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Impact of MBA on Entrepreneurial Success: Do Entrepreneurs Acquire Capacity through the Program or Does MBA Only Signal Gifted Talent and Experience

Keywords:
MBA; Entrepreneurship; Gifted talent; Experience JEL Classification L25; L26; J24

Introduction:
MBA (Master degree of Business Administration) programs have attracted millions of business focusing students.

There are few studies examining the impact of MBA degree on entrepreneurship.

Literature Review
MBA effects on entrepreneurship:
Analyzing the data of sales and size of start-ups of alumni entrepreneurs.

Their analysis do not identify the impacts of MBA program effect with other latent effect of such as talents and skills.

In application process, a MBA candidate is usually selected with academic talent and occupational experiences

Entrepreneurial success factors
Rich human capital affects positively on his/her entrepreneurial performance.

Survey Data and Methodology
Survey data:
This thesis utilizes the Internet Survey on Entrepreneurship at Start-ups jointly conducted in 2012 by the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).

A total of 7,023 valid responses were obtained, including 1,501 respondents 2 with experience in starting a business.

The average age of the respondents is 44.5, the median is 45.0, and the standard deviation is 9.0.

As Figure 1 shows, their ages range from 22 to 60, and are concentrated between 35 and 55, while there are a few below age 35. The 1,501 respondents with entrepreneurial experience, as Figure 2 shows, have an average age of 46.2 years, the median is 47.0, and the standard deviation is 8.8.

References
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2. Charney AH, Libecap GD (2003) The Contribution of Entrepreneur Education: An Analysis of the Berger Program. International Journal of Entrepreneruship Education 1: 385-418.

3. Lange JE, Marram E, Jawahar AS, Yong W, Bygrave W (2011) Does an entrepreneurship education have lasting value? A study of careers of 4,000 alumni. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 31: 209-224.

4. Simpson R, Sturges J, Weigh P (2010) Transient, unsettling and creative space: Experiences of liminality through the accounts of Chinese students on a UK-based MBA. Management Learning 41: 53-70.

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6. Krishnan VR (2008) Impact of MBA education on students values: Two longitudinal studies. Journal of Business Ethics 83: 233-246.

7. Davidsson P, Honig B (2003). The role of social and human capital among nascent entrepreneurs. Journal of Business Venturing 18: 301-331.

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