Education philosopher Wilfred Carr points to the importance of engagement in the debates on the central issues in education, but not "about" education, rather "for" education. In this essay, we extend this position into the realm of management education by critiquing the disappointing outcomes of traditional approaches to…

This article describes a pedagogical technique that has been used successfully for more than 35 years in business education, primarily as a capstone experience in MBA and Executive MBA programs: the live in-class CEO intervention method. This method consists of a CEO bringing to the classroom a strategic issue that she or he is currently…

People growing up with powerful television images may have a preferred observational learning style that conflicts with standard classroom experiences. This article describes a college instructor's experience using the movie "Dead Poet's Society" to teach management and organizational behavior. Following a brief film synopsis, two…

In-the-moment events, which may take unexpected, negative turns and require unplanned responses, necessitate teacher flexibility to maintain an effective learning environment. Case studies within the framework of experiential learning theory illustrate flexible responses. Flexibility may be expanded by assessing learning style, experimenting with…

Drawing on personal experience and research on gender, a college teacher explores how women's ways of knowing and experiencing have implications for instruction, specifically in an organizational behavior course. Feelings of self-doubt, novelty, terror, and alienation that accompany women into the management classroom are examined. (Author/MSE)