ATTITUDE CHANGE DURING MANAGEMENT EDUCATION: A STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL INFLUENCES ON STUDENT ATTITUDES.
Abstract
The study was conducted to determine (1) what patterns of attitudes and values characterize the faculty and students of the M. I. T. Sloan School of Management and (2) what changes occur in the attitudes and values of students during their management education. The study was carried out with 2 student populations (one was enrolled in a 2-year curriculum leading to an S. M. degree in management, and the other was a group of middlelevel managers sent by their companies to obtain the degree in 12 months), a group of senior executives attending the School for a 10-week management development course, and the faculty. Attitudes were surveyed with an objective questionnaire consisting of 100 belief or value statements; factor analysis indicated 19 reliable attitude scales, including in a scale only those items tending to cluster. On at least half the scales, faculty and executives differed markedly in attitudes and values. The initial position of the graduate student fell between the faculty and executive extremes. The faculty apparently influenced the students in a number of attitude areas but made the graduates less similar to managers whom they are likely to encounter in industry.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0623725
Entities
People
- Edgar H. Schein
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology