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Carré, Catherine – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2015
This case study deals with the implementation of an e-learning program in a business school in Canada. Cabot Business School decided to offer the program in a blended format so as to increase the flexibility of the program for clientele enrolled in the undergraduate certificate program. A pilot was initiated in 2009 starting with four hybrid…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Instructional Design, Case Studies
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Foster, Jason; Helms Mills, Jean; Mills, Albert J. – Journal of Management Education, 2014
Textbooks are an important element in teaching management in higher education because of their assumed ability to disseminate key theories and debates in a seemingly objective fashion. However, a number of studies have questioned not only the scientific character of the textbook but also of management theory itself. More recent studies suggest…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Textbook Content, United States History, Politics of Education
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Bevelander, Dianne Lynne – International Journal of Educational Management, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the globalization of Business Schools and present different strategies, issues and perspectives on how and why business schools are going global. The paper explores various models for globalization, contrasts and integrates them, and then presents an approach to globalization that is within the…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Global Approach, College Programs, International Educational Exchange
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Gel, Yulia R.; O'Hara Hines, R. Jeanette; Chen, He; Noguchi, Kimihiro; Schoner, Vivian – Journal of Education for Business, 2014
In the modern business environment, managers are increasingly required to perform decision making and evaluate related risks based on quantitative information in the face of uncertainty, which in turn increases demand for business professionals with sound skills and hands-on experience with statistical data analysis. Computer-based training…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Prediction, Statistical Analysis, Experiential Learning
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Brown, Travor; Hillier, Tara-Lynn; Warren, Amy M. – Career Development International, 2010
Purpose: This paper aims to assess the effectiveness of verbal self-guidance (VSG) and self-management on youth employability. It seeks to access the joint effectiveness of these interventions, grounded in social cognitive and goal setting theories, for youth job seekers. Design/methodology/approach: The studies used experimental designs involving…
Descriptors: Job Applicants, Employment Potential, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation
Prowse, Jacqueline; Goddard, J. Tim – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2010
Findings from a comparative case study conducted in Canada and Qatar are presented in this article. The study examined the cultural context of a transnational post-secondary program offered by the Faculty of Business at a Canadian college, with campuses located in both St. John's and Doha. The instructors' perceptions of their students' cultures…
Descriptors: Cultural Traits, Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, Teaching Methods
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Nicholls, Shane; Wegener, Matt; Bay, Darlene; Cook, Gail Lynn – Accounting Education, 2012
Emotional intelligence is increasingly recognized as being important for professional career success. Skills related to emotional intelligence (e.g. organizational commitment, public speaking, teamwork, and leadership) are considered essential. Human resource professionals have begun including tests of emotional intelligence (EI) in job applicant…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Accounting, Business Administration Education
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McGovern, Kate; Lockhart, Wallace – Tertiary Education and Management, 2015
This article describes a collaborative research project by the institutional research group and a team of faculty members at a Canadian university. In response to an increasingly diverse mix of students, the researchers set out to develop an understanding of relationships between student characteristics, categorized as demographic differences,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, College Students, College Faculty
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Hunt, Gerald; Song, Fei – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2013
Undergraduate university enrolment in Canada is characterized by a higher proportion of women to men, with a pattern of gender segregation across some disciplines. Within some disciplines, there is also a pattern of internal sex segregation whereby women and men still sort themselves into gendered sub-fields, a pattern that is particularly evident…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Gender Issues, Disproportionate Representation
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2012
The World Geographic Trend Report presents trends in the student pipeline for graduate management education. Examination of data collected from respondents taking the Graduate Management Admission Test[R](GMAT[R]) during the 2007 and 2011 testing years (TY) and from the destination of their score reports forms the basis for this report. The GMAT…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Business Administration Education, Educational Trends
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Grandy, Gina; Holton, Judith – Learning Organization, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how appreciative inquiry (AI) as a pedagogical tool can be generative in nature creating opportunities for development and change in a business school context. Design/methodology/approach: Using a qualitative approach this research involved data collection and analysis in three stages of AI with a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Strategic Planning, Program Design, Experiential Learning
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Khechine, Hager; Lakhal, Sawsen; Pascot, Daniel; Bytha, Alphonse – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2014
The purpose of the paper was to determine the factors that explain the acceptance of a webinar system (Elluminate) in a blended learning course by students. The effects of gender and age as moderating variables were also studied. Our hypotheses were based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of the technology model, which was proven to be…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Intention
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2012
The North American Geographic Trend Report presents trends in the student pipeline for graduate management education. Examination of data collected from respondents taking the Graduate Management Admission Test[R] (GMAT[R]) during the 2007 and 2011 testing years (TY) and from the requested destination of their score reports forms the basis of this…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Business Administration Education, Educational Trends
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Dyck, Bruno; Walker, Kent; Starke, Frederick A.; Uggerslev, Krista – Journal of Education for Business, 2012
The authors explore the effect on students' critical thinking of teaching only one approach to management versus teaching two approaches to management. Results from a quasiexperiment--which included a survey, interviews, and case analysis--suggest that compared with students who are taught only a conventional approach to management (which…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Administration, Critical Thinking, Business Administration Education
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Fortin, Anne; Sauvé, Louise; Viger, Chantal; Landry, France – Accounting Education, 2016
A collaborative project of several Quebec universities, this study investigates nontraditional student withdrawal from undergraduate accounting programmes. A nontraditional student is older than 24, or is a commuter or a part-time student, or combines some of these characteristics. Univariate and multivariate analyses of student dropout factors…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Withdrawal (Education), Grade Point Average, Regression (Statistics)
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