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Skills, Gender, and Performance Matter when Undergraduate Business Students Choose Specialisation within Business Courses

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  • Leiv Opstad

    (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)

  • Torbjorn Arethun

    (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway)

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The purpose of this article is to explore the heterogeneity among undergraduate Norwegian business students. This is made visible by the students’ choice of subjects in their third year. The chosen methodology is the ordinary least square (OLS) regression model. By using dummy variables depending on the preferred discipline, we can analyse what impact the composition of students will have on their performance in the compulsory courses during the two first years. The students who are highest ranked by letter grades tend to select further studies in finance and accounting subjects. One should be aware of this in the design of study programmes.

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  • Leiv Opstad & Torbjorn Arethun, 2020. "Skills, Gender, and Performance Matter when Undergraduate Business Students Choose Specialisation within Business Courses," International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning, ToKnowPress, vol. 9(1), pages 95-107.
    • Handle: RePEc:tkp:jouijm:v:9:y:2020:i:1:p:95-107
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    1. John Fordyce & Lisa K Jepsen & Ken McCormick, 2017. "Predicting First-year Law School Performance: The Influences of Race, Gender, and Undergraduate Major," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 43(1), pages 64-77, January.
    2. Leiv OPSTAD, 2019. "Different Attitudes Towards Mathematics Among Economic And Business Students And Choice Of Business Course Major In Norway," Social Sciences and Education Research Review, Department of Communication, Journalism and Education Sciences, University of Craiova, vol. 6(2), pages 6-30, November.
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