| Author(s) | Abdulkader M.A. Abdullah |
| Affiliation | Department of Business Administration- College of Business and Economics, University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar |
| Title | Some Determinants of Student Performance in Financial Management Introductory Course: An Empirical Investigation |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Administrative Sciences. Volume 18, No 1. (2006/1426) |
| Abstract | This study examines the main determinants of student performance in the Principles of Financial Management Course (Mgt 320) offered as a prerequisite for all business students in the College of Management Sciences and Planning. A sample of 237 male and female students is used and OLS technique is employed in the analysis. The results reveal some interesting patterns of students’ performance. With respect to the total sample a positive and significant relationship is found between grade received in the Principles of Financial Management as a dependent variable and the cumulative grade point average (CGPA), economics and statistics as independent variables. It emerges from the results also that gender has a significant impact on performance in financial management which indicates the difference in performance between male and female students. For male students in addition to CGPA and statistics, accounting background has a positive and significant relationship. As for the female students, it appears that their performance is influenced by their background in economics rather than accounting in addition to their CGPA and their grades in statistics. The semester load and the contribution of faculty members are not significantly related to the grades obtained by students in the Principles of Financial Management. The policy implications of these results are discussed. |
