Quants and poets: two dimensions of MBA performance, aptitudes, and interests

These findings demonstrate that MBA success is fundamentally multidimensional and that different admissions indicators predict different forms of performance, with implications for talent assessment, leadership development, and MBA admissions practice.

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Frontiers in Psychology
Published
2026-01-13
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1671351
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Medical Education and Admissions
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Quants and poets: two dimensions of MBA performance, aptitudes, and interests

Aaron S. Wallen, Michael W. Morris, Zachariah C. Brown
Frontiers in Psychology
Medical Education and Admissions
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Quants and poets: two dimensions of MBA performance, aptitudes, and interests

Aaron S. Wallen, Michael W. Morris, Zachariah C. Brown
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Abstract

These findings demonstrate that MBA success is fundamentally multidimensional and that different admissions indicators predict different forms of performance, with implications for talent assessment, leadership development, and MBA admissions practice.

Frontiers in PsychologyVol. 16
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK), Columbia University (US), University of Hong Kong (HK)
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Openalex Percentile: Top 90%
Medical Education and Admissions
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