The international management of change: a problem-based learning/case study approach

Authors: SteveCockerill; GerryStewart; LesHamilton; JohnDouglas; JeffGold

Source: Education + Training, Volume 38, Number 2, 1996 , pp. 14-17(4)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Reports on the development of a module concerning the international management of change by a multidisciplined team at Leeds Metropolitan University. The aim of the module is to enable students to combine problem-based learning within an action research methodology using a case study to highlight the nature and processes of change within international business organizations. Explains the underlying rationale and describes the phases of learning, incorporating qualitative data from the evaluations of pilots in the UK and France.

Keywords: Actionlearning; Evaluation; Internationalbusiness; Management; Qualitative techniques

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00400919610112060

Publication date: 1996-03-01