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Operations Management in the Design and Execution of MBA Programs
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Busing, Michael E.; Palocsay, Susan W. – Journal of Education for Business, 2016
Master of business administration (MBA) programs are under intense pressure to improve efficiencies, lower tuition, and offer refreshed curriculum that is of high quality and regarded as relevant by the marketplace. In light of this environment, the authors propose a conceptual framework for effectively employing operations management (OM)…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Program Administration, Program Development, Program Design
Critical Success Factors in the Curriculum Alignment Process: The Case of the College of Business at Abu Dhabi University
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Camba, Pitzel; Krotov, Vlad – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
The main goals of this article are to (a) assist business schools in understanding the curriculum alignment process, and (b) uncover critical success factors in curriculum alignment. Based on a case study conducted at the College of Business at Abu Dhabi University, a detailed curriculum alignment process description is provided. The process…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alignment (Education), Curriculum Development, Success
A Decision Support Model and Tool to Assist Financial Decision-Making in Universities
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Bhayat, Imtiaz; Manuguerra, Maurizio; Baldock, Clive – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2015
In this paper, a model and tool is proposed to assist universities and other mission-based organisations to ascertain systematically the optimal portfolio of projects, in any year, meeting the organisations risk tolerances and available funds. The model and tool presented build on previous work on university operations and decision support systems…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Models, Systems Approach
Forming Student Online Teams for Maximum Performance
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Olson, Joel D.; Ringhand, Darlene G.; Kalinski, Ray C.; Ziegler, James G. – American Journal of Business Education, 2015
What is the best way to assign graduate business students to online team-based projects? Team assignments are frequently made on the basis of alphabet, time zones or previous performance. This study reviews personality as an indicator of student online team performance. The personality assessment IDE (Insights Discovery Evaluator) was administered…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Student Projects
Critical Chain Exercises
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Doyle, John Kevin – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
Critical Chains project management focuses on holding buffers at the project level vs. task level, and managing buffers as a project resource. A number of studies have shown that Critical Chain project management can significantly improve organizational schedule fidelity (i.e., improve the proportion of projects delivered on time) and reduce…
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Program Administration, Manufacturing, Teaching Methods
Assessing and Improving Institutional Performance
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Henry, Thomas C. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2007
The top priority for college and university administrators should be to ensure that their instructional programs, and thus their entire institutions, are managed in the most efficient and effective manner possible. Proper management of fiscal resources determines the degree to which institutions are open and affordable. Review of the current…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Management Systems, Effective Schools Research, Institutional Advancement