Showing papers in "Academy of Management Learning and Education in 2005"
TL;DR: The authors examine recent developments in theory and research on experiential learning and explore how this work can enhance experientual learning and how to apply it to real-life experiences, using the foundational theories of John Dewey and Kurt Lewin.
Abstract: Drawing on the foundational theories of John Dewey and Kurt Lewin, we examine recent developments in theory and research on experiential learning and explore how this work can enhance experiential ...
3,917 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that academic research related to the conduct of business and management has had some very significant and negative influences on the practice of management, and that these influences have had a negative impact on the management practice.
Abstract: This article argues that academic research related to the conduct of business and management has had some very significant and negative influences on the practice of management. These influences ha...
3,299 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors take stock of the education preoccupations that animate research on entrepreneurship focusing on the context of higher education and provide a content-aware analysis of them.
Abstract: Our purpose in this article is to take stock of the education preoccupations that animate research on entrepreneurship focusing on the context of higher education. More specifically, we content-ana...
376 citations
TL;DR: Reviews the book "The Power of Problem-Based Learning," edited by Barbara J. Duch, Susan E. Groh, and Deborah E. Allen, which discusses the power of problem-based learning in the context of post-secondary education.
Abstract: Reviews the book "The Power of Problem-Based Learning," edited by Barbara J. Duch, Susan E. Groh, and Deborah E. Allen.
365 citations
TL;DR: While there is an increasing body of literature on the effectiveness of on-line courses, studies on the effects of factors predicting Web-based course success over time are limited.
Abstract: While there is an increasing body of literature on the effectiveness of on-line courses, studies on the effects of factors predicting Web-based course success over time are limited. I consider the ...
272 citations
TL;DR: The authors argue service-learning pedagogy and the associated educational experiences provide a partial solution to the significant problem of narrowness in business education, and argue that service learning can be used to solve the problem of resource constrains in education.
Abstract: We argue service-learning pedagogy and the associated educational experiences provide a partial solution to the significant problem of narrowness in business education. Service-learning pedagogy se...
231 citations
TL;DR: Ghoshal as discussed by the authors argues that academic research related to the conduct of business and its conduct is not related to academic research in general, but is related to a specific area of study.
Abstract: This article comments on a paper by Sumantra Ghoshal published in this issue of Academy of Management Learning & Education which argues that academic research related to the conduct of business and...
219 citations
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TL;DR: The authors comments on the book Managers Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management Development, by Henry Mintzberg, and argues that Master of Business...
Abstract: This article comments on the book Managers Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management Development, by Henry Mintzberg. Professor Mintzberg argues that Master of Business ...
185 citations
TL;DR: The authors join the scholarly conversation concerning the development of managers (Detrick, 2002; Donaldson, 2002, Pfeffer & Fong, 2002) and introduce the reader to two s
Abstract: My purpose here is to join the scholarly conversation (Huff, 1999) concerning the development of managers (Detrick, 2002; Donaldson, 2002; Pfeffer & Fong, 2002) and to introduce the reader to two s
180 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between business simulations and the educational theory of generative learning using the framework developed by Wittrock (1974, 1990, 1992) has been investigated, and the authors reveal that opportunistic business simulations reveal opportunistic educational theories.
Abstract: We look at the relationship between business simulations and the educational theory of generative learning using the framework developed by Wittrock (1974, 1990, 1992). Our findings reveal opportun...
154 citations
TL;DR: This paper tested a model that included satisfaction and found that the happy student will be more productive student, but empirical tests of that assumption are curiously sparse, since it seems intuitively obvious that the happier student will behave better than the productive student.
Abstract: Although it seems intuitively obvious that the happy student will be a more productive student, empirical tests of that assumption are curiously sparse. We tested a model that included satisfaction...
TL;DR: This article examined disciplinary and course-specific effects on course outcomes using analogies from Rumelt's (1991) work on industry and business unit effects and the structure-conduct-performance paradigm, and found that disciplinary effects had significant impact on course outcome.
