Incorporating International Accounting into the MBA Curriculum: Exploring Implications of the Financial Reporting Crisis of 2001–2009

Recent developments in the global business environment have led to important changes in accounting/auditing regulations, and have implications for the business school curriculum. While many of these issues are covered in advanced accounting courses, generally taken only by majors, the issues are sufficiently important that nonaccounting majors, at both the graduate and undergraduate level, should be aware of these issues as well. Recent developments favoring the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the United States provide an overall compelling context for incorporating these standards into the business curriculum. The purpose of this article is to provide a road map for such incorporation.     

Meeting the Needs of Global Companies Through Improved International Business Curriculum

The global workplace requires specific knowledge, skills, and abilities on the part of workers. There is a growing body of research indicating a gap between the global industry demand for skills and the higher education system's ability to supply that demand. Leveraging the work from Yu, Guan, Yang, and Chiao (2005 Yu, C. J., Guan, J., Yang, K. and Chiao, Y. 2005. Developing the skills for international business management: The implications of the Management Education Opportunity Grid. Journal of Teaching in International Business, 16(4): 5–26. [Taylor &; Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]) and Prestwich and Ho-Kim (2007 Prestwich, R. and Ho-Kim, T. 2007. Knowledge, skills and abilities of international business majors: What we teach them versus what companies need to know. Journal of Teaching in International Business, 19(1): 29–55. [Taylor &; Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]), this study investigated this gap. The sample included global leaders of Fortune 500 companies. Exploratory in nature, the primary purpose of this study was to understand the needs of global business organizations that form the hiring market for international business graduates. The findings highlight the gap between the topics being taught by educators and the skills actually needed by the target international businesses. This information is relevant to the challenges facing global businesses as well as higher education institutions and provides insights into improvements for the good of both industries and especially the students aiming for careers in global organizations.     

财经类混合式仿真实验对MBA职业发展能力的影响研究

职业发展能力的培养是高等学校MBA教育的核心。基于S高校混合式仿真实验课程教学,通过分析影响MBA职业发展能力的因素与影响机制,构建财经类混合式仿真实验影响职业发展能力的理论模型,进而探究如何提升MBA职业发展能力。实证研究结果表明：课程设计、教学指导、慕课学习对课程满意度都存在正向显著影响,课程满意度对职业发展能力的隐形素质和显性能力都有正向显著影响。     

Getting the most from MBA internships: Promoting intern learning and job acceptance

MBA internships are commonly used for training and recruiting management talent. Yet, research overlooks what makes them effective. A longitudinal study investigates the relationships that goal clarity, autonomy, and prior experience have with MBA intern learning and job acceptance intentions. Results show learning partially mediates the relationship of goal clarity to job acceptance intentions, and that less experienced MBA interns learn more under conditions of high goal clarity and low autonomy (i.e., when their roles are more structured). We discuss how role structures and learning can inform effective training and recruiting of interns, and management of short‐term workers in general. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Ethical Behavior of Marketing Managers and MBA Students: A Comparative Study

The ethical tendencies of graduate business students from the United States were examined by analyzing their reactions to ethical dilemmas in a replicated study, which presented a set of ethical problem situations. These dilemmas dealt with coercion and control, conflict of interest, physical environment, paternalism and personal integrity. A comparison of these findings with the previous study of marketing managers indicates that the MBA students exhibited a greater degree of sensitivity to the ethical dimensions of business decision-making. Implications are drawn for business education and further research.     

Revamping MBA programs for global competitiveness

World-wide, the MBA has become one of the most popular academic qualifications. In recent years, doubts have been raised regarding worth of the MBA degree, at least in its present form. This article examines the broad trends shaping business education and recommends how MBA curricula might be redesigned to make students globally aware, and be effective in the midst of global competition. Our focus here is on meeting future essential business needs that today's schools fail to sufficiently address. Although MBA education is at a crossroads, change will not be easy, as MBA education represents a sizeable global ‘industry.’ We conclude by listing issues which may be examined to make the change feasible.     

基于认知视角的工商管理案例教学难度适用性研究

案例教学在我国工商管理类课程教学中被普遍运用,但由于案例难度等方面研究得不充分,使得学生的参与度以及教学效果受到一定的影响.本文基于"案例难度三维立方体模型",从学生认知视角对工商管理案例教学难度适应性展开研究,采用问卷调查法.对本科生和MBA学生的管理学与战略管理课程进行实证分析,力图为教师案例教学提供有益的参考.研...     

MBA《数据模型与决策》课程的教学方法探究

随着我国经济的不断发展,我国的MBA教育也取得了巨大的成绩。论文从《数据模型与决策》这一课程的特点出发,深入分析了教学过程中出现的各种问题以及产生的原因。在此基础上,从改进教学方法入手为提高该课程的教学效果提出了相应的对策建议。     

MBA营销课程案例教学之我见

MBA的营销课程是门实践性极强的课程。面对有着多年营销实战经验的经理们，讨论和讲解营销案例，更是对主讲教师的极大挑战。笔者结合在厦门大学主讲MBA营销课程多年的经验，谈了对此的看法和改进意见。     

企业管理者MBA或EMBA教育经历对企业业绩与个人薪酬的影响——来自中国民营上市企业的证据

为了探究企业管理者MBA或EMBA教育经历给中国企业带来的影响以及影响机制，利用2003—2015年1685家中国上市民营企业数据进行实证研究，结果表明：当企业管理者拥有MBA或EMBA教育经历时，他们会更多地选择以并购重组的方式发展企业，但企业的业绩却并没有得到显著提高；当企业管理者拥有MBA或EMBA教育经历时，他们的个人薪酬以及实施“隧道行为”的可能性会显著增加；境外MBA或EMBA教育经历在增加并购重组与“隧道行为”可能性的同时，会更大幅度地提高企业管理者的薪酬，但使得企业业绩不升反降。