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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ973027
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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ISSN: ISSN-1556-3847
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Hiring Managers' Perceptions of the Value of an Online MBA
Bailey, Jeffrey S.; Flegle, Larry V.
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, v15 n2 Sum 2012
Researchers have theorized that online degrees are less valuable in the perception of hiring managers. Identifying the factors which influence the hiring managers' perceptions and if obtaining a degree from a for-profit institution influences that perception is critical in designing programs and courses. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that are considered as adding value to an online MBA. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Personnel Selection, Business Administration Education, Graduate Study, Administrator Attitudes, Grounded Theory, Web Based Instruction, Distance Education, Virtual Universities, Electronic Learning, Semi Structured Interviews, Personnel Directors, Personnel Policy, Personnel Management, Proprietary Schools, Value Judgment, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin
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