Assessing Mathematical Ability of B-School Students
Author(s)
L. Sudershan Reddy (Professor, Jain University, Bangalore, India) and Kannamani R.*(Senior Manager, Atos IT and Alumni of Jain University, Bangalore India) *Corresponding author's Email
Citation
Reddy, L. Sudershan and Kannamani, R. (2019), “Assessing Mathematical Ability of B-School Students”, MERC Global’s International Journal of Management, Vol. 7, Issue 1, pp. 49-62.
Article history
Submitted: October 12, 2018, Revision received: November 03, 2018, Accepted: November 13, 2018
This research paper aims to give the insight and importance of the mathematical ability of the B-School students. The level of knowledge of the MBA students varies from various aspects such as degree, section, gender, group wise and multiple fields (area) in mathematics. Though the ability of the students can be measured from many elements, the authors took a few critical factors for framing hypothesis and tested them with the suitable tools and techniques. In this paper, authors also discuss the various observations found in the study. The authors have given a few recommendations to the students, teachers, and management institutes so that they can take them as a base and move forward with the action plan.
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