It’s Only Rock and Roll: Using Musical Groups to Illustrate Cool Organizational Topics like Organizational Life Cycle

Musical groups, learner-driven pedagogy, organizational life cycle

Students love their music and thanks to their smart phones, they take it with them everywhere. In this interactive session, we’ll explore how participants might use learner-selected musical groups to illustrate various management and organizational topics, such as organizational life cycle (the session’s primary example) or other topics such as leadership, teams, and motivation. To optimize participants’ learning experience, we’ll use musical groups identified in advance by OBTC attendees and listen to their music. This session will replicate the activity used in the classroom and engage participants in critical review of the activity, enabling its improvement and expanding its utility.

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