Changes in Graduate Management Education and New Business School Strategies for the 21st Century

Friga, Paul N.; Bettis, Richard A.; Sullivan, Robert S.

doi:10.5465/amle.2003.10932123

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“…Therefore, some of the schools with multiple accreditations feel that the different emphases of their accreditation processes are complementary (e.g., EQUIS' emphasis on internationalisation strategy versus AACSB's assurance of learning processes), and thus worth the price of having more accreditations. The important thing is that the accreditation process requires strict adherence to quality planning -a necessity in the increasingly crowded educational landscape (Friga et al, 2003).…”

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“…Over the past 30 years, business schools (Bschools) have been among the fastest-growing segments in higher education (Antunes & Thomas, 2007;Friga et al, 2003). In the early 21st century, the higher education sector has become a "competi tive enterprise": in many countries universities com pete for status and ranking, and generally for funding from governmental or private sources, where students must compete for scarce places in univer sities (Altbach et al, 2009).…”

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“…Change processes in higher education are under the influence of different external factors (Friga et al, 2003;Vasiliev, 1994), e.g. the socioeconomic system, market forces, the impact of financial crisis, demographic problems, changes in policies of higher education, and impact of these policies on higher education institutions -with some influence of the Bologna process.…”

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How accreditation stimulates business school change: evidence from the Commonwealth of independent states

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2013

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There is scarce or almost non-existing research on changes that take place in business schools in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Changes in CIS business schools (B-schools) are influenced by different external factors (e.g. socioeconomic system, market forces, financial crisis, demographic problems, changes in policies of higher education; influence of the Bologna process). On the other hand, B-schools in the CIS need to make internal changes to gain the external accreditation. We look into the nature of change processes taking place in CIS B-schools

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“…Various constituents, including faculty, students, and the companies looking to hire business graduates have their own objectives and expectations (Birnik & Billsberry, 2008). In addition, business schools are faced with the globalization of work and careers, the evolution of society into a knowledge economy (Friga, Bettis, & Sullivan, 2003).…”

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Student Acceptance of Knowledge Management Systems: Evidence from a Canadian Business School

Hossain¹,

Ouédraogo²,

Rezania³

2013

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This study investigates the factors affecting the perceived usefulness of and the intention to use knowledge management (KM) systems by students. The research model posits that the intention to use KM systems in higher education depends on perceived usefulness, perceived user-friendliness, organizational rewards, and community of practice. A survey method was used to collect the data for the study. We used a convenience sample consisting of undergraduate students enrolled in various business courses in a Canadian University. The data obtained from a sample of 120 students were initially factor analyzed to identify the relevant factors. Separate factor analysis was conducted for each of three types of measures -the independent measures, the intermediate measures, and the dependent measure. In order to test the proposed hypotheses, we employed the method of multiple regression analysis. The findings suggest that organizational rewards and KM system characteristics positively impact perceived usefulness, and that user-friendliness, usefulness, organizational rewards, and community of practice are significant predictors of intention to use KM system. This analysis reveals that business schools need to focus on usefulness and practical relevance of knowledge captured in knowledge management systems. This is in line with the current debate in management education regarding the appropriateness of methods employed to teach business knowledge. Organizational rewards being a significant predictor of intention to use KM systems corroborate the expectancy theory. Therefore, it is important for business schools to communicate on the usefulness of their KM systems but also to encourage its usage through different incentives.

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“…Over the last 50 years, these factors (globalization, technology, and labor) have played a great role in the curricular changes seen in graduate business education in the U.S. (Friga, Bettis& Sullivan, 2003) and also have modified the role of engineering in society (Duderstadt, 2008). The increasing importance of entrepreneurship in the curriculum of business and engineering schools is the result of a deep change in the business environment.…”

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Exploring the Goals, Content, and Methods of Entrepreneurship Professors: A Multiple Case Study

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Changes in Graduate Management Education and New Business School Strategies for the 21st Century

Cited by 229 publications

References 8 publications

How accreditation stimulates business school change: evidence from the Commonwealth of independent states

How accreditation stimulates business school change: evidence from the Commonwealth of independent states

Student Acceptance of Knowledge Management Systems: Evidence from a Canadian Business School

Exploring the Goals, Content, and Methods of Entrepreneurship Professors: A Multiple Case Study

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