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Author: | Pinnington, A. |
Title: | Learning in a competitive field: MBA students' improvised case studies of IHRM |
Journal: | International journal of human resource management
2005 : APR, VOL 16:4, p. 615-631 |
Index terms: | Management education MBA Business schools Students Human resource management Teachers Case studies |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This article examines an improvised learning (hereafter as: i-l.) approach (here as: i-l-a.) to the traditional case study method, in which Master of Business Administration (MBA) students learn through preparing and delivering case studies of their own. The process of i-l. is explained within the context of teaching international human resource management (HRM)/organizational behaviour and analysed by applying Bourdieu's theory of practice. It is concluded that MBA students learn from the i-l-a. provided that the professor's role accommodates being a case study expert with the roles of teaching and learning consultant. The concept of competitive field is recommended as a tool for management educators' reflection on enabling MBA students to develop their capabilities in designing and delivering management learning sessions. |
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