Analysis of challenges for management education in India using total interpretive structural modelling

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify challenges for management education in India and explain their nature, significance and interrelations using total interpretive structural modelling (TISM), an innovative version of Warfield’s interpretive structural modelling (ISM). Design/methodol...

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Published in:Quality assurance in education 2016-01, Vol.24 (1), p.95-122
Main Authors: Mahajan, Ritika, Agrawal, Rajat, Sharma, Vinay, Nangia, Vinay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accreditation
Accreditation (Institutions)
Administrator Education
Barriers
Business Administration Education
Business schools
College Curriculum
College Faculty
College Graduates
College Instruction
College Students
Competition
Curriculum, instruction & assessment
Economic development
Education
Educational evaluation/assessment
Educational Practices
Educational Quality
Foreign Countries
Graduate Surveys
India
International conferences
Job Skills
Leadership
Leadership Effectiveness
Leadership Training
Literature Reviews
Machine Tools
Management development
Management reviews
MBA programs & graduates
Quality
Questionnaires
Society
Strategic management
Student Placement
Technical Education
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Summary:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify challenges for management education in India and explain their nature, significance and interrelations using total interpretive structural modelling (TISM), an innovative version of Warfield’s interpretive structural modelling (ISM). Design/methodology/approach – The challenges have been drawn from literature and validated by an empirical study conducted through questionnaires administered electronically and personally to 250 management graduates. TISM has been applied to 14 finalised factors. Findings – All the identified factors, except accreditation, were found to be important. Ineffective regulatory bodies and ineffective leadership emerged as the biggest roadblocks. Several significant interrelations were found which were sometimes not revealed by plain observation. Originality/value – The existing literature has discussed the challenges for management education but not their interrelations. This paper uses TISM to demonstrate the relationships between different challenges and to explain the logic behind the relationships. The results would be useful for the owners (or managers) of management institutes faced with the same challenges.
ISSN:0968-4883
1758-7662
DOI:10.1108/QAE-07-2013-0030