Business students' perceptions of arrogance in academia

College Student Journal, March, 2007 by Perry Haan, Margaret M. Britt, Art Weinstein

Zhao, S. (n.d.). Taking care of business: Competition and sleep deprivation pervade the Kelley School of Business. Retrieved May 5, 2005, from http://www.journalism.indiana.edu/ gallery/j201fall03/ncomiskefinal/cnsmith /#icore

PERRY HAAN, D.B.A.

Associate Professor of Marketing

Tiffin University

MARGARET M. BRITT, D.B.A.

Associate Professor & M.B.A. Program Coordinator

Southeastern University

ART WEINSTEIN, PH.D.

Professor and Chair of Marketing

Nova Southeastern University

Table 1: Student Mix

Traditional Undergraduate       303   59%
Non-Traditional Undergraduate    58   11%
Traditional Graduate             38    8%
Non-Traditional Graduate        114   22%

Table 2: Demographic Data for Sample

                   Age

      Age Group         Number(Percent)

        17-22              285 (56%)
        23-29               145 (27)
        30-39                44 (9)
        40-49                30 (6)
     50 or over              9 (2)

                  Gender

        Male                Female

     234 (46%)             279 (54%)
    Ethnic Groups
    Ethnic Group        Number (Percent)
  African-American          93 (18%)
        Asian                31 (6)
      Caucasian             345 (67)
      Hispanic               34 (7)
        Other                10 (2)

           Geographic Location

       Midwest             190 (37%)
      Northeast             163 (32)
      Southeast             149 (29)
        Other                11 (2)

                School Type

  State University         202 (39%)
Private Non-Religious       215 (42)
  Private Religious         96 (19)

Research Findings and Discussion

Table 3: Occupations from Most to Least Arrogant

Occupations                      Mean   Standard Deviation
Politicians                      2.13          .999
Lawyers                          2.25          1.05
Entertainers                     2.33          1.06
Athletes                         2.44          1.07
Managers                         2.76          .998
Doctors                          2.79          1.11
College Administrators           2.83          .952
Journalists                      2.85          1.00
Financial Services               2.90          .982
Sales people                     2.92          .970
College Deans                    2.95          .914
College Department Chairs        2.96          .921
Information Technology           3.07          .919
Accountants                      3.12          .908
Tenured Faculty                  3.13          .963
Marketers                        3.16          .840
College Support Personnel        3.26          1.11
Religious Leaders                3.27          1.15
College Professors/Instructors   3.39          .989
Adjunct Faculty                  3.43          .833
Non-Tenured Faculty              3.49          .814
Elementary Through               3.66          .962
  High School Teachers

Note: college professions are italicized.