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MOBTS 2026 Proceedings

“Good enough” hands-on faculty reskilling for GenAI: addressing the crisis facing higher education
Linlan Huang, Clive Holtham, Martin Rich
“I can only take a few questions”: Navigating Uncertainty and Competition through Collaborative Problem-Solving
Lisa Kuron, Brandon Charpied
“It’s in the syllabus!” doesn’t work: How can we best onboard students to our classes?
Alexandra Dunn, Michael Kirchner
“Knights of the Round Table: application for 21 century”
Dana Mudd
“Teaching communication skills, theory, and practice with LinkedIn: A project-based assignment approach to analyzing how the professional platform should and should not be used by undergraduates”
Shane Fudge
“Utilizing corporate partners for developing learning communities in a first-year management course: Lessons, benefits, and pedagogical approaches”
Shane Fudge, Chamina Curtis
(Re)move the chains: “Forward progress” in teaching employee empowerment and trust utilizing the National Football League
Sandra DeGrassi, Troy Pounds
AI-Generated Podcasts & AI-Animated Avatar Case Study Characters
Kay McLennan
An Exercise to Introduce Undergraduate Business Students to Content Analysis
Mary Dunn, Natalie Shin
Appraising the Determinants of Entry Mode Strategies of MNCs: A Case Study of Lenovo.
Somtochukwu Dike, Olugbenga Adeyinka, Oluwatoyin Awoyinka
Augmenting Strategic Management with Artificial Intelligence
Joshua Ray, Petra Brnova, Derrick Proffitt, Adam Smith
Beyond Cheating: Harnessing Generative AI for Deeper Learning
Paresh Mishra, Soni Jha
Case Studies for Improving Well-being and Communication in University Education in Japan and China
Takashi Watanabe
Complicating DEI: Leveraging Political Backlash to Reimagine Racial and Social Justice
Jerome Stewart, Allegra Chen-Carrel, Tsedale Melaku
Connection through Conversation: Using “The Six Conversations” to Build Community in Class
Sandra Spataro, Gayle Hilleke
Conversations that Inspire: Developing Coaching Capability in Learners
Ellen Van Oosten
Crafting Developmental Reviews
Elizabeth Nichols, Stuart Middleton
Crafting Management Education Research and Instructional Innovations – Meet the Editors at The Journal of Management Education
Melanie A. Robinson, Jennifer S. A. Leigh, Stuart Middleton, John Stark, Joy Beatty
Creating Immersive Thought Experiments: Framing High-engagement Classroom Discussions
Ken Weidner
Cultivating Critical Reflection and Cross-Cultural Competence through Observations Made in Two Study Abroad Programs: We promise this is not just a slideshow!
Kyle E. Ingram, Sarah Hendrick
Deep Listening In One Word - Who is the Speaker and What is the Speaker Saying?
Rénard Harris
Defining the Problem Using the Nominal Group Technique
Tom Hawk, Tim Peterson
Diversity under the Big Top: Utilizing The Greatest Showman to Teach Management Students How to Foster Inclusion
Sandra DeGrassi, Stephanie Black
Do Professors Get Old Too Fast and Wise Too Slowly? Cultivating Energy and Wisdom Throughout an Academic Career
Jim Flynn, Sara Woodside, John Stark, Phylicia Taylor, Jennifer Eury, Thomas Hawk, Danny Cagnet, Charles Fornaciari, Brittany Buis
Don't Stop Believin’: Stories of Resilience and Growth Across Academic Careers
Carlos Baldo, Micheal Stratton, Michael Kirchner , Lisa Delise , Somtochukwu Dike , Gary Stark , Shammi Gandhi
Don't Stop Servicin': Achieving Balance to Avoid Burnout
Reid Oetjen, Dawn Oetjen, Jean Gordon, Eric Richardson
Don’t Do It Alone! Implementing Company-Based Student Projects (With Some Help)
Mark Promislo
Don’t Stop Believin’ in Better Teaching: Systematic Peer Review for Enhancing Teaching, Learning, and Career Development
Adam Dircksen, Rachel Ramsey, Kimberly O'Connor
Drawing A Park Together: Exploring Authentic Leadership by Engaging with Experiences, Stories, and Values
Rénard Harris
Drawing from Concrete Experiences to Prompt Student Active Experimentation: An Onboarding Example
Amanda Langhorst, Alejandro Miranda Reina
Eager to Please: The Case of Jennifer's Career Plateau
Linda Dunn-Jensen, Katherine Ryan, Pamela Wells
Empowering Students to Navigate Global HRM Challenges
Tushar Shah, Shammi Gandhi
Enhancing Learning Outcomes through Rubric Design: Investigating Cognitive, Emotional, and Collaborative Impacts in Higher Education
