Overview

Examines the state of research of online and blended learning in business disciplines with the intent of identifying opportunities for meaningful future research and enhancing the practice of online teaching in business schools. The book evaluates research from business disciplines such as accounting, economics, finance, information systems (IS), management, marketing, and operations/supply chain management. The author reports on topics attracting interest from scholars in the respective disciplines, the methods commonly used to examine those topics, and the most noteworthy conclusions to date from that research.

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Author:   J B Arbaugh (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA)
Publisher:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Volume:   3
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9781843346036

ISBN 10:   1843346036
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

About the author Preface Chapter 1: Overview of online business and management education Introduction Why a book on online business education? Under-reporting and integration of current research Disciplinary differences and their influences on business education Disciplinary influences on online business education Overview of the rest of the book Chapter 2: Multi-disciplinary and program-level research in online business education Introduction Conceptual models and best practices Multi-course and cross-disciplinary studies Participant characteristics and behaviors Influences of technology Disciplinary effects and online learning outcomes Classroom comparison studies Program-level studies in online business education Conclusion Chapter 3: The ‘soft/life’ discipline: information systems research in online teaching and learning Introduction Information systems-grounded conceptual frameworks Studies of technology and its uses Online/blended/classroom comparison studies Participant characteristics, attitudes, perceptions and behaviors Early applications of Web 2.0 technologies Conclusion Chapter 4: The ‘soft/life’ disciplines: management and marketing in online business education Introduction Online teaching and learning in the management discipline Online teaching and learning in the marketing discipline Conclusions from research in the management and marketing disciplines Chapter 5: The ‘hard’ business disciplines: accounting, operations, economics, finance and research in online teaching and learning Introduction Research in accounting education Research in operations/supply-chain management education Research in economics education Research in finance education Why is there not more research on online and blended teaching and learning in the ‘hard’ business disciplines, and why is this a problem? Conclusion Chapter 6: Where should we go from here? Introduction Suggestions for online and blended business instructors Suggestions for deans, program directors and other business school administrators Suggestions for online and blended business education researchers Conclusion Bibliography Index

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J. B. (Ben) Arbaugh is a Professor of Strategy and Project Management at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He is the current Editor of Academy of Management Learning & Education and a Past Chair of the Academy of Management’s Management Education and Development Division. Ben’s research in online learning and graduate management education has earned best article awards from the Journal of Management Education and the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, research grants from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Graduate Management Admissions Council’s (GMAC) Management Education Research Institute (MERI), and MERI’s 2009 Faculty Fellowship. Ben sits on several journal editorial boards, including The Internet and Higher Education, Management Learning, the Journal of Management Education, Organization Management Journal, and the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education.

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