Reflections on building and teaching an undergraduate strategic management course in a blended format

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 351-376

  Ross, Douglas N ^a   Rosenbloom, Al ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

blended learning; simulation; strategic management; transformative learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955443903     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: 15526658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1052562911398979     Document Type: Article

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