Abstract: Using analogies from Rumelt's (1991) work on industry and business-unit effects and the structure–conduct–performance paradigm, I examine disciplinary and course-specific effects on course outcomes...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the book "Exploring Corporate Strategy, 7th ed., by Gerry Johnson, Kevan Scholes and Richard Whittington" and concluded that the book is "a good introduction to corporate strategy".
Abstract: The article reviews the book “Exploring Corporate Strategy,” 7th ed., by Gerry Johnson, Kevan Scholes and Richard Whittington.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine service learning value from multiple stakeholder perspectives, including students, recruiters, and community service project supervisors, and present and test a multiplicity of service learning models.
Abstract: In this study we examine service-learning (SL) value from multiple stakeholder perspectives, including students, recruiters, and community service project supervisors. We present and test a multipl...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on ten decisions made by a leader of a wildland firefighter crew during the fatal South Canyon fire of July 5-6, 1996 and conclude that five were relatively optimal for the triple objectives of safety, speed, and suppression, but five others proved suboptimal.
Abstract: To identify the sources of ineffective leadership decisions, we focus on ten decisions made by a leader of a wildland firefighter crew during the fatal South Canyon fire of July 5–6, 1996. The decisions of team leaders in fire zones are unusually clear-cut and consequential for the goals of the enterprise, but they are not unlike decisions faced by managers of most organizations. We suggest that three factors—underpreparation, acute stress, and ambiguous authority—can result in suboptimal decisions by team leaders on a fireline. Through detailed evaluation of the team leader's ten most consequential decisions in the South Canyon fire, we conclude that five were relatively optimal for the triple objectives of safety, speed, and suppression, but five others proved suboptimal. Much of their suboptimality is traced to the fact that the team leader was undertrained for leadership decision making, faced intense stress, and operated without clear authority. In the wake of this firefighting disaster—14 men and wo...
TL;DR: The WE CARE approach as mentioned in this paper describes the welcomed, evidence-based, complementary, action-oriented, reciprocal, and epistemic (WE CARE) approach to service learning in management education, which facilitates the creation of a knowledge-based reciprocal relationship between the university and the community.
Abstract: This article describes the welcomed, evidence-based, complementary, action-oriented, reciprocal, and epistemic (WE CARE) approach to service learning in management education. Service-learning is a teaching method that facilitates the creation of a knowledge-based reciprocal relationship between the university and the community. It is not volunteerism, it is not a universal panacea for educational program deficiencies, and it is not a teaching method that will work for everyone. Rather, service-learning is an opportunity. It is a multidimensional, cooperative, and learner-centered community-based form of experiential education. It is a teaching method that addresses many of the myriad calls for reform in management education today. In this introduction, we offer a set of principles for today's service-learning projects in management--the WE CARE approach. We believe these principles will assist both nascent and current practitioners of service-learning as they move forward to proactively give rise to educa...
TL;DR: Service learning represents perhaps the most effective teaching tool available to the contemporary management professor as discussed by the authors, and it can provide students with valuable academic, practical, and introspective insights into service learning.
Abstract: Service-learning represents perhaps the most effective teaching tool available to the contemporary management professor. It can provide students with valuable academic, practical, and introspective...
TL;DR: The authors argue that American higher education has failed to cultivate a public conscience, insulating graduates from the consequences of their decisions in the lives of others; service-learning is presented as a remed...
Abstract: American higher education has failed to cultivate a public conscience, insulating graduates from the consequences of their decisions in the lives of others; service-learning is presented as a remed...
TL;DR: For more than 15 years, a large university in the northwestern United States employed an interactive television system to provide statewide distance learning as discussed by the authors, and many business professors contended that it was ineffective.
Abstract: For more than 15 years, a large university in the northwestern United States employed an interactive television system to provide statewide distance learning. Many business professors contended tha...
