Factors Affecting Academic Performance of Business Students at the University of Fiji: A Survey

This research examined the relationship between the academic performance of business students with student income, communication skills and intelligent quotient (IQ). The research is based on students from the School of Business and Economics at the University of Fiji. The data for the study were collected through the administration of a formal questionnaire. A total of 50 completed questionnaires were analysed in the study. The data was then gathered and run through the SPSS software. A multiple linear regression analysis was undertaken to find the relationship of Academic Performance (dependent variable) with the three independent variables, student income, communication skills and IQ score. The results of the study reveal that academic performance and student income have a moderate positive relationship and are statistically significant. Academic performance and communication skills have a modest negative relationship. Academic performance and IQ score have a modest positive relationship. Both communication skills and IQ score were not statistically significant.