. Mind mapping helped the students in generating and developing their ideas and help them easily in way of collecting information in writing descriptive text about tourism destination.

The Effect of Self Efficacy and Parent Support on Learning Motivation in Management Business Students in Padang's Private Vocational School

This study departs from the expectation that high or low student learning motivation are influenced by self-efficacy and family environment. The results of the study show that: 1) self-efficacy has a significant effect on learning motivation. 2) self-efficacy and parental support have a significant effect on learning motivation. This research is an associative descriptive study. The sample in this study is the business management students of class X and XI that are registered at Padang Private Vocational School. The findings from this study are expected to be a reference for teachers and other academic communities to be able to pay more attention to students in learning by giving attention to the family environment and paying attention to their learning attitudes and also help increase student motivation in learning so that maximum learning outcomes are obtained

Comparative Study Between Traditional and Peer Assisted Learning of Business Management Students on Accounting Module

Comparative Study Between Traditional and Peer Assisted Learning of Business Management Students on Accounting Module

The Correlation between Multiple Intelligence Scores and English Language Reading Skill among Business Management Students

The growth of methods in doing business has made it vital for students in that area to be exposed to theirMultiple Intelligence in relation with their skills in English Language. Concerning the fact that English isa universal language and reading is one of the fundamental skills in marketing, it is essential for thestudents to recognize their Multiple Intelligence to determine their best approach in doing business. Thus,a study was carried out among Business Management students in UiTM Alor Gajah Melaka to identifythe relationship of Multiple Intelligence and the students’ performance on two types of reading textswhich are the linear and non-linear. The findings show that the most significant Intelligence of thestudents is interrelated with their reading skills. Indeed, it is necessary for the students in BusinessStudies to get exposed to their significant Intelligence especially its relation in the skills of using Englishas a medium of communication in written and spoken forms.
 Keywords: reading skills, linear text, non-linear text, business strategies

Can sustainability audits provide effective, hands-on business sustainability learning, teaching and assessment for business management undergraduates?

PurposeThis paper aims to present a novel pedagogical approach to education for sustainability within the business curriculum that adopts a sustainability audit of a fictional company presented as a case study as the focus of learning, teaching and assessment. It evaluates the user’s ability to provide the active learning called for in education for sustainability literature and hands-on learning that business management students prefer.Design/methodology/approachThis study explores students’ qualitative and quantitative responses to pre- and post-module surveys and module evaluations to establish the effectiveness of focussing learning, teaching and assessment on a sustainability audit. The study, undertaken over a two-year period, adopts four indicators of learning and teaching effectiveness to synthesise, evaluate and present the findings as follows: development of sustainability knowledge and skill, employment skills, career and life skills and engagement.FindingsThe study finds that a sustainability audit can develop students’ knowledge and skills in all four indicators of learning and teaching effectiveness. In addition, the findings suggest it can raise students’ learning awareness and recognition of their role in the learning process.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper reports the findings of a small scale, two-year study. As such, it presents indicative findings rather than generalised conclusions.Practical implicationsDesigning a pedagogical approach to education for sustainability within the business curriculum around the completion of a sustainability audit can offer hands-on learning experiences that meet students’ preferences for interactive, experiential and collaborative learning within real-world environments, employers’ demands for employment-ready graduates and educators’ hopes for sustainability advocates.Originality/valueThis study builds on the existing pedagogic discourse of pedagogic means and methods for education for sustainability within the business curriculum. It provides insight into effective hands-on education for sustainability within the business curriculum and offers experience-based guidance to educators seeking to develop immersive, active and experiential, real-world pedagogical approaches.

Green entrepreneurship inclination among the younger generation: An avenue towards a green economy

AbstractThe current study sought to predict the inclination toward green entrepreneurship among the younger generation. The study employed a deductive approach by collecting cross‐sectional data. Bachelor and Master's degree students in business management and entrepreneurship courses comprised the respondents. The study analyzed 284 usable survey questionnaires in its final estimation. The results obtained by employing structural equation modeling (SEM) show the positive and significant impact of sustainability orientation and sustainability education on the green entrepreneurship inclination. In contrast, the nonsignificant effect of self‐efficacy on green entrepreneurship inclination is detected among respondents. The study's findings would support the government, policy makers, and university authorities in developing a tailor‐made awareness program through building a curriculum that could offer greater inclination toward green and sustainable education. The outcomes may lead to providing a better living place for future generations worldwide.

