| Hyp. No. | Hypotheses | Statistical | p | Result |
| Comp1 | The larger an enterprise, the more its digital competence does matter | Methods | 0.000 | verify |
| Comp2 | The extent of digitalization varies in accordance with the size of an enterprise | T-Test and Spearman rank | n. e. | falsify |
| Comp3 | The knowledge base of MBA-students is more important for their working life than the professional specialization of the study courses | correlation analysis | 0.217 | falsify |
| Comp4a | Employers do value students’ methodological competence higher than their expertise | Single factorial analysis of | 0.000 | verify |
| Comp4b | Employers do value MBA-graduates’ methodological competence higher than their social competence | variance or ANOVA | 0.000 | verify |
| Comp4c | For companies, the methodological skills of business administration graduates are more important than digital skills | Spearman rank | 0.000 | verify |
| Comp5 | The higher a company’s degree of digitalization, the more its representatives are likely to engage in discussions with educational institutions about digitalization | correlation analysis | 0.009 | verify |
| Comp6 | Employers value their employers’ modular continuing education (certificate studies, part time studies) higher than compulsory attendance studies | Spearman rank correlation analysis | n. e. | verify |
| Educ1 | Compared with universities, colleges & universities of applied sciences prefer modular courses in terms of corporate continuing education instead of compulsory attendance studies | Spearman rank correlation analysis | 0.000 | verify |
| Educ2 | Universities of applied sciences deal more with information security than with other modules | Spearman rank correlation analysis | n. e. | falsify |