Educational Innovation in Economics and Business: Educating Knowledge Workers for Corporate Leadership: Learning into the Future / Edition 1

by Ann Bentzen-Bilkvist, Wim H. Gijselaers, Richard G. Milter

Overview

Many workplaces have become characterized as learning organizations where knowledge workers provide the required competitive edge. Due to the dynamic changes in the economic structures, adaptive, generative, lifelong, and continuous learning have become norms. Leaders in the corporate world have a greater responsibility to provide direction in knowledge building and knowledge delivery systems. The key competencies required for leadership have been impacted by the change in corporate structures and the ever-changing formats that define competitive business landscapes. Traditional universities are also experiencing greater demand to provide the necessary skill sets required by individuals tasked with developing, incorporating, and communicating new knowledge. When it comes to learning models, the business focus on "continuous improvement" makes all the sense in the world.

It is in this spirit of continuous learning that this book was compiled. The seventh volume in the series Educational Innovation in Economics and Business contains a unique selection of articles addressing four major themes: (I) Designing New Education Models, (II) Preparing Students for Work in the Corporate Arena, (III) Using Technology to Enhance Learning Environments, and (IV) Methods to Maximize Student Learning. It is meant for educators in corporate training centers as well as for teachers in further and higher education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789048161959
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	12/03/2010
Series:	Educational Innovation in Economics and Business , #7
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 11.69(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

I: Designing New Education Models.- A PBL Framework for Introductory Management Accounting.- Measuring the Effect of Innovations in Teaching Methods on the Performance of Accounting Students.- The Hybrid Curriculum.- Connecting Business Education with the Needs of the Corporate World.- II: Preparing Students For Work In The Corporate Arena.- Competences: Key to Success.- Knowledge and Skills Needed by Management Graduates.- Working in Corporate Programs.- Teams in the Classroom: Beyond the Group Project.- III: Using Technology To Enhance Learning Environments.- To See or Not to See.- The Effects of Group Support Systems Usage over Time.- Knowledge Transfer in an Internet Environment.- e-Negotiating.- IV: Methods To Maximize Student Learning.- Knowing: The Art of War 2000.- Flight Simulators for Business.- Managing Knowledge.- Innovative Learning Systems: The Influence of the Teacher’s New Role on Student Performance.- Staff Development in a Problem-Based Curriculum.