scholarly journals Rich Family, Poor Family: Investment Portfolios And Case Studies From USA Today

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Ronald L. Moy ◽  
Ralph Terregrossa
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Financial Planning ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Family Investment ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Usa Today ◽  
Investment Portfolios

Case studies have become an integral part of the business education curriculum. However, opportunities to use this approach in financial planning are limited because of the lack of cases about individual investors. Although parents could share their finances with their children, a brief survey we conducted indicates that our students are not getting the opportunity to examine the personal financial information of their family members or friends either. This void is leaving students unprepared to enter into careers in financial planning and brokerage. This paper discusses the use of a long-running monthly column from USA Today entitled Your Portfolio, which provides cases on individual investing. The articles can be used to provide students with the opportunity to view the real-world financial circumstances of a range of individuals and to analyze and recommend the best course of action.

scholarly journals Enhancing Quality Assurance through Harmonization of Business Education Curricular in Nigerian Universities and Avoiding Functional Dilemmas of Expectations and Realities

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-107
Author(s):  
Amahi Fidelis U
Keyword(s):  
Business Education ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Test Statistics ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Graduate Level ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Course Content ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Mean

The paper focuses on enhancing quality through the harmonization of business education curricular across the globe and Nigerian universities in particular. 35 graduate students from three tertiary institutions were randomly selected and 15 lecturers in business education were the sample subjects. The survey method was used to determine the effects of lack of uniformity in business education curriculum at graduate level the mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the items. The t-test statistics method was also used. It was found out that there was lack of uniformity in the curricula of business education at graduate level among other things. The paper recommends that supervisory authorities should harmonize the curricula of business education to ensure uniformity in tertiary institutions particularly at graduate level and to enhance and ensure quality of the programme. It also recommends that 80% of the course content in the core option areas be incorporated into the curriculum to enhance performance and learning outcome and avoid functional dilemma of expectation and realities.

scholarly journals A Reformulation of business education curriculum for the development of career opportunities among undergraduates of South Nigerian Universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-22
Author(s):  
Chika Madu Ile ◽  
James Edomwonyi Edokpolor
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lifelong Learners ◽  
Social Burden ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
The Mean

Concerning on the rates social burden among the graduates of business education in Nigeria has provided an opportunity for the authors to extant the study to examine the current state of business education curriculum and the reformulation of business education curriculum equips the undergraduates with skills to start a business and engaging towards lifelong learning. A cross-sectional survey design was applied to achieve the objectives of the study. The design of the research is a quantitative method. Structured questionnaires were given to a sample of 289 participants (43 lecturers and 246 students) which were randomly selected across three universities in Nigeria. The data obtained are analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0 and the mean statistic is used to answer the research questions and standard deviations are used to assess the degree to which participants’ scores are clustered around the mean. The results show that the business education curriculum is theoretical in nature, as such does not have the capability of preparing students to become entrepreneurs and lifelong learners. Hence, the data shows that most of the respondents vote for business education curriculum prepares student to work for the entrepreneurs with mean 3.49 for lecturers and 3.67 for students. Moreover, the result shows that a change in business education curriculum could help to equip students with skills to engage in becoming an entrepreneur. Therefore, the managers of business education should endeavor collaborations with major stakeholders to capable of integrating the 21st-century skills and apprenticeship models into the business education curriculum. It will help to equip undergraduates with the skills needed to pursue entrepreneurial and lifelong learning careers upon graduation.

The Transformation of Russian Business Education and Its Outcomes

2018 ◽  
pp. 1083-1103
Author(s):  
Elise Kiregian
Keyword(s):  
Business Education ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Central Control ◽  
Business Courses ◽  
Personal Investment ◽  
Management Positions ◽  
Investment Portfolios ◽  
Unexpected Outcome ◽  
New Generation

This chapter looks at the transformation of Post-Soviet Russian business education. The extraordinary metamorphosis shapes the new generation of Russians profoundly. Russians are now far more likely to speak English, to hold personal investment portfolios and to be able to work outside of Russia in global businesses. The old-fashioned idea of central control of every aspect of life is largely gone as are business courses extolling the virtues of Marxism. Research shows the wide acceptance of western business concepts such as strategic planning and case analysis and the rapid growth of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. One unexpected outcome is the rise of Russian women to management positions in Russian corporations.

