MBA education: new insights on enablers of managerial performance

Purpose Several authors have proposed various factors/enablers that enhance managerial performance of MBA students. However, there is little research on how to prioritise these enablers or how each enabler in the system of enablers influences each other. This paper aims to address this gap. Design/methodology/approach This paper integrates the interpretive structural modelling (ISM) and Multiplication Appliquee a un Classement (MICMAC) techniques to arrive at the conclusions. Findings The "help achieve" power of each enabler, determined by ISM, is limited or accentuated by its "driving power and its dependence" determined by MICMAC. Out of the 14 enablers used in the study, this paper identifies five enablers that can enhance the performance of MBA students. Originality/value This paper highlights how an integrated use of ISM-MICMAC can improve decision-making and resource optimisation.