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Codevelopment Action Learning during the Pandemic -- Findings from Two Online Co-Learning and Co-Creation Events
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Paquet, Maxime; Sabourin, Nathalie; Lafranchise, Nathalie; Cheshire, Ron; Pelbois, Jeanne – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2022
This article discusses the international events known as Proxima, organized by a group of colleagues, whose slogan is 'Drawing Closer to Go Further'. Two half-day sessions, held in April and May 2020, consisted of 20 simultaneous Codevelopment Group (CDG) online sessions. Held during the global lockdown, these online events generated creative,…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics
An "Adventure" of MBA Students in Europe: How Volcanic Ash Produced an Incidental Learning Experience
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Vazquez, Ana Claudia Souza; Ruas, Roberto Lima; Cervo, Clarissa S.; Hutz, Claudio Simon – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
Because the volcanic ash that affected air travel in Western Europe in 2010 was considered as one of the most meaningful learning experiences by a group of MBA students, this article aims to outline the main aspects of an incidental learning situation, rarely described on management education literature. Incidental learning is an unsystematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidental Learning, Air Transportation, Masters Programs
12 Years of Action Learning at EM Normandie: Monitored Field Projects as Regular Pedagogical Activities
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Anger, Sophie Gay; Hachard, Virginie – American Journal of Business Education, 2011
The Master Grande Ecole curriculum at EM Normandie School is organized around junior consulting projects and real problem solving activities aiming at bridging the gap between classroom knowledge and professional competencies. Since the 90's, students are involved in regular consulting activities for local and national companies following the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
An Evaluation-Led Virtual Action Learning Programme--Was the Theory Put into Practice?
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Giambona, G.; Birchall, D. W. – Educational Media International, 2011
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in creating a dynamic and successful European economy. Time-poor managers in these organisations generally have fewer opportunities for training and development than their counterparts in larger organisations. As a result, different requirements are placed on training. The aim of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Needs, Experiential Learning, Evidence
What Can Happen When Business and Language Faculty Cooperate across an Ocean?
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Bryant, Michael; Karney, Dennis; Vigier, Mary – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
Management schools are expected to educate future professionals with the necessary skills to operate successfully in a global business environment. In this paper, the authors analyze and reflect on an experiment in interdisciplinary cooperation undertaken by business faculty at a US university and language faculty at a French School of Management.…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Putting Management Team-Building To Work.
Larcher, Bob – Horizons, 1999
Describes the design and delivery of outdoor-based team-building programs that enable management teams to transfer what they learn back to the workplace. Discusses a model of group development, five phases of the team-building process, combining tasks and review processes to yield outcomes, and an experiential-learning cycle. (TD)
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics