MBA program sustainability: Application of social cognitive theory for bridging the gap between theory and practice of managerial skills

• Main Authors: Aslam, Hassan Danial, Jamil, Rossilah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2019
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96986/1/RossilahJamil2019_MBAProgramSustainabilityApplicationofSocialCognitive.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96986/; https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/6145/MBA-Program-Sustainability-Application-of-Social-Cognitive-Theory-for-bridging-the-gap-between-Theory-and-Practice-of-Managerial-Skills
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Professional degree programs like MBA are supposed to develop practical managerial skills among MBAs to train them as management practitioners. However, business education is facing considerable criticism for not developing such desired skills among its graduates. There is an array of literature whi...