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Carden, Julia; Jones, Rebecca J.; Passmore, Jonathan – Journal of Management Education, 2022
Self-awareness is often seen as a critical component in leadership and career success, and has therefore become a feature in MBAs, leadership development, and management education. It has become a popular "buzzword" in management literature, yet when reviewing this literature, there appears to be no consistent definition of the…
Descriptors: Management Development, Metacognition, Leadership Training, Masters Programs
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Almeida de Camargo Pereira, Marcelo; Felicetti, Vera Lucia – Industry and Higher Education, 2023
This paper examines the connections and influences of the job market in a Brazilian higher education setting. Adopting a qualitative approach and a technical case study procedure, open and semi-structured interviews were conducted and analyzed through the discursive textual analysis technique. From the words of the Dean and the Chair of a business…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Deans, Business Administration Education
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Eimear Nolan; YingFei Héliot; Bart Rienties – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2024
Increased levels of internationalization have led to individuals working in multicultural organizations, a trend that is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. To navigate these environments successfully, more emphasis is being placed on the importance of higher education in preparing and arming the future workforce with the international…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, Management Development, Business Administration Education
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Albright, Robert R.; Finn, Dale – Management Teaching Review, 2021
This article presents an active experiential exercise that requires participants to negotiate over scarce resources while assigned separate managerial responsibilities. Students explore concepts associated with integrative and distributive bargaining while engaging in a realistic workplace role-play. Students form pairs and assume the role of…
Descriptors: Productivity, Undergraduate Students, Leadership Training, Active Learning
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Meek, Shawnee; Tucker, Mary L.; Pueschel, Andrew; Jordan, Kim – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2019
When interviewed about requirements pertaining to new hires, an executive in the Human Resources Division of Men's Wearhouse responded, "We don't look for people with specific levels of education and experience. We look for one criterion for hiring: optimism. We look for passion, excitement, energy. We want people who enjoy life."…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Positive Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Work Environment
Carla A. Mandell – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Today's business schools strive to balance academic rigor, research, and teaching relevant curricula to prepare learners for the rapidly changing workforce. Faced with enrollment challenges, questions about the value of the degree, and reports that graduates lack the skills employers desire, business schools are called upon to change their…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Action Research, Business Schools, Education Work Relationship
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Dwyer, Laura Paglis – Management Teaching Review, 2018
Instructors teaching undergraduate survey courses in management are faced with a dilemma: How to balance the wide scope of such a course with the desire to cover each topic in sufficient depth to make the material meaningful and useful. The specific subject area in focus here is international differences in work-related values. This exercise…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Management Development, College Faculty, Cultural Differences
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Kassis-Henderson, Jane; Cohen, Linda; McCulloch, Rosalind – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2018
Recent research demonstrates that operating effectively across boundaries is more complex than traditional essentialist models in cross-cultural studies suggest. The authors present a teaching model that leverages this research and moves away from static comparative models of intercultural interaction. Using self-reflexive and analytical…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Intercultural Communication, Teaching Methods, Cultural Awareness
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Castaneda, Mario E.; Bateh, Justin – Journal of International Education Research, 2013
In the last 30 years, there has been a shift towards using multicultural strategies. The constant shifts taking place in multi-ethnic, multicultural, and multinational workforces indicate that both administrators of these organizations and higher education practices must evolve to adapt to needs for changing skill sets. In the future,…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Awareness, Management Development, Labor Force Development
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Reynolds, Candyce; Stevens, Dannelle D.; West, Ellen – College Teaching, 2013
Creative thinking skills are essential for today's workplace. Three faculty members from different professional schools (business, higher education administration, teacher education) examined student responses to the creative assignments in their courses. The assignments exemplify the following criteria: invited taking risks, encouraged innovative…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Professional Education, Creative Thinking, Thinking Skills
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Castaneda, Mario E.; Bateh, Justin; Heyliger, Wilton – Journal of International Education Research, 2013
In the last 30 years, there has been a shift towards using multicultural management strategies. The constant shifts taking place in multi-ethnic, multicultural, and multinational workforces indicate that both administrators of these organizations and higher education practices must evolve to adapt to needs for changing skill sets. A multicultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Management Development, Cultural Awareness
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Gilbreath, Brad – Journal of Management Education, 2012
This article provides management educators with a comprehensive, research-based set of concepts they can use to enrich students' understanding of how to create healthy workplaces. To assist with that endeavor, learning objectives related to creating healthy workplaces are provided. Work environment stressors are discussed along with human and…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Management Development, Business Administration Education, Fundamental Concepts
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Greenberg, Danna N.; Rollag, Keith – Journal of Management Education, 2005
In this article, the authors describe an e-mail-based simulation that helps students experience the fast-paced, complex world of the middle manager. In this electronic in-basket exercise, students assume the role of a district manager in a doughnut company as they respond to a rapid series of high- and low-priority e-mails ostensibly sent from…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Management Development, Simulation, Business Administration Education
Mentkowski, Marcia; And Others – 1982
Abilities needed for effective managerial performance were identified and sequenced to improve the management curriculum at Alverno College. Performance, perceptions, and careering and professional development of 103 women managers and executives from 53 Milwaukee private corporations were evaluated using a performance measurement system. A…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Business Administration Education, Career Ladders