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Direct linkPan, Xia; Zhou, Qiang – Journal of Education for Business, 2010
Knowledge of statistical analysis is increasingly important for professionals in modern business. For example, hypothesis testing is one of the critical topics for quality managers and team workers in Six Sigma training programs. Delivering the knowledge of hypothesis testing effectively can be an important step for the incapable learners or…
Descriptors: Testing, Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Trainees
Taylor, Kimberly A.; Mesmer-Magnus, Jessica; Burns, Tina M. – Journal of Education for Business, 2008
Negotiation classes are one way in which many of today's managers try to develop negotiation skills. Despite the popularity of such courses, relatively little research has assessed their effectiveness in improving trainee self-confidence and posttraining transfer. The results of 2 data collection efforts indicate that students in a typical…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Conflict Resolution, Arbitration, Social Cognition
Ford, Matthew W.; Devoto, Steve; Kent, Daniel W.; Harrison, Todd – Journal of Education for Business, 2007
Threat emanating from financial markets may intimidate college students to some degree. In this article, the authors considered the influence of such intimidation on student financial market knowledge. They hypothesized a negative relationship between intimidation and market knowledge. An empirical study of over 150 undergraduate business school…
Descriptors: Business Education, Hypothesis Testing, Research Methodology, Learning Processes
Shotick, Joyce; Stephens, Paul R. – Journal of Education for Business, 2006
In this article, the authors investigated the impact of evolving technology on gender disparity and the contradictions found in previous research relating to the computing gender gap to determine if certain computer software tasks are gender specific and if those skills represent a gender gap in technology. Based on the social cognitive theory and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Computer Software, Epistemology, Gender Differences
Koku, Paul Sergius; Qureshi, Anique Ahmed – Journal of Education for Business, 2004
In this study, the authors investigated the role of overconfidence on students' performance on multiple-choice examinations. The authors examined the difference between students' self-assessed probability of selecting each correct answer and the proportion of correct answers that they actually selected. Results show that high-performing students…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Self Esteem, Confidence Testing, Undergraduate Students
Polito, Tony; Kros, John; Watson, Kevin – Journal of Education for Business, 2004
In this study, the authors investigated the effect of Zarco, an operations management "mock factory" experiential learning activity, on student recollection of operations management concepts. Using a number of single-factor and multiple-factor analyses of variance, the authors compared the recollection of students treated with the Zarco activity…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Learning Activities, Instructional Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students
