Determination of MBA Program Preference at State vs. Foundation Universities in Turkey: Evidence from Survey Research

GÜROL, Yonca; CEMEK, ELİF; DORUK, ÖMER

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.11.007

Determination of MBA Program Preference at State vs. Foundation Universities in Turkey: Evidence from Survey Research

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 235, 24 November 2016, Pages 118-127, cilt.235, ss.118-127, 2016 (SSCI)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 235
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.11.007
Dergi Adı: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 235, 24 November 2016, Pages 118-127
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), MLA - Modern Language Association Database
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.118-127
Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In the globalized business world, the MBA programs have been playing essential role for skilled human resources for the business world. Thus, determining the factors that have effect on preference of MBA program in Turkey is essential research question for business education. In this paper, the discrepancies in MBA program selection between public and foundation universities are researched by using Multinomial Logit Model. The Logit model is based on the survey research which conducted at 3 universities in Turkey. The obtained findings show that the main difference between public and private MBA program selections come from job experience, contents of lectures are main determinants for selection of MBA programs in Turkey. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.