Acknowledging student diversity: Modifying the MBA experience for international Dunwoodie, Karen and Ainsworth, Murray 1999, Acknowledging student diversity: Modifying the MBA experience for international, Journal of Management and Organization, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 35-45, doi: 10.5172/jmo.1999.5.1.35. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Acknowledging student diversity: Modifying the MBA experience for international Author(s) Dunwoodie, Karen orcid.org/0000-0002-7724-1414 Ainsworth, Murray Journal name Journal of Management and Organization Volume number 5 Issue number 1 Start page 35 End page 45 Total pages 11 Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP) Publication date 1999-12-01 ISSN 1833-3672 Summary Most international students entering RMIT's MBA program have relatively limited work experience and lack self-presentation skills. Some shortcomings in self-confidence in a western culture, job-seeking skills, networking experience and personal presentation skills are also evident. In these qualities the international students are notably different from the older Australian part-time students with whom they study. This visible diversity provided the catalyst for developing several “internationalising components” to better meet the needs of international students to enable international students to present themselves as informed, capable, culturally aware and desirable graduates. This paper describes how program changes were made with the objectives of building team interaction and problem solving skills, as well as cross-cultural awareness, building self-awareness of “me as a manager in the global marketplace” and exploring cultural diversity in business practices. In addition, the “competencies” stream was modified, with emphasis being placed on students' ability to assess the appropriateness and cultural fit of western models and theories in their own countries. Language eng DOI 10.5172/jmo.1999.5.1.35 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1303 Specialist Studies in Education 1503 Business and Management 1505 Marketing HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30134381 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Business and Law Department of Management Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 31 Jan 2020, 14:30:24 EST Sat, 01 Feb 2020, 04:04:33 EST Sat, 01 Feb 2020, 05:05:22 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2020, 08:27:26 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2020, 08:28:34 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2020, 11:56:52 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 40 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 31 Jan 2020, 14:30:24 EST

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