MBA student perceptions: Learning, teaching, entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial skills

The demand for more effective management education and skills in order to generate wealth creation and achieve competitiveness in international markets is a recurring theme in many Australian government official reports and reviews (Mathews, 2002). Management educators need to be cognisant of the drivers of change such as globalization, demographic shifts, technology and deregulation, and develop business school strategies with these in mind (Friga, Bettis and Sullivan, 2003). Formal management education has seen significant changes to the development and delivery of its curriculum to keep pace with changes in the managerial workplace and to meet government initiatives. For example, in 2002 the expected rate of return for an MBA was 11.1% in real wages growth, and it remains high, (Connolly, 2003).