Transferring methods to teach business administration from one cultural context to another
What happens when a teaching method is transferred from one cultural context to another? In this article we investigate this question by looking at how Computer Based Simulations (CBS) were transposed from a French context to an Egyptian one. In this article we demonstrate, through the case of Egypt...
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doaj-0f031fdf9ccd4cceb124d401caa80f692020-11-24T21:23:02ZengSpringerOpenFuture Business Journal2314-72102015-12-0111516410.1016/j.fbj.2015.11.001Transferring methods to teach business administration from one cultural context to anotherMarie Catalo0Nicolas Antheaume1Howayda Ismail2Faculty of Sciences, LEMNA, Université de Nantes, FranceSchool of Economics and Business, LEMNA, Université de Nantes, FranceFaculty of Human Sciences, Al Azhar University, EgyptWhat happens when a teaching method is transferred from one cultural context to another? In this article we investigate this question by looking at how Computer Based Simulations (CBS) were transposed from a French context to an Egyptian one. In this article we demonstrate, through the case of Egypt, how culture and the characteristics of the school system impact learning abilities. We describe what happens when Egyptian students are confronted with learning modes they have not encountered prior to University, in the context of an Egyptian-French dual-degree programme in business administration and business informatics. We show that the transfer of CBS as a teaching method revealed cultural differences between French and Egyptian students. As a consequence the teaching objectives of CBS were redefined in order to take the Egyptian context into account.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2314721015000055Management educationExperiential learningLearning modesCultureComputer-based business simulationsEgyptFranceGlobalization of Business and Management Education |
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Transferring methods to teach business administration from one cultural context to another |
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Transferring methods to teach business administration from one cultural context to another |
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Transferring methods to teach business administration from one cultural context to another |
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Transferring methods to teach business administration from one cultural context to another |
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Transferring methods to teach business administration from one cultural context to another |
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transferring methods to teach business administration from one cultural context to another |
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Future Business Journal |
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2314-7210 |
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2015-12-01 |
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What happens when a teaching method is transferred from one cultural context to another? In this article we investigate this question by looking at how Computer Based Simulations (CBS) were transposed from a French context to an Egyptian one. In this article we demonstrate, through the case of Egypt, how culture and the characteristics of the school system impact learning abilities. We describe what happens when Egyptian students are confronted with learning modes they have not encountered prior to University, in the context of an Egyptian-French dual-degree programme in business administration and business informatics. We show that the transfer of CBS as a teaching method revealed cultural differences between French and Egyptian students. As a consequence the teaching objectives of CBS were redefined in order to take the Egyptian context into account. |
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Management education Experiential learning Learning modes Culture Computer-based business simulations Egypt France Globalization of Business and Management Education |
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