Shaping the Future of Business Education: Relevance, Rigor, and Life Preparation

ISBN-13: 9781349441488 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 270 str.

G. Hardy;D. Everett

Opis

In a world economy where rapid change is the only constant, what is the best way for business schools to prepare the leaders of tomorrow? The authors of this volume argue that a broad and rigorous education is needed; one that fuses business knowledge with arts and sciences, technology, and ethical training.

Spis treści

Introduction; Daniel L. Everett & Michael J. Page PART I: BACKGROUND 1. The Rise of Business Education in America; Patricia J. Peknik 2. Challenges Facing Today's Business Schools; Mark M. Davis 3. Business, Management Education, and Leadership for the Common Good; Anders Aspling PART II: THE BUSINESS EDUCATION PERSPECTIVE 4. Integrating Liberal Learning into the Accounting Curriculum; Catherine A. Usoff 5. How Theory and Practice Inform Each Other: Mathematics and Auditing; Richard J. Cleary & Jay C. Thibodeau 6. Broadening the Profession: New Skills in Actuarial Science; Emily J. Roth, Nicole Belmonte, & Nick A. Komissarov 7. Business Analytics at the Confluence; Dominique Haughton 8. Transforming Business Education through Disciplinary Integration: The Case of Information Systems; Heikki Topi PART III: THE ARTS & SCIENCES PERSPECTIVE 9. Change Over Time: The Study of the Past and the Future of Business Education; Christopher J. Beneke 10. The Need to Read; Joan L. Atlas 11. The Role of Law in Business Education; Elizabeth A. Brown 12. Psychology in Business Education: A Response to Rapid Economic and Technological Change; Gregory J. Hall 13. Business Education in an Age of Science and Technology; Frederick D. Ledley & Eric A. Oches 14. Starving for Knowledge: The Need for Business Education in the Arts; Gregory L. Farber PART IV: CURRENT AND FUTURE EDUCATIONAL TRENDS AT THE HEART OF THE CRUCIAL FUSION 15. Technology and Business Education; William T. Schiano 16. Cases and Emotions; Robert E. Frederick 17. Creativity and Fusion: Moving the Circles; Andrew B. Aylesworth 18. Rethinking the End(s) of Education; Samir Dayal 19. Service-Learning, Business Education, and The Civically Engaged Professional; Edward A. Zlotkowski 20. The Multidisciplinary Nature of Experiential Learning; Diane M. Kellogg 21. Prospects for Fusing Liberal Learning and Business Education in the Changing Environment of Higher Education; Dan Le Clair

O autorze

Anders Aspling, Tongji University, China Joan Atlas, Bentley University, USA Andrew Aylesworth Bentley UniversitY, USA Nicole Belmonte, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, USA Chris Beneke Bentley University, USA Liz Brown, Bentley University, USA Richard J. Cleary, Bentley University, USA Mark M. Davis, Bentley University, USA Samir Dayal, Bentley University, USA Gregory L. Farber, Bentley University, USA Robert E. Frederick, Bentley University, USA Gregory Hall, Bentley University, USA Dominique Haughton Bentley University, USA Diane Kellogg Bentley University, USA Nick A. Komissarov, John Hancock, USA Daniel R. LeClair, AACSB International Fred D. Ledley, Bentley University, USA Eric A. (Rick) Oches, Bentley University, USA Michael Page, Bentley University, USA Patricia Peknik Bentley University, USA Emily Roth, Bentley University, USA William Schiano, Bentley University, USA Jay Thibodeau, Bentley University, USA Heikki Topi, Bentley University, USA Catherine Usoff, Clark University, USA Edward Zlotkowski, Bentley University, USA