Promotions in the Corporate World: Comparing the Perspectives of University Professors, MBA Students, and Corporate Managers

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Critics charge that professors have views that differ from experienced managers and, therefore, that MBA students do not receive an accurate classroom depiction of organizational reality. This study investigated the extent to which 102 managers, 111 MBA students, and 43 professors have similar perspectives regarding the importance of fourfactors in attaining promotions. MANOVA indicated that managers and professors did not significantly differ in their views. However, MBA students did differ from both managers and professors in the level of importance they attached to several promotion factors. MANCOVA indicated that amount of corporate experience was unrelated to response patterns.

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