MBA Directors Club Launch Survey

Thank you for completing this survey on your experience as an MBA Director. The survey should take around 5 minutes to complete.

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* 1. What is your academic title (please choose the most appropriate)

Professor/Chair

Associate Professor/Reader

Senior Lecturer

Lecturer

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* 2. Gender

Female

Male

Other

Rather not say

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* 3. What region are you from:

Europe (non UK)

UK & Ireland

Africa

Middle East

Central Asia

Southern Asia

East and South East Asia

ANZ/Oceania

North America & Canada

Central and South America

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* 4. How long have you worked in academia?

0 years

15 years

30+ years

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* 5. How long have you worked in industry?

0 years

15 years

30+ years

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* 6. How long is the tenure of this role in your business school?

Three year

Five year

Not specified

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How long have you been in the MBA Director role?

10 years

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* 8. What was your primary motivations for taking on the MBA Director role (choose one)

Promotional opportunity

Leadership opportunity

Broaden knowledge

To work with more experienced student cohorts

Industry connections

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What other leadership roles have you held in the school? (Please tick all that apply)

Dean/Head of School/Director

Deputy Dean

Associate Dean

Head of Dept

Programme Director

None

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How do you spend you time in the MBA Director role – what is the split between operational and strategic management of the programme(s)?

100% Operational

50/50

100% Strategic

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* 11. What is your biggest highlight of this role so far?

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* 12. What are your 3 biggest challenges in your role as MBA Director currently?

Challenge 1

Challenge 2

Challenge 3

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* 13. Do you feel you are given enough time in your academic work allocation to do this role to the required standard?

Yes

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* 14. Are you happy with the levels of support you get in this role from these colleagues (either within the school or the central team)?

	Very little support	Supportive	Highly supportive
Dean/Head of School/Director	Dean/Head of School/Director Very little support	Dean/Head of School/Director Supportive	Dean/Head of School/Director Highly supportive
Heads of Department	Heads of Department Very little support	Heads of Department Supportive	Heads of Department Highly supportive
Marketing	Marketing Very little support	Marketing Supportive	Marketing Highly supportive
Admissions	Admissions Very little support	Admissions Supportive	Admissions Highly supportive
Alumni	Alumni Very little support	Alumni Supportive	Alumni Highly supportive
Student Experience services	Student Experience services Very little support	Student Experience services Supportive	Student Experience services Highly supportive
Student Employability services	Student Employability services Very little support	Student Employability services Supportive	Student Employability services Highly supportive

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* 15. Reflecting back to when you started what do you wish you had known to help you transition to the MBA Director role?

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* 16. What are your aspirations when you finish this role?

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* 17. How would you rate our current membership services/events?

	Excellent	Very good	Fair	Poor	Not yet experienced
Global conference	Global conference Excellent	Global conference Very good	Global conference Fair	Global conference Poor	Global conference Not yet experienced
Latin America/Asia Pacific Deans & Directors conference	Latin America/Asia Pacific Deans & Directors conference Excellent	Latin America/Asia Pacific Deans & Directors conference Very good	Latin America/Asia Pacific Deans & Directors conference Fair	Latin America/Asia Pacific Deans & Directors conference Poor	Latin America/Asia Pacific Deans & Directors conference Not yet experienced
Business Schools Professional Conference	Business Schools Professional Conference Excellent	Business Schools Professional Conference Very good	Business Schools Professional Conference Fair	Business Schools Professional Conference Poor	Business Schools Professional Conference Not yet experienced
Accreditation conference	Accreditation conference Excellent	Accreditation conference Very good	Accreditation conference Fair	Accreditation conference Poor	Accreditation conference Not yet experienced
Capacity Building workshops	Capacity Building workshops Excellent	Capacity Building workshops Very good	Capacity Building workshops Fair	Capacity Building workshops Poor	Capacity Building workshops Not yet experienced
Ambition magazine	Ambition magazine Excellent	Ambition magazine Very good	Ambition magazine Fair	Ambition magazine Poor	Ambition magazine Not yet experienced
Business Impact Magazine	Business Impact Magazine Excellent	Business Impact Magazine Very good	Business Impact Magazine Fair	Business Impact Magazine Poor	Business Impact Magazine Not yet experienced
Membership platform for your use	Membership platform for your use Excellent	Membership platform for your use Very good	Membership platform for your use Fair	Membership platform for your use Poor	Membership platform for your use Not yet experienced
Student membership platform	Student membership platform Excellent	Student membership platform Very good	Student membership platform Fair	Student membership platform Poor	Student membership platform Not yet experienced
Programme consultancy review	Programme consultancy review Excellent	Programme consultancy review Very good	Programme consultancy review Fair	Programme consultancy review Poor	Programme consultancy review Not yet experienced

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* 18. What further support/skills development could the AMBA team offer you to help in your MBA Director role and future career?

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* 19. Thank you for completing this questionnaire. If you would be happy to be contacted for more in depth analysis on this topic, please insert your email below.