Survey of business school deans, administrators and faculty regarding their perceptions of likely impact of Executive Order on Travel.

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Eduvantis Snap Survey:
Impact on Business Schools of Executive Order on Travel
Released February 9, 2017
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2. E D U V A N T I S 2
The Eduvantis Snap Survey
Eduvantis is committed to bringing new and timely
information to business schools. We have launched the
Eduvantis Snap Survey to gather reactions, perspectives
and insights quickly from our large network of business
schools, on subjects of importance to the industry – so you
can know how your colleagues view important current
issues.
These brief surveys are directional and not intended to
replace deep, long-term research conducted by many
organizations serving the management education industry.

3. E D U V A N T I S 3
Snap Survey: Impact on Business Schools
of Executive Order on Travel
The recent executive order impacting travel to the United States
by individuals from certain countries has caused concern within
the higher education community. There appears to also be
concern that other potential executive orders relating to the H-1B
visa are being considered, which would impose stricter
limitations on foreign students and employers, with potentially
significant implications for business schools.
We have surveyed a group of approximately 50 business school
professionals (deans, administrators and a limited group of
faculty) from a broad spectrum of institutional types, to determine
their opinions on the likely importance and impact of the
executive order on travel on their institutions.

4. E D U V A N T I S 4
Executive Order Will Have “Some Negative
Impact” on International Recruiting
Question: What level of impact do you believe the recent U.S. presidential travel
ban will have on your ability to recruit international students into your graduate
business programs in the next 12 months?
No
Impact
Extreme
Negative
Impact
Extreme
Positive
Impact
Some
Negative
Impact
Some
Positive
Impact
Survey
Average
-1.95
0 +4+3+2+1-4 -3 -2 -1
Source: Eduvantis Executive Order Impact on Your Business School

5. E D U V A N T I S 5
Distribution Details
Question: What level of impact do you believe the recent U.S. presidential travel
ban will have on your ability to recruit international students into your graduate
business programs in the next 12 months?
No
Impact
Extreme
Negative
Impact
Extreme
Positive
Impact
Some
Negative
Impact
Some
Positive
Impact
0
5
10
15
20
25
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
Number of Survey Responses
Source: Eduvantis Executive Order Impact on Your Business School

6. E D U V A N T I S 6
Executive Order Will Have “Some Negative
Impact” on Global Initiatives
Question: What level of impact do you believe the recent U.S. presidential travel
ban will have on your ability to incorporate global initiatives (study abroad
programs, international partnerships, global team projects, etc.) into the learning
experience in the next 12 months?
No
Impact
Extreme
Negative
Impact
Extreme
Positive
Impact
Some
Negative
Impact
Some
Positive
Impact
Survey
Average
-1.69
0 +4+3+2+1-4 -3 -2 -1
Source: Eduvantis Executive Order Impact on Your Business School

7. E D U V A N T I S 7
Distribution Details
Question: What level of impact do you believe the recent U.S. presidential travel
ban will have on your ability to incorporate global initiatives (study abroad
programs, international partnerships, global team projects, etc.) into the learning
experience in the next 12 months?
No
Impact
Extreme
Negative
Impact
Extreme
Positive
Impact
Some
Negative
Impact
Some
Positive
Impact
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
Number of Responses
Source: Eduvantis Executive Order Impact on Your Business School

8. E D U V A N T I S 8
Student Recruitment Most Impacted
48%
16%
12%
13%
5%
4%
1%
2%
Student recruitment
Current student/faculty personal travel
(unrelated to study abroad programs)
New international partnership development
Study abroad programs
Global team projects
None of the above
Existing international partnerships
Other
Question: Please rank which of the below you believe will be most impacted, if
any. (up to two)
Source: Eduvantis Executive Order Impact on Your Business School

9. E D U V A N T I S 9
Full-Time MBA Programs Most Impacted
39%
19%
10%
8%
6%
6%
5%
1%
6%
FT MBA
Other Masters
Masters of Finance
Masters of Data Analytics
PT MBA
Other (e.g. Undergraduate)
Masters of Supply Chain
Masters of Accounting
None
Question: Please rank which of these programs you believe the travel ban will
potentially most impact. (up to two)
Source: Eduvantis Executive Order Impact on Your Business School

10. E D U V A N T I S 10
Participant Profile
Question: What is the best description of your role in the business school?
9%
74%
17%
Faculty Dean Administrator/Staff
Source: Eduvantis Executive Order Impact on Your Business School

11. E D U V A N T I S 11
The Eduvantis Snap Survey
If you are a dean, faculty member or senior administrator/
staff member at a business school and would like to
participate in our surveys, please submit your email to
tim@eduvantis.com.
We will not share your email with any outside party or
individually identify your institution’s responses to any
survey item.
We’d welcome your participation. Thank you.

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