MBA Research National Business Administration Standards are the starting point for students’ academic and career success.
Standards are broadly-based knowledge and skill statements that identify what students should know and be able to do as a result of instruction.
We focus our research, curriculum and instructional materials design, and assessment activities on four business-related clusters:
• Management & Entrepreneurship
• Financial Services
• Marketing & Sales
• Hospitality, Events, and Tourism
Our research efforts incorporate both primary and secondary research based on business sources rather than educational sources. Business-based research provides a mechanism for the identification of current, actual skills and knowledge needed by employees in the workplace.
They set the stage for program quality, guide course development, instructional materials selection, student organization participation, and assessment. MBA Research provides free standards and performance indicators for use in high schools and community colleges nationwide.
Because of our engagement and research with business professionals and organizations throughout the country, these standards are unique in education.
Our continuous research process utilizes focus groups, interviews, business association standards, surveys, and certification criteria. This research and development process is what allows us to deliver standards that provide current information on the skill sets being used in the workforce today.
Looking for a high-level overview? Standards Executive Summary (1 pg)
Interested in a deeper dive into the research? Standards Introduction (5 pg)
Want to learn our terminology? Standards Glossary (1 pg)
Through our research, we have learned the importance of equipping students with the skills and knowledge needed for any career in business. The standards within the Business Administration Core apply to all career clusters in business. Our standards are organized on the premise of starting broad and narrowing in specificity as the student progresses in their program of study. This ensures that students enter the workforce, college, or a career with an understanding of these core concepts.
Our national research for our standards development is focused on four career clusters: Management & Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Marketing & Sales, and Hospitality, Events, & Tourism. Access all of our career cluster standards below.
Still want to know how our standards relate to what students are learning in the classroom? Below are some of the instructional materials our team develops based on the industry-validated National Business Administration Standards.
Learn more about the National Business Administration Standards by getting in touch with our team today.