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Are business schools studying and teaching the right things?

Ulrich Maerki, Hans - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 4, pp. 425-430

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness of the importance of services as a subject for scientific research and teaching. Services represent the majority of the world economy but universities and business schools have not generally considered services to be an appropriate...

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The role of custom case materials in action‐based executive education programs

Dover, Philip; Perkins, Samuel; Wylie, David - In: Journal of Management Development 28 (2009) 4, pp. 285-300

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the growing role of customized case studies in executive education programs … management and teaching faculty. Research limitations/implications – The role of pedagogical tools in executive education remains … studies in executive education. …

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The effects of management education on careers and compensation

Camuffo, Arnaldo; Gerli, Fabrizio; Borgo, Silvia; … - In: Journal of Management Development 28 (2009) 9, pp. 839-858

Purpose – This study aims to explore how the amount and the nature of learning accrued during an MBA – measured in terms of competency development – impact on career advancement and compensation. Design/methodology/approach – Applying nonparametric statistical analysis on data from...

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Customized executive learning: a business model for the twenty‐first century

Anderson, Jamie; van Wijk, Gert‐Jan - In: Journal of Management Development 29 (2010) 6, pp. 545-555

concepts generic enough to be communicated to executive education professionals. Findings were shared and validated with … – The emergence of the Platform Model for executive education has been driven by four key developments –an explosion in the …

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Enhancing business education through integrated curriculum delivery

Weber, John W.; Englehart, Steven W. - In: Journal of Management Development 30 (2011) 6, pp. 558-568

Purpose – If business education programs are to meet the needs of the business community, educators must continuously …

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Searching for excellence in business education

Anninos, Loukas N.; Chytiris, Leonidas - In: Journal of Management Development 30 (2011) 9, pp. 882-892

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to contradict past and present perceptions of excellence in business education, and … to present excellence as a primary element for future business education in an era of new challenges for global … literature regarding excellence in business education and philosophical works. Findings – The findings of the paper support the …

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Towards a new paradigm in experiential learning: lessons learned from kindergarten

Fourcade, François; Go, Nicolas - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 3, pp. 198-208

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare two radically different approaches of experiential learning, enabling four usually missing dimensions in experiential learning to be revealed. Design/methodology/approach – The data in this paper are drawn from a five‐year action research...

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Experiential learning for leadership and sustainability at IBM and HSBC

Gitsham, Matthew - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 3, pp. 298-307

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to draw on empirical data from two major organisations (IBM and HSBC) to offer insight on the question of the effectiveness and potential value of experiential learning approaches to developing the mindsets and skills needed by organisational leaders as...

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Developing strategies and leaders to succeed in a new era of sustainability

Lacy, Peter; Haines, Arnaud; Hayward, Rob - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 4, pp. 346-357

impacting the business environment, with a particular focus on the importance of education (formal and informal) in developing … strategic importance, driving new business models, and is essential for long‐term success. CEOs see education as the most …

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Indian Punjabi skilled migrants in Britain: of brain drain and under‐employment

Qureshi, Kaveri; Varghese, V.J.; Osella, Filippo - In: Journal of Management Development 32 (2013) 2, pp. 182-192

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the careers of skilled migrants from Indian Punjab. This study complicates the normalization of skilled migration as a “win‐win” situation by examining the career trajectories of skilled migrants from the Indian Punjab who are trying to...

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