The Palgrave Handbook of Learning and Teaching International Business and Management

Section 1: Introduction: Learning and Teaching International Business and Management Using Experiential Learning Pedagogy

1. Introduction: Learning and Teaching International Business and Management Using Experiential Learning Pedagogy

- Authors: Vas Taras, Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez & Karen Lynden

- Institutional Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Greensboro & Universidad EAFIT

- Country: United States and Colombia.

- Summary: This chapter will provide an introductory note to the Handbook, and present it's connection with the Palgrave Handbook on Experiential Learning in International Business, published in 2014.

Section 2: Theory Based and Conceptual Chapters: Learning and Teaching International Business and Management Using Experiential Learning Pedagogy

2. Experiential Versus Traditional Classroom in Teaching International Business at the University Level: Current Global Debates.

- Author: Mary Kinoti

- Institutional Affiliation: School of Business, University of Nairobi

- Country: Kenya

- Summary: This chapter examines the current debates in experiential versus traditional classroom in the context of universities with a focus of teaching of international business.

3. Evaluating Outcomes of Experiential Learning - A Review of Available Approaches.

- Authors: Raghu Kurthakoti & Deborah Cain Good

- Institutional Affiliations: Arcadia University & University of Pittsburgh

- Country: United States

- Summary: The chapter discusses common experiential approaches used in International Business and summarizes the literature on how these are evaluated, and the effectiveness of such evaluation tools. The chapter will then discuss the pros and cons of different evaluation approaches and provide an outline of what assessment tools are best suited to measure specific outcomes and knowledge acquisition dimensions.

4. Comparing Online and Face-to-Face Creativity Development for International Business

- Author: Tiit Elenurm

- Institutional Affiliation: Estonian Business School

- Country: Estonia

- Summary: This chapter explains the role of creativity development regarding searching for and creating new international business opportunities, and for developing capabilities to cooperate within business environments.

5. Understanding the Global Business Environment through the High Impact Practice Activities

- Authors: Irina Naoumova & Annette Rogers

- Institutional Affiliations: University of Hartford

- Country: United States

- Summary: The chapter describes the experience in teaching internationa