Business school output: A conceptualisation of business school graduates

Factors influencing management development of MBA students: Exploring concerns of business schools in Pakistan

“…All three components of management development, namely, management education, management training and on-the-job experience are important for preparing MBA students for future managerial positions. Several recent authors have studied business schools (Harrington & Kearney, 2011;Hommel & Thomas, 2014;Mitroff et al, 2015;Paton et al, 2014;Syed & Omar, 2016), MBA programs (Baruch, 2009;Datar et al, 2011;Jamil, 2015;Varela et al, 2013) and development of students in business schools (Khurana, 2010;Muff et al, 2013;Örtenblad et al, 2013) from different perspectives. However, collective development of complex managerial skills, critical self-reflection on action learning and specifically offering work-based learning experiences to MBA students in organizations remain an emergent area of study.…”

“…However, recent authors (Datar, Garvin, & Cullen, 2011;Harrington & Kearney, 2011;Hommel & Thomas, 2014;Jamil, 2015;Mitroff, Alpaslan, & O' Connor, 2015;Muff, 2012) highlight some disappointments and assert that business schools are deviating from their primary purpose of professionalizing the business community (Khurana, 2010) and at the same time business schools are not properly serving their stakeholders (Thomas, Thomas, & Wilson, 2013). In addition, business schools have been neglecting public and environmental interests in management education programs, causing business schools and management education being partially responsible for the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 (Muff et al, 2013;Örtenblad, Koris, Farquharson, & Hsu, 2013).…”

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“…All three components of management development, namely, management education, management training and on-the-job experience are important for preparing MBA students for future managerial positions. Several recent authors have studied business schools (Harrington & Kearney, 2011;Hommel & Thomas, 2014;Mitroff et al, 2015;Paton et al, 2014;Syed & Omar, 2016), MBA programs (Baruch, 2009;Datar et al, 2011;Jamil, 2015;Varela et al, 2013) and development of students in business schools (Khurana, 2010;Muff et al, 2013;Örtenblad et al, 2013) from different perspectives. However, collective development of complex managerial skills, critical self-reflection on action learning and specifically offering work-based learning experiences to MBA students in organizations remain an emergent area of study.…”

“…However, recent authors (Datar, Garvin, & Cullen, 2011;Harrington & Kearney, 2011;Hommel & Thomas, 2014;Jamil, 2015;Mitroff, Alpaslan, & O' Connor, 2015;Muff, 2012) highlight some disappointments and assert that business schools are deviating from their primary purpose of professionalizing the business community (Khurana, 2010) and at the same time business schools are not properly serving their stakeholders (Thomas, Thomas, & Wilson, 2013). In addition, business schools have been neglecting public and environmental interests in management education programs, causing business schools and management education being partially responsible for the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 (Muff et al, 2013;Örtenblad, Koris, Farquharson, & Hsu, 2013).…”

Simulation games in business and marketing education: How educators assess student learning from simulations

“…In both the US and the UK, parents, employers, and other external parties also questioned higher education practice for evidence that traditional assessments were really contributing to student knowledge and skill development (Banta, Lund, Black, & Oblander, 1996). A contingent debate emerged about the role of higher educational institutions in preparing students for employment, leading ultimately to a major emphasis on instructional and assessment practices that embed employability skill development (Azevdo, Apfelthaler, & Hurst, 2012;Ortenblad, Koris, Farquarsen, & Shih-wei, 2013).…”