论文信息 - The Gender Difference: Validity of Standardized Admission Tests in Predicting MBA Performance.

The Gender Difference: Validity of Standardized Admission Tests in Predicting MBA Performance.

Abstract A difference in educational attainment has long been held as a major factor in the imbalance among men and women in upper business management. Women are far less likely to achieve graduate business degrees, and conventional blame usually includes a gender bias in MBA admissions criteria. This study reviews the issues and changing trends in this area, focusing on 269 recent MBA students (120 female, 149 male), finding that though the women performed significantly lower on the GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test), there was no discernible difference in overall MBA performance (graduate GPA).

Terence M. Hancock | T. Hancock

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