Entrepreneurial Intention Among Business Students: The Effect of Entrepreneurship Education

In Nepal, the history of entrepreneurship education is emerging and only few higher educational institutions, such as King’s College, Kathmandu University School of Management, Presidential Business School, DAV Business School and Apex College are offering entrepreneurship related courses. Entrepreneurship education is emerging as a subject matter, and institutions are establishing entrepreneurship curriculum and incubation centers to support future entrepreneurs. Research is needed to further explore this subject in terms of its theory and practice in Nepal educational institutes. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention considering the theory derived from the planned behavior model (Ajzen, 1991). A stratified random sampling technique was used to select respondents and a standard Likert item questionnaire was distributed amongst 280 business management students who were in their final year at selected colleges. The colleges selected were those who offered entrepreneurship related courses. A total of 181 responses were recorded and used for the analysis. Descriptive analysis, Cronbach’s alpha reliability analysis, a multiple linear regression, an ordinary least square test, a correlation matrix, an independent sample T-test and the ANOVA test were implemented in SPSS 20 to determine the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention. After analyzing the responses, it was found that entrepreneurship education had a positive but insignificant relationship with entrepreneurial intention. In specific, entrepreneurship education improves the attitude of behavior towards entrepreneurial intention and the perceived behavioral control of students but was found to have insignificant impact on the subjective norm. Keywords: Entrepreneurship education, theory of planned behavior, attitude, perceived behavior control, subjective norm, entrepreneurial intention

Gender-based leadership perceptions and preferences of Generation Z as future business leaders in South Africa

Orientation: Given South Africa’s vast diversity, there is little clarity surrounding the most prominent leadership style amongst young male and female (i.e. Generation Z, born between 1995 and 2015) potential leaders. Research purpose: To investigate the perceptions of Generation Z male and female undergraduate business management students at a tertiary institution in South Africa, towards leadership and its link to gender specific leadership traits. Motivation for the study: This study is vital as the importance of gender equality and the fair distribution of organisational opportunities are increasing, and due to undergraduate business management students forming part of Generation Z and being the next generation of possible business leaders. Research design, approach and method: A self-developed questionnaire by the author was distributed to 469 students, and the final realised sample included a total of 320 usable questionnaires. After a comparative descriptive data analysis, SPSS statistical software was utilised to conduct a Wilcoxon’s signed rank test, a Mann-Whitney U test and a Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for normality, respectively of the study’s formulated hypotheses. Main findings: Male and female Generation Z students favour transformational leadership over transactional leadership, and both gender groups perceive feminine traits as more important for a business leader to exhibit. This contradicts previous research findings where masculine traits were perceived as more important for business and leadership success. Practical/managerial implications: As transformational leadership has been most frequently cited in literature as the prominent and successful leadership style of the 21st century, all leadership education development should encourage future leaders to develop a transformational leadership style while implementing the inclusion of the feminine trait theory. Contribution/value-add: These findings help determine which leadership style is favoured by potential future leaders (i.e. Generation Z) at a higher education institution in South Africa and provides guidance in terms of leadership education development.

Accident at Vidyalaya School – an ethical dilemma

Learning outcomes This paper aims to sensitize learners to some of the ethical and public relation issues involved in decision-making with specific reference to the educational field. Case overview/synopsis This case brings out a dilemma faced by the school management of Vidyalaya School, Karnataka, India in responding to a notice issued by the State Government to pay a huge compensation and to re-absorb a teacher who was rendered physically challenged owing to an accident within the school premises. The case is set in the milieu of a self-financed, private education industry during the period 2013-2018. This is a case in “Strategy formulation” and “Ethical dilemma” involved in the field of education in India. A teacher was permanently injured and confined to a wheelchair in an attempt to rescue a child attempting to jump off the school building and end her life for having obtained low marks in a test paper. While the school management was initially sympathetic and paid her medical bills and full salary purely on humanitarian grounds, they discontinued this support-line after about two years. The teacher filed a complaint with the Disability Commission, a grievance redressal body of the Government of Karnataka, India. She demanded re-absorption into the job, payment of salary arrears and reimbursement of all the subsequent medical bills incurred abroad totaling Rs 15.5 million, which is unaffordable for a school of that size. The management is faced with a situation where they cannot accept such a huge financial liability as well as accept a wheelchair-bound teacher who would not be able to discharge her duties. The school was briefed by legal experts that there exists no law that specifies either compensation or re-absorption into the job in a situation like this. At the same time, to fight the case purely on legal grounds and deny her a decent livelihood would impact the image of the school as being inhuman to a lady who had actually tried to help the school in the name of humanity. The management is caught in a dilemma on the course of action they must take – to fight the case legally or to accept the demand on humanitarian grounds. Complexity academic level This paper is suitable for Undergraduate or Graduate students of Business Management. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 11: Strategy

Addressing The Challenge of Building Research Capabilities in Business Management Undergraduate Students

