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  • 1.  Request advice re MBA class on diversity

    Posted 08-18-2015 18:07

    Colleagues,

    I returned home to discover the MBA program is interested in trying again to schedule and MBA elective on managing diversity. We've tried in the past, but haven't gotten enough students. Because our enrollments have grown, they're thinking about trying again. Due to the timing, I failed to explore the following questions at our meeting. (It was great seeing you all.) I would be very grateful for any advice regarding the following.

    What should I name the course? "Managing diversity" has not been wildly successful. I vaguely recall someone suggesting something like "Managing the contemporary workforce: Global and diversity considerations." Do you have a title you have found to be compelling that would be appropriate for a diversity course?

    What texts would you recommend? I know a couple diversity texts with international flavors have recently been published, but I've ignored them because they were not appropriate for my undergraduate class. (Missed my chance to request instructor copies at the meeting.) Assuming I teach an MBA class with some attention to globalization (e.g., a week on expatriates), what text might I use?

    And of course I'd welcome sample syllabi.

    FYI, I plan to send my undergraduate syllabus to our webmaster for posting as soon as I have finalized it. It would be great if we could expand the resources available on the GDO website.

    Thanks to all.

    Best,
    David

     

    David A. Kravitz, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management

    George Mason University

    School of Business

    212 Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5

    4400 University Drive

    Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

     

    703-993-1781 (voice)

    703-993-1870 (fax)

    dkravitz@gmu.edu

    http://mason.gmu.edu/~dkravitz/

     



  • 2.  Request advice re MBA class on diversity

    Posted 08-19-2015 13:18

    I am forwarding this message to the listserv, as requested.
    David

     

    From: Mary Ann Hazen [mailto:maryann.hazen@udmercy.edu]
    Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:30 AM
    To: David A. Kravitz
    Cc: GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: Request advice re MBA class on diversity

     

    David and others

     

    Mary Higby, a marketing prof, and I taught a interdisciplinary diversity MBA elective for 15 plus years and wrote about it in JME. We did have a hard time filling the class the last three years and think maybe a new course name might help. Here is the reference. 

     

    Hazen, M. A. & M. A. Higby, Teaching an issues-based interdisciplinary course: Diversity in management and marketing. Journal of Management Education 29 (3), 403-436.

     

    Sent from my iPhone


    On Aug 18, 2015, at 6:09 PM, David A. Kravitz <dkravitz@GMU.EDU> wrote:

    Colleagues,

    I returned home to discover the MBA program is interested in trying again to schedule and MBA elective on managing diversity. We've tried in the past, but haven't gotten enough students. Because our enrollments have grown, they're thinking about trying again. Due to the timing, I failed to explore the following questions at our meeting. (It was great seeing you all.) I would be very grateful for any advice regarding the following.

    What should I name the course? "Managing diversity" has not been wildly successful. I vaguely recall someone suggesting something like "Managing the contemporary workforce: Global and diversity considerations." Do you have a title you have found to be compelling that would be appropriate for a diversity course?

    What texts would you recommend? I know a couple diversity texts with international flavors have recently been published, but I've ignored them because they were not appropriate for my undergraduate class. (Missed my chance to request instructor copies at the meeting.) Assuming I teach an MBA class with some attention to globalization (e.g., a week on expatriates), what text might I use?

    And of course I'd welcome sample syllabi.

    FYI, I plan to send my undergraduate syllabus to our webmaster for posting as soon as I have finalized it. It would be great if we could expand the resources available on the GDO website.

    Thanks to all.

    Best,
    David

     

    David A. Kravitz, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management

    George Mason University

    School of Business

    212 Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5

    4400 University Drive

    Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

     

    703-993-1781 (voice)

    703-993-1870 (fax)

    dkravitz@gmu.edu

    http://mason.gmu.edu/~dkravitz/