Sheena Choi, Nichaya Suntornpithug, Julia Smith, Tony Kanathanavanich
Evidential: Launching a faculty reading group to cultivate evidence-based pedagogy
David Stehlik
Experiential Fire: Won’t Stop Believin’ Edition
Andrew Bennett, Lisa Brady, Alexandra Dunn, Ashley Fournet, Ken Mullane, Ayesha Sengupta, Haley Woznyj
Explaining Communication barriers and Job Characteristics Model with Tinkertoy® builder set
Diana Smrt
Exploring the Rebound Effect Through a New Board Game: A low-tech Pedagogical Innovation
Paul Hernandez
Facilitating Online Groups Through the Use of Optional Online Office Hours (OOOH!) for Asynchronous Courses
Thomas Conklin, Nathan Hartman
Fostering Faculty Vitality: Cultivating Collegiality through Cohort-Based Learning Communities
Rachel Ramsey, Michael Kirchner, Rebecca Essig, Steven Cody, Heather Tierney, John Egger
From Classroom to Boardroom: Empowering Future Managers with Best Practices through Scenario-Based Learning
Mark Phillips
From GenAI to ZenAI: Finding an Optimal Balance Through the “Golden Rule of AI Usage”
Brandon Charpied
Gaining Strategic Management Insight from Strategy Job Opportunities
Jyoti P. Gupta
Gather around the “Video-Clip Campfire” and share your best teaching video clips
Maria Alejandra Quijada, Gabriela Cuconato
GenAI-Powered Coaching: A Companion in Socio-emotional Skills Development in Management Curricula
S.R. Aurora , Farzaneh Fouladi
Group Formation and Team Selection Activity for Management and Human Resource Management Students – Why People Join Groups
Somtochukwu Dike
How do we foster hope as educators? Using photos as a reflective tool for discussion
Tony Passino, Marc Lavine
How to Build Social Capital: Applications for Us (Academics) and Students
Carol Young, Tammi Redd
How to Develop an Academic Escape Room: Introducing Organizational Behavior Topics via Experiential Learning
Natalie Schneider
I Have the Power! A Workplace-Like Scenario for the Five Bases of Power
Emily Tarr, Ken Mullane
Integrating Speed Dating: A Peer Learning Pedagogical Strategy to learn about Consumer Protection in a Business and Society Class
Lovina Bhavnani-Akowuah
Introduction to Effectual Entrepreneurship with “The Blues Brothers” (1980) Film: An Experiential Learning Activity to Don’t Stop Believing
Larry Clay
Investing Your Likes, Laughs, & Loves Currency: Elevating Power & Voice on Social Media
Mariana Lebron, Anne Valentino
Is Reading a Lost Art? We haven’t stopped “Believing” - Promoting Reading for Critical Thinking
Ronda Smith, Michelle Fleig-Palmer, Tim Peterson, Nick Bartkowski, Ben Blackford, Carla Flores, Keiron Hylton, Phyllis Okrepkie, David Palmer
It is an Accelerated, not an Abbreviated Course! Maintaining Substantial Equivalence in Course Development
Robert Yawson, Therese Sprinkle, Jacqueline Elcik
Leadership Labyrinth: Applying Leadership Styles Through Interactive Escape Room Scenarios
Zoe Vogt, Eric Nelson
Let’s Have a Debate! – A Quick, Easy, and Fun Experiential Activity
Ken Mullane, Emily Tarr
Leveraging Historical Events in Teaching Problem-Solving in an Executive Education Classroom
Katie Williams
Lights, Camera, Leadership: Decoding Leadership Styles and Models Through Video Clips
ALICK KAY
Live Student Consulting Projects that Maintain High Impact yet Ease Educator Burden
Sarah Woodside, Hari Rajagopalan, Heatherjean Macneil
Livin’ In a Lonely (Asynchronous) World: Fighting Isolation with a Community of Practice for Online Management Educators
Sarah Holtzen, Mary Sue Love, Mariya Gavrilova Aguilar, Megan Douglas, Curtis Gregory
Low-Tech Experimentation in Higher Education: Should We Rethink IT Integration in the Classroom?
Karl Janelle, Paul Hernandez, Anne Mesny, Yves-Marie Abraham
Managing difficult situations: Who knows best - you, AI, or experts?
Samira Fallah, Alexandra Dunn
MANAGING MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOR VALUE: ACADEMIC RIGOR AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE AI AGE
Nicholas Rhew, Arlise McKinney, Thomas Noland
Mastering the Art of Semester-Long Projects with External Partners
Ashley Fournet, Caitlin E. Smith Sockbeson, Nicole Cundiff, Claudia Ferrante, Heather Swenddal
No Union, No Voice: What about Shared Governance?