The research process is complex, involving many conceptually different steps that require a variety of skills. For instance, early on in the research process the task of identifying and articulating a suitable research problem often involves, amongst other skills, a high level of creativity and critical thinking, whereas later on in the process, application of a suitable research method would require deep knowledge of the state of art in that methodology. As the techniques used by researchers to iterate between current discipline theory, subject knowledge and research methodology gets increasingly specialized, it is also becoming more opaque to people outside the research community. Management students with little or no exposure to research find this puzzling because they are being encouraged to do something creative and original, and at the same time they are expected to build on existing knowledge using a set of conventions associated with the chosen methodology. Business students in their 1st year face many new situations. Most of them have little experience of what research is about or the various elements that are necessary for a successful project. The teaching at school level mostly focuses on imparting subject knowledge and instilling basic numeracy and literary skills. It does not prepare them so well for setting their own goals and working independently ‑ the core of research. Traditional teaching methods can help them acquire the relevant subject knowledge and basic research methods. But putting these together in a piece of practical research requires in depth understanding and creative thinking. Problem‑based learning (PBL) is a way to help UG students at the beginning of their research attempts to develop the mindset and skills needed. This paper makes the case for introducing Critical Thinking skills to Business Management students in their 1st year, using a problem‑based Learning (PBL) approach. It assesses what was involved in developing and delivering such a course. Both staff and students found the experience challenging, but the overall response was positive establishing that the approach taken was fundamentally effective.

Changing facets of higher education in management: a students’ perspective

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of effective teaching–learning (ETL) from students’ perspective in B-schools and build a model for the satisfaction of students of B-schools from teaching–learning processes.Design/methodology/approachThe study employs the descriptive research design, and the cross-sectional data are collected through a structured questionnaire. Out of 320, 302 accurately filled questionnaires were used for the empirical analysis. The data are collected from the masters of business management (MBA) students. An exploratory factor analysis is applied to appraise factors appropriate for ETL. A confirmatory factor analysis is used to establish reliability and validity of the identified factors. Structural equation modeling (SEM) is applied to empirically test the proposed model for ETL.FindingsThe major findings of the current study are as follows: this paper identifies extracurricular activities (ECA), conducive environment (CE) and project work and practical exposure (PWPE) as the determinants of ETL in MBA Programs. These determinants have been identified individually; however, collectively authors do not find any other study that discusses them. This paper explores a suitable and apt model of ETL through the identified determinants of ETL (ECA, CE and PWPE). This is also a contribution of the paper, which has not been observed by the authors, in the literature.Research limitations/implicationsThe scope of the research can be enhanced to the all level of management students and colleges of all sorts can be taken.Practical implicationsFindings of this paper are a long-term plan with a futuristic vision. Determinants affecting ETL will help the administrators and faculty members at the MBA programs to realign their focus for the future.Originality/valueThis study determines three determinants (from the students’ points of view) for the effectiveness of the teaching–learning process in the management (MBA) programs. The determinants in this study are ECA, CE and PWPE. SEM is applied to test the model of ETL and to specify these three determinants (constructs). Decision makers for MBA programs can prudently use the model to bring about transformation in teaching–learning processes in business schools.

Perceived social norms, psychological capital and entrepreneurial intention among undergraduate students in Bukavu

PurposeEntrepreneurship is important for economic growth, through its role in the provision of employment. In the recent past, a number of African universities have developed entrepreneurship education courses to facilitate the growing demand for entrepreneurs in the market. An immediate outcome anticipated from entrepreneurship education is to increase entrepreneurial intention (EI) among the participants. Unfortunately, most of the entrepreneurship education in developing economies has not been linked to an increase in the EI of students. This paper thus proposes that it is when students possess high levels of psychological capital and perceive positive social norms that entrepreneurship education will lead to positive EI. The purpose of this paper is to establish the relationship between perceived social norms (PSN), psychological capital and EI of university students.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire on a random sample of 196 final year entrepreneurship and business management students, from three universities in Bukavu (East of DRC). Structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses.FindingsThe paper provides four main findings. First, PSN and psychological capital have a positive significant effect on EI. Second, PSN contribute more to this effect than psychological capital. Third, PSN make a positive and significant effect on psychological capital. Lastly, psychological capital positively mediates the relationship between PSN and EI.Research limitations/implicationsThis study could have benefited from a qualitative approach to have a more in-depth explanation of these relationships. The study is conducted amongst students who operate in a controlled environment. This may not reflect the actual behavior of entrepreneurs.Practical implicationsThis work provides cues of what entrepreneurship educators should consider as they recruit and train students. Specifically, the study highlights the importance of students’ psychological capital and positive social norms in transforming entrepreneurial education into intention.Originality/valueThis study adds value to knowledge by highlighting the mediating role of psychological capital on the relationship between PSN and EI.