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WHY DO MBA STUDENTS DELAY COMPLETING THEIR THESIS?
Dr. John Barnes
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Abstract:
This academic paper investigates one problem
universities offering MBA programs
encounter with students who choose Plan B (thesis option) as they often delay completing their thesis
.
Its purpose is to identify the nature of the problem and its impacts on the several parties involved and
propose an e
ducational management solution. The delay in students completing their MBA theses has
been found to cause difficulties for the students, their advisers and for the Graduate Schools of
Business
.
Managerial approaches for each party to minimize if not mitiga
te the problem caused by
late completion of the thesis are proposed, including a proposed eight
-
step solutions. A subsequent
paper will investigate this problem more deeply from a research perspective