JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Teaching with Purposeful Methodologies and Situational Relevance in Business School Classrooms: A Strategic Management Example

Author(s): Michael D. Skipton

Citation: Michael D. Skipton, (2017) Teaching with Purposeful Methodologies and Situational Relevance in Business School Classrooms: A Strategic Management Example," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol. 17,  Iss. 4, pp. 86-100

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Business school graduates constitute 20-25% of university graduates every year in North America. There are longstanding and continuing concerns for management education to become more real-world relevant and responsible. A matrix of teaching and learning types in business schools characterises Doctrinaire and Opinionated Spectator types as less relevant, and Purposeful Methodologies and Situational Manager types as more relevant. Explicit situationalization to orient students inside the here-and-now situational reality is required for relevance. A Situational Strategic Management Approach for situational case analysis is described and its application for more relevant pedagogy outlined.