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Ohreen, David; Sundararajan, Binod; Trifts, Valerie; Comber, Scott – Journal of Management Education, 2022
The Russian developmental psychologist Lev Vygotsky provides important theoretical underpinnings for an alternative to business ethics pedagogy. Although Vygotsky's constructivist approach has been applied to other disciplines, such as cognitive development, moral development, and network analysis and learning, its application to business ethics…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Thinking Skills, Moral Values, Ethics
Guerriero Wilson, Robbie – Journal of Management Education, 2015
This essay considers the developments in education for management in 20th-century Britain. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that is, the highpoint of the United Kingdom's economic success, management was considered more of an art than a science, and formal education specifically for management was limited. After the Second World War,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Administrator Education, Business Education
Carter, William R.; Stickney, Lisa T. – Journal of Management Education, 2019
The content of most MBA capstone strategic management courses emphasizes general management theory and analytical skill development. Additionally, the design of the capstone is often tasked with providing practical application, integrative thinking, and experiential learning. A common critique of the capstone, however, is its insufficient delivery…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Capstone Experiences, Management Development, Masters Programs
Lewis, Amy C.; Grosser, Mark – Journal of Management Education, 2012
Leading change is an essential skill for managers. Instructors in management education must not only teach theories on effectively leading change but also convince students of the necessity of developing their change leadership skills. Students may underestimate the difficulty of convincing others to work toward change; the authors developed the…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Administrator Education, Leadership Qualities, Educational Change
Krom, Cynthia L. – Journal of Management Education, 2012
This article explores the use of the free Zynga computer game FarmVille, which is played in conjunction with Facebook[R], to facilitate active learning in a managerial accounting course. Results indicate that it invokes an improved understanding of the accounting content, particularly among nonaccounting majors; a high level of student…
Descriptors: Nonmajors, Assignments, Accounting, Active Learning
Halfhill, Terry R.; Nielsen, Tjai M. – Journal of Management Education, 2007
During the past 5 years, we have reexamined what we teach in management education, placing a much stronger emphasis on interpersonal skills than in the past. We must now reexamine how we teach these skills and demonstrate their value quantitatively. This article presents one method of quantifying the "softer side" of management education. It…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Management Development, Teamwork, Feedback (Response)
Kleiman, Lawrence S.; Kass, Darrin – Journal of Management Education, 2007
Many critics of management education believe that MBA programs are facing a crisis because their curricula fail to adequately address the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that students must acquire in order to succeed in the business world. Because the traditional approaches to MBA curriculum development have failed to identify these KSAs,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Business Administration Education, Administrator Education, Graduate Study
Thompson, Karen J.; Beak, Joel – Journal of Management Education, 2007
Inspired by the educational benefits of project-based learning, a class project for leadership courses is described that takes interview assignments to a new level. Students use the findings from their interviews with managers to develop a book on leadership that they have had a hand in from start to finish. The project provides a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Benefits, Leadership, Teaching Methods
Hess, Peter W. – Journal of Management Education, 2007
Efforts to enhance students' management action and leadership skills are generally based on behavior modeling and experiential learning models. The classroom practicum approach to developing leadership skills described in this article enhances student learning by integrating a greater emphasis on the transfer phase of the learning process than is…
Descriptors: Practicums, Modeling (Psychology), Leadership Training, Experiential Learning

Hunt, James G.; Sorenson, Ritch L. – Journal of Management Education, 2001
A learned-behavior approach to competency-based management education involves (1) learning and role plying of micro skills; (2) observing, critiquing, and reflecting on use of micro skills; (3) application in real situations; and (4) analysis of application. Micro skills components and inductive learning of behavior provide a useful foundation for…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Induction
e Cunha, Miguel Pina; da Cunha, Joao Vieira; Cabral-Cardoso, Carlos – Journal of Management Education, 2004
This article argues for the adoption of complicated approaches by management educators. The argument rests on the position that if uncertainty and ambiguity are inherent to management, particularly in view of the profound changes that have occurred during recent years in the competitive environments of organizations, there is the need to develop…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Competition, Management Development, Teaching Methods
McEvoy, Glenn M.; Hayton, James C.; Warnick, Alan P.; Mumford, Troy V.; Hanks, Steven H.; Blahna, Mary Jo – Journal of Management Education, 2005
This article describes a framework for the design and implementation of a competency-based curriculum for graduate management education. The article also outlines how this model has been implemented at one university in the context of a graduate degree in human resource management. Among the significant challenges discussed are the identification…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Competency Based Education, Guidelines, Student Development