Melissa Knott
Professors on Reddit, what do we talk about?
Maria Quijada
Promoting Shared Leadership and Participation in the Team Project Experience
Elise Jones
Realistic Job Preview for University Students
Stephanie Van Dellen
Redefining Management Education: Practical Strategies for Effective Learning
Sam Koudsia
REDvolutionize Your Classroom: Teaching Critical Analysis That Sticks
Pamela Wells, Linda Dunn-Jensen, Jason Fertig
Reflections on demand driven micro-credential management education that adopts the Hy-Flex Flipped Learning model
Wayne Graham
Reviving The Picaresque Story For Your Classroom
Stuart Middleton
Risk, Learn, Grow: Empowering Students Through Innovative Classroom Practices
Joseph Packowski, Xin Chen, Emily Esola, Nancy Evans, Rachel Landis
Salty Towers: Team Collaboration Exercises with a French Twist
Eric Lamm, John Ross
Saving for an Abundant Retirement
Dale Rude
SHOULD WE STOP ASSIGNING AND ASSESSING (VIRTUAL) TEAMWORK?: ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHALLENGES AND OVERCOMING THE (VIRTUAL) TEAMWORK PROBLEM
Kevin Wynne, Benjamin Biermeier-Hanson
Sip and Strategize: Turning Down Requests Without Tuning Out Opportunities
Katherine Ryan, Linda Dunn-Jensen
Storytelling and Sensemaking: Students’ Responses to Learning With Classmates’ Cases
Ken Weidner
Strategy Showdown: H2O Edition
Jose Cerecedo
Syllabus Breakout!: The Ultimate No-Tech Escape Room for the Management Classroom
Beth Polin
Teaching How to Use AI Tools in the Recruitment and Selection Process: A Job-Seeker's Perspective
Bahar Javadi, Shammi Gandhi, Lisa Brady, Steven Edelson, Yifeng (Felix) Fan, Jason Fertig, Mariya Gavrilova Aguilar, Sarah Holtzen
Teaching How to Use AI Tools in the Recruitment and Selection Process: An Organizational Perspective
Lisa Brady, Steven Edelson, Yifeng (Felix) Fan, Jason Fertig, Shammi Gandhi, Mariya Gavrilova Aguilar, Sarah Holtzen, Bahar Javadi
The Big Five in Action: An Interactive Approach to Exploring Personality at Work
Brent Reed
The Challenge, Thrill, and Satisfaction of "Getting on the Same Page": A Classroom Exercise for Experiencing Intense Team Communication and Shared Mental Model Creation
Jack Carson
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Written Feedback in Student Teams
Mark Carr, Joseph Weintraub
The Neverending Exercise: A Challenging Simulation for Mid-Career Instructors
Patrick Radigan
The Participation Problem: Wrestling with the Whys and Hows of Grading In-class Engagement
Kevin Wynne, William Carter
The Role of The Management Educator and Collaborative AI
Nicole Jackson, Shalini Gopalkrishnan
Think Like a Lawyer: Foiling AI Contributions to a Team Exercise
Antoinette Pearson, Robert J. Hartl
To Lie or Not to Lie: Debating the Validity of Job Interviews
Michele Rigolizzo
USING A WORD GAME FOR TEACHING AI AND STRATEGIC FACTOR MARKETS
Ipek Koparan, Gorkem Aksaray
Using Appreciative Inquiry to Establish Shared Classroom Ground Rules
B. Ariel Blair
Using Integrated Assignments to Reinforce Course Material
Beverly DeMarr, Claudia Ferrante
Using Movies and Television Shows to Underscore the Interconnectedness of Organizational Behavior Topics: An Experiential Assignment
Melanie Robinson, Carol Bélanger
Using the “Worst Movie Ever!” to Explore Leadership Skills
Jaclyn Brandhorst, Eric Nelson
Virtual Reality (VR) Efficacy as a Pedagogical Tool in Business Education
Richard Lane, Kelsey Metz, Lisa Cox, Sheree Schneider, Joshua Ray
Want to Publish in MTR? Get to Know the New Editor-in-Chief!
Kerri Crowne, Gordon Schmidt, Todd Wiggen
What Your Negotiation Course is Missing: SMARTnership and NegoEconomics
Jason Myrowitz
When Is Enough, Enough? Navigating Expectations in Academia
Jennifer L. Eury , Lisa K. J. Kuron, Melanie A. Robinson
Writing Job Descriptions with Artificial Intelligence
Stephanie Van Dellen