Yeadon-Lee, Annie and Hall, Roger (2013) Developing transferable management skills through Action Learning. Industry and Higher Education, 27 (1). pp. 67-75. ISSN 0950-4222
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Abstract
There has been increasing criticism of the relevance of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) in developing skills and competencies. Action learning, devised to address problem-solving in the workplace, offers a potential response to such criticism. This paper offers an insight into one university’s attempt to integrate action learning into the curriculum. Sixty-five part-time students were questioned at two points in their final year about their action learning experience and the enhancement of relevant skills and competencies. Results showed a mixed picture. Strong confirmation of the importance of selected skills and competencies contrasted with weaker agreement about the extent to which these were developed by action learning. There was, nonetheless, a firm belief in the positive impact on the learning process. The paper concludes that action learning is not a panacea but has an important role in a repertoire of educational approaches to develop relevant skills and competencies.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management L Education > L Education (General) |
Schools: | Huddersfield Business School |
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Depositing User: | Sara Taylor |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2012 09:32 |
Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2021 20:36 |
URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/14237 |
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