Bringing the World into our Classrooms: The Benefits of Engaging Students in an International Business Simulation

Köhler, Tine; Fischlmayr, Iris C.; Lainema, Timo; Saarinen, Eeli

doi:10.1108/s2044-9968(2013)000006e009

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“…We emphasize that this is a unique cross-cultural initiative that creates direct interaction between students in two different countries. We have also demonstrated that employers expect marketing graduates to have international awareness and exposure by the time they complete their degree (Kohler et al, 2013). Finally, the exercise challenges students to engage in experiential learning through the development of a new business suitable for the Indian market.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…In particular, teamwork with members from geographically and culturally dispersed backgrounds is a vital skill to meet the challenges of a global business environment. Students are better equipped for employment if they gain experience of navigating in international teams during their university education (Kohler, Fischlmayr, Lainema, & Saarinen, 2013). However, despite business schools’ strong focus on developing students’ cultural awareness and international ethos, many graduates do not feel able to understand and solve cross-cultural business challenges (Blasco, 2009).…”

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Duus

Cooray

2014

Journal of Marketing Education

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In a global business environment, marketing education must support students to develop cross-cultural agility and adeptness with an aim to enhance their employability. This article contributes with an experiential cross-cultural exercise that enables students to develop new enterprises in collaboration with other students in a different country through virtual teamwork. The exercise exposes students to practical cross-cultural learning, enterprise development, and virtual team management. Results from students' reflection journals indicate that the exercise is enjoyable, builds confidence in a range of skills, and prepares students for future employment. We offer guidance and direction on how to design and execute this experiential cross-cultural exercise and also highlight the challenges faced and strategies for success.

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confidence: 99%

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Duus

Cooray

2014

Journal of Marketing Education

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“…Games and simulations are not just the teaching approach, but also an approach to research. Games and simulations have the advantage that students get experiential learning while being in a controlled environment (Fischlmayr, Lainema, & Saarinen, 2013). Many business simulations include ethical decision-making or decision-making under difficult conditions.…”

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“…An interesting example is the ViBu simulation (Köhler et al, 2013), where teams of students work together as either part of a company that produces medical equipment or as part of a sub-producer company that produces parts for the medical equipment. In a simulated market place, students in the sub-producer teams have to ensure the continuation of their production process and offer their products to the medical company.…”

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Methods in Responsible Management Learning and Education – A Review

Köhler¹,

Gao²

2020

The SAGE Handbook of Responsible Management Learning and Education

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The purpose of the current chapter is to examine which research methods have been employed to study RMLE phenomena and their contexts. This review allows us to determine if certain overarching approaches to generate knowledge as well as data collection and analysis tools are favored over others, which may indicate that the knowledge base created on RMLE may be stronger in some ways than in others. We also examine how research methods have been appliedand provide examples of excellent applications. Our findings show that the most commonly applied overarching research approaches in RMLE are survey methodology, case studies, and content analysis. Data collection techniques predominantly include interviews, observations, survey data, and the analysis of organizational documents or archival textual data. Data analysis techniques are dominated by descriptive statistics, simple mean comparisons, and thematic analysis. Based on our review, we discuss specific challenges of RMLE research and provide recommendations for navigating these challenges in the application of specific research methods.We also provide suggestions for alternative research approaches that may prove fruitful for future RMLE research.

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“…Some studies reveal that virtual cross-cultural teamwork has benefited students from different locations, cultures, and time zones [13]. Teamwork skills from different regions with culturally different backgrounds prepare individuals to face the challenges of a global business environment [14]. Students would be well equipped for a professional phase of their careers if they could collaborate with an international team during their educational phase [14].…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessment of an International Virtual Exchange Project with Civil Engineering Students from the US and Palestine: Global Competencies, Perceived Value, and Teamwork

Putman,

Al-Sahili,

Gilbrecht

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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and a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research and teaching have focused in the broad areas of construction materials and pavements. Dr. Putman has also been engaged in engineering education related research. Prior to Bucknell, Dr. Putman was at Clemson University where he was a Professor in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences. He earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering at Clemson University.

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Bringing the World into our Classrooms: The Benefits of Engaging Students in an International Business Simulation

Cited by 8 publications

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Methods in Responsible Management Learning and Education – A Review

Assessment of an International Virtual Exchange Project with Civil Engineering Students from the US and Palestine: Global Competencies, Perceived Value, and Teamwork

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