TL;DR: Teaching and research are frequently described as opposing forces within academia, with trade-offs required between the two domains as mentioned in this paper, and a new research paradigm, classroom research, is proposed to bridge the divide.
Abstract: Teaching and research are frequently described as opposing forces within academia, with trade-offs required between the two domains. A new research paradigm–classroom research–bridges the divide be...
TL;DR: Ghoshal as discussed by the authors argues that academic research related to the conduct of business and its conduct is not related to academic research in general, but is related to a specific area of study.
Abstract: This article comments on a paper by Sumantra Ghoshal published in this issue of Academy of Management Learning & Education which argues that academic research related to the conduct of business and...
TL;DR: Ghoshal as discussed by the authors argues that academic research related to the conduct of business and its conduct is not related to academic research in general, but is related to a specific area of study.
Abstract: This article comments on a paper by Sumantra Ghoshal published in this issue of Academy of Management Learning & Education which argues that academic research related to the conduct of business and...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effectiveness of three person-organization fit measures (values congruence, personality con-gruence and work environment congruency) in predicting performance and satisfaction in management training and education cross-culturally, using data sets from students in India and the United States.
Abstract: Preliminary research examining the influence of P-O fit on the effectiveness of learning, training, and development in business education indicates a potential to extend the P-O fit domain to predict student outcomes in the classroom (Westerman, Nowicki, & Plante, 2002). Our purpose in this study is to examine the effectiveness of three person-organization fit measures (values congruence, personality congruence, and work environment congruence) in predicting performance and satisfaction in management training and education crossculturally, using data sets from students in India and the United States. Data was collected from 194 students in four sections of management classes taught by four instructors from higher educational institutions in the Western U.S. and India. The results indicated that student-professor personality congruence was a significant predictor of student performance, and classroom environment congruence was a significant predictor of both student satisfaction and performance in the United States. No P-O fit measure was predictive of student outcomes in India. Results and implications are discussed.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that we need to develop more positive views of managers and suggest that systems-level theory can contribute to that more positive view, however, they disagree with Ghoshal's v...
Abstract: I agree with Ghoshal that we need to develop more positive views of managers. And I suggest that systems-level theory can contribute to that more positive view. However, I disagree with Ghoshal's v...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a dialogue between Edward Zlotkowski, an international leader in the field of service learning, and Andy Van de Ven, a leader of the Academy of Management, on the role of serv...
Abstract: This article presents a dialogue between Edward Zlotkowski, an international leader in the field of service-learning, and Andy Van de Ven, a leader in the Academy of Management, on the role of serv...
TL;DR: This article found that confidence in one's ability to affect student learning in the classroom, or personal teaching efficacy, is an important predictor of instructor innovation, persistence, enthusiasm, and student achi...
Abstract: Confidence in one's ability to affect student learning in the classroom, or personal teaching efficacy, is an important predictor of instructor innovation, persistence, enthusiasm, and student achi...
TL;DR: A long tradition in business schools is teaching the history of business or business disciplines as discussed by the authors, however, surveys over the past quarter century suggest that such teaching is becoming less common in business education.
Abstract: A long tradition in business schools is teaching the history of business or business disciplines. However, surveys over the past quarter century suggest that such teaching is becoming less common—t...
TL;DR: The authors comments on a book on management education, titled Managers Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management Development, by Henry Mintzberg, and comments on the first half of the book.
Abstract: This article comments on a book on management education, titled Managers Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management Development, by Henry Mintzberg. The first half of the...
TL;DR: The authors presents a reply by the author of the book, Managers Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing & Management Development, which constitutes a rather harsh cri...
Abstract: This article presents a reply by the author of the book, Managers Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing & Management Development. Given that the book constitutes a rather harsh cri...
TL;DR: The service learning program at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts as discussed by the authors plays a vital, evergrowing role in the education of our students, and we are grateful for their commitment to service learning.
Abstract: This article features the service learning program at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts. Service-learning at Bentley plays a vital, ever-growing role in the education of our students–tomorr...