Integrative Thinking as a Hallmark of Business Education

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In this paper we expand on the notion of “integration” in terms of the variety of ways in which it would manifest itself in business education. Our main argument is that “integration” is multidimensional and has been manifest in pedagogy, research and service dimensions of university programs for a long time. However, assessments of “integration” efforts have been spotty thus far and only recently are being formalized. We present several examples in business curriculum and with increased focus on formal assessments of “integration” efforts, business education will become more pragmatic. The goal of this paper is to unpack the broad construct of “integration,” and discuss its historical and current manifestations in business education. Ultimately, we conclude that while the process of integrative thinking is well underway for a long time in business education, the assessment of outcomes of integrative thinking is just taking root through formal ETS tests. We believe that integrative thinking in business education is an ultimate indicator of the effectiveness of the business curriculum, as students skilled in this area will be best prepared for the real-life jobs in the market place.

참고문헌 (Reference)

1 Schmidt-Wilk, J, "Why Should my JME Count?" 31 (31): 439-441, 2007

2 De Freitas, S. I., "Using games and simulations for supporting learning" 31 (31): 343-358, 2006

3 Hamel, G., "The why, what, and how of management innovation" 84 (84): 72-, 2006

4 Zagal, J. P., "The aesthetics of gameplay: a lexical approach" ACM 9-16, 2010

5 Mitchell, T. R., "The academic life: Realistic changes needed for business school students and faculty" 6 (6): 236-251, 2007

6 Karin, M., "The IKK NF-κB system: a treasure trove for drug development" 3 (3): 17-26, 2004

7 Chinta, R., "Teaching Strategy through Projects: A Bridge from Academia to Strategy Practice" 8 (8): 1-19, 2009

8 Bloom, B., "Taxonomy or educational objectives: The classification of educational goals" Longman, Inc 1956

9 Langley, A., "Strategies for theorizing from process data" 24 (24): 691-710, 1999

10 Rantanen, K., "Simplified TRIZ: new problem solving applications for engineers and manufacturing professionals" CRC press 2010

11 Datar, S. M., "Rethinking the MBA: Business education at a crossroads" 30 (30): 451-462, 2011

12 Katherine A. Wilson, "Relationships Between Game Attributes and Learning Outcomes" SAGE Publications 40 (40): 217-266, 2008

13 Shenhar, A. J., "Reinventing project management: the diamond approach to successful growth and innovation" Harvard Business Review Press 2007

14 Goetsch, D. L., "Quality management for organizational excellence" Pearson 2014

15 Larson, E. W., "Project management. The managerial process" 2011

16 Crow, B., "Musical creativity and the new technology" 8 (8): 121-130, 2006

17 Vygotsky, L. S., "Mind and society: The development of higher psychological processes" Harvard University Press 1978

18 Drucker, P. F., "Managing for the Future" Routledge 1993

19 Mintzberg, H., "Managers, not MBAs: A hard look at the soft practice of managing and management development" Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2004

20 Eden, C., "Making strategy: The journey of strategic management" Sage Publications 2013

21 Aldrich, C., "Learning by doing: A comprehensive guide to simulations, computer games, and pedagogy in e-learning and other educational experiences" John Wiley & Sons 2005

22 Ny, H., "Introducing templates for sustainable product development" 12 (12): 600-623, 2008

23 Dougherty, D., "Interpretive barriers to successful product innovation in large firms" 3 (3): 179-202, 1992

24 Yamashina, H., "Innovative product development process by integrating QFD and TRIZ" 40 (40): 1031-1050, 2002

25 Dewey, J., "Experience and education" Touchstone Books 1938

26 Savransky, S. D., "Engineering of creativity: Introduction to TRIZ methodology of inventive problem solving" CRC Press 2000

27 Bean, J. C., "Engaging Ideas" Jossey-Bass, Wiley Company 2011

28 Chari, S., "Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems-CHES 2002" Springer Berlin Heidelberg 13-28, 2003

29 Van de Ven, A. H., "Central problems in the management of innovation" 32 (32): 590-607, 1986

30 Keast, R., "Building constructive innovation networks: Role of relationship management" 133 (133): 364-373, 2007

31 Gioia, D. A., "Being good versus looking good: Business school rankings and the Circean transformation from substance to image" 1 (1): 107-120, 2002

32 Hambrick, D. C., "Are you sure you have a strategy?" 15 (15): 48-59, 2001

33 Anderson, L. W., "A taxonomy for learning, teaching and assessing: A revision of Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives" Addison Wesley Longman, Inc 2001