Reinventing ourselves: Collaborative research initiatives between Singapore &amp; US business schools

Connor, Michael; Rogers, Priscilla S.; Wong, Irene F. H.

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“…Connor, Rogers & Wong (2005) report on a series of collaborative research initiatives between Nanyang Business School in Singapore and the University of Michigan Business School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They discuss how their coordinated efforts at the two institutions resulted in a change in teaching focus on both sides, such that at NBS the emphasis changed from (English) language proficiency to a focus on communicating effectively, and at UMBS there was an increased awareness of cultural and international issues resulting in the introduction of a new MBA course 'Communication for the For the past decade, the applied linguist Alan Jones, at Macquarie University Sydney's Department of Linguistics, has been working together with an accounting colleague, Samantha Sin, from the Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, on the teaching of accountancy discourse.…”

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“…It is now in widespread use, particularly in business education, and Harvard Business School still provide published case studies in their online business school cases (e.g., http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu). The effectiveness of using the case study method is discussed by Connor, Rogers & Wong (2005) in the groundbreaking collaborative project between the University of Michigan Business School and Nanyang Business School in Singapore (see Part 2, Chapter 3). The range of topics available and the variety of business problems discussed suggest that a case study approach could provide a useful resource for business language trainers looking for a convincing case to use as the basis for a business simulation in class or as a topic for (electronic) discussion.…”

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Preparing New Entrants for Subordinate Reporting: A Decision-Making Framework for Writing

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2004

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This study resulted in a conceptual framework to facilitate decisions about rhetorical and linguistic choices for subordinates reporting to superiors. Soon-to-be new hires graduating from business schools in Singapore and the midwestern United States responded to reporting scenarios. Their responses were scored holistically on overall effectiveness. Analyses of subsamples revealed four issues where these students had difficulties reporting in writing: contribution, deference, ownership, and objectivity. An analytical tool incorporating these issues and textual alternatives was then used to score a large subsample. Correlations between the holistic scores and scores on the analytical tool suggest that the four issues are distinct yet complementary, with contribution on one side of a continuum and deference on the other. The finding that Singaporean respondents scored higher on deference than contribution, whereas the reverse was true for U.S. respondents, suggests the usefulness of the framework when used for cross-cultural teaching and research.Organizational entry is a time for new hires to learn behaviors, values, and beliefs associated with their job and organization. As Jablin (2001) observed, it "is a time for learning what insiders consider to be 'normal' patterns of thinking and behaving" (p. 756, see also Schein, 1968;Van Maanen, 1975). New hires, particularly those fresh out of school, may have learned little that explicitly equips them for the web of workplace reporting relationships and responsibilities.We know that individuals with little or no business experience enter the workplace with a set of beliefs about how people communicate in various occupations, work settings, and organizations. Such new entrants also come with expectations

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Reinventing ourselves: Collaborative research initiatives between Singapore & US business schools

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