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dc.contributor.authorPage, Steve*
dc.contributor.authorProctor, Tony*
dc.contributor.authorWebb, Paul*
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-12T15:46:15Z
dc.date.available2008-09-12T15:46:15Z
dc.date.issued2007-06
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10034/37774
dc.descriptionPaper presented at the 3rd international Integrating for Excellence conference at Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, UK, 27-28 June 2007.
dc.description.abstractThis paper reflects upon the authors' experience of supervising dissertations on a public sector executive MBA programme run for a large metropolitan council. The research method is based on participant observation and reflection whilst directing the work undertaken by the MBA students in carrying out their dissertation. We assess the benefits that accrue to staff teaching on the programme and reflect on the new opportunities, in terms of career development and better management practice afforded to executives who have participated in the programme. Academic staff benefits include: interesting and stimulating work which sometimes leads to refereed publications at conferences and in journals; consultancy & significant applied teaching materials and improvements to the applied knowledge base of teaching staff. Lessons have also been learned about good practice in supervising dissertations. Executive benefits include progression to promoted posts & gaining new insights into better or best working practices. Organisational benefits include cross fertilisation of ideas produced through interaction between programme members. This paper discusses how the MBA programme meets the demands of various interested parties.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.kivalosag.hu/web/documents/ConferenceProgramme2007.pdf
dc.subjectmanagement education
dc.subjectMBA dissertation
dc.titleThe “new managerialism”: Experiences of introducing formal management education into the public sector through the mechanism of the MBA dissertation
dc.typeConference Contribution
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Chesteren
html.description.abstractThis paper reflects upon the authors' experience of supervising dissertations on a public sector executive MBA programme run for a large metropolitan council. The research method is based on participant observation and reflection whilst directing the work undertaken by the MBA students in carrying out their dissertation. We assess the benefits that accrue to staff teaching on the programme and reflect on the new opportunities, in terms of career development and better management practice afforded to executives who have participated in the programme. Academic staff benefits include: interesting and stimulating work which sometimes leads to refereed publications at conferences and in journals; consultancy & significant applied teaching materials and improvements to the applied knowledge base of teaching staff. Lessons have also been learned about good practice in supervising dissertations. Executive benefits include progression to promoted posts & gaining new insights into better or best working practices. Organisational benefits include cross fertilisation of ideas produced through interaction between programme members. This paper discusses how the MBA programme meets the demands of various interested parties.


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