A new dimension for deployment

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 21-23
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Commercial Use ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
The Face ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints the practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings There is often a disconnect between science and business that is hard to fathom. Sometimes, of course, it is easy to see why two parties can seem so far apart – the scientist in search of truth and uninterested in any practical or commercial use of an invention – the industrialist who is dedicated to one course of action and unwilling to learn from research, which can prove it is the wrong one. Both people are as guilty as each other of missing what is staring them in the face. And yet, this dogged pursuit of a single goal is what represents them and perhaps enables them to more successful than other at what they choose to do. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Learning the PR trade

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Business School ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Change in business education is effortlessly elusive. No matter how often the great and the good of either the business or business school worlds lament the lack of adequate teaching through Masters of Business Administrations and other programmes, very rarely does anything seem to change. Managers are still put though their paces at business schools; they still read the same “seminal” books and case studies; they still get their blue riband qualification; they still receive a hefty increase in salary after graduation. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organisations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

New Directions for the Business Education Curriculum

1985 ◽  
Vol 69 (484) ◽  
pp. 24-28
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Erekson ◽  
Lowell Barr
Keyword(s):  
Business Education ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
New Directions

scholarly journals Individual Investors Perceptions On The Summary Annual Report: A Survey Approach

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc J. Epstein ◽  
Moses L. Pava
Keyword(s):  
Annual Report ◽  
The United States ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
Corporate Communications ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Sizeable Minority ◽  
Survey Approach

<span>As the role of institutional investors is being transformed, there is a tendency to overlook the needs of individual investors. Nevertheless, there are well over 30 million individual investors in the United States, and these numbers are growing rapidly. One area of particular concern is corporate communications. All investors, professional as well as non-professionals, should have access to financial information. However, annual reports, as currently issued, are often difficult to read and understand, and therefore lack communication value. A possible solution is the summary annual report (SAR), which has been designed to condense and simplify the traditional GAAP statements. To date, most U.S. Corporations have not adopted the new format, in part, out of a fear of negative shareholder reaction. Our survey results clearly indicate that annual reports, as they are currently issued, are difficult to understand for a sizeable minority of investors. One out of 4 investors reported that annual reports were so difficult to understand that they were of no substantial help in making investment decisions. Further, results show that a majority of respondents demand inclusion of further explanation of the financial information in less technical terms, and over a third would like to see SARs to the exclusion of full GAAP reports. Through the SAR, management has an opportunity to significantly improve corporate communications. WE strongly recommend that management continues to experiment with its format, design, and content.</span>

scholarly journals Going Deeper into Curriculum and Pedagogical Activity

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
Rose M. Ylimaki ◽  
Lynnette A. Brunderman
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Leadership Teams ◽  
School Development ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Curriculum Leadership ◽  
Curriculum And Pedagogy ◽  
Foundations Of Education ◽  
Pedagogical Relation ◽  
Key Terms

AbstractThis chapter takes a deeper dive into curriculum and pedagogy as these are defined and applied within education. Here terminology like pedagogy, curriculum, leadership (including leadership teams) and education itself are defined in terms of a particular ‘educational’ interest. Such an approach also features a mediation among state and national standards and the needs and interests of children. This approach sees the task of educating children as necessarily occurring in the pedagogical relation between teacher and student in classrooms and between formal leader/principal and teacher in schools and between district leader/superintendent and principals. We recognize the value of understanding the foundations of education developed in earlier times of political and cultural uncertainty. We explicitly define key terms for education, curriculum, pedagogy and leadership in school development using foundational understandings amidst the contemporary situation. Application of the concepts is explored through case studies.

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