The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Success initiative at the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) is dedicated to strengthening the capacity of Tennessee's seven historically Black colleges and universities to provide the highest quality education; increasing opportunities for these institutions to participate in and…

From fall 2021 to summer 2022, the College Completion Network conducted virtual focus groups with administrators at 47 2-year and broad-access 4-year colleges with the goal of better understanding the advising policies, practices, and programs (hereafter referred to as "strategies") that colleges use to support student success.…

The annual Application Trends Survey from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) provides the world's graduate business schools with data and insights to understand current trends in applications sent to graduate management education (GME) programs. This year's summary report explores application volume trends by program type and world…

The 2018 Application Trends Survey Report examines demand for graduate management education based on data submitted by 1,087 graduate business school programs at 363 business schools worldwide. Findings relate to applications for graduate business and management programs in the 2018-2019 academic year. By program type, survey respondents include…

University Business Education graduates, by the nature of their programme, ought to possess relevant management competencies for successful entrepreneurship but casual observation and empirical reports indicate that they are not doing well in this aspect. Therefore, this study assessed the management competencies possessed by the university…

As American colleges and universities face increasing financial pressure and political criticism, their leaders have responded by adopting risk-averse, reactive strategies that have profoundly weakened the autonomy and creativity of higher education in the United States. Rather than emphasizing the integrity of their institutions, too many…

This paper is based on qualitative research to understanding of the meaning, benefit and importance of entrepreneurship that develops in the environment of higher education. This research using qualitative research with a naturalistic inquiry approach. This approach was chosen because it was considered more suitable with the characteristics of the…

Using simulation to teach business related concepts has been shown to improve student performance and learning. Developed almost two decades ago, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) simulation game has seen wide adoption in traditional classrooms. However, report of its use in online classes has been rare. This teaching note shares experiences…

This article offers a teaching case based on the 2013 controversy surrounding comments made in a deposition by Paula Deen during a lawsuit filed against her by a former employee. Deen's admission of using racially derogatory terms, on top of a variety of other allegations in the case, stunned and outraged many of her fans and the public in…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the formation of a consensual culture of agile management used in schools where school administrators and teachers work. Design/methodology/approach: This research is based on a qualitative research approach that highlights social phenomena and explores the environment in which they belong. In this…

Serious games are increasingly being used as innovative tool for developing entrepreneurial skills, such as strategic management, leadership, communication, negotiation or decision making. FLIGBY is a serious game that was initially developed with the objective of simulating the business management process and the application of Flow theory in a…

This study examines the possible factors affecting plagiarism by accounting lecturers in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, a province in Indonesia. 108 completed questionnaires were quantitatively analyzed. The multiple regression analysis reveals that working pressure and unfair competition significantly influence the intention to undertake…

This paper examines the integration of ethical considerations in management accounting (MA) education. Drawing on the work of Alisdair MacIntyre, it is argued that MA instruments such as performance measurement are not morally neutral, but instead bear moral implications. Therefore, this paper contends that MA students should be trained to take…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of service quality on graduates' satisfaction as perceived by Middle East University (MEU) graduates. Design/methodology/approach: This research is cross-sectional and aims to explore the effect of service quality dimensions (academic staff, administration, classrooms and library…

The practice of evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM) consists of systematically searching, analyzing, synthesizing and disseminating the best available research evidence to inform decision-makers about policy problems, policy tools, implementation options, and/or policy evaluation results. Identifying the best available scientific evidence is…