At-a-Glance Program
Monday, 9 June 2025
9:00am - 5:00pm
Board of Directors Meeting (Walb 114)
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Doctoral Institute Icebreaker Session (Walb G08)
Early Educator Institute Icebreaker Session (Walb G21)
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Board, DI, & EEI Reception
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
7:00am - 8:30am
Breakfast (Catered) (Classic Ballroom)
9:00am - 4:30pm
Doctoral Institute Workshop (Walb G08)
Early Educator Institute Institute Workshop (Walb G21)
9:00am - 3:00pm
Collegiate Leadership Challenge (CLC) Playtest Workshop (Walb 114)
12:15pm - 1:45pm
LUNCH (Catered) (Classic Ballroom)
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Crafting Developmental Reviews (Walb 222)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Opening Dinner, Statements, and Activity (International Ballroom)
7:30pm - 11:00pm
Jim's Place (International Ballroom)
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
7:00am - 8:30am
Breakfast (Catered) (Classic Ballroom)
9:00am - 10:00am
Using Movies and Television Shows to Underscore the Interconnectedness of Organizational Behavior Topics: An Experiential Assignment (Walb 226)
From Classroom to Boardroom: Empowering Future Managers with Best Practices through Scenario-Based Learning (Walb 222)
Using Integrated Assignments to Reinforce Course Material (Walb 114)
Drawing from Concrete Experiences to Prompt Student Active Experimentation: An Onboarding Example (LA 120)
Creating Immersive Thought Experiments: Framing High-engagement Classroom Discussions (Walb G21)
How to Develop an Academic Escape Room: Introducing Organizational Behavior Topics via Experiential Learning (Walb G08)
“Utilizing corporate partners for developing learning communities in a first-year management course: Lessons, benefits, and pedagogical approaches” (LA 144)
Introduction to Effectual Entrepreneurship with “The Blues Brothers” (1980) Film: An Experiential Learning Activity to Don’t Stop Believing (LA 136)
10:00am - 10:15am
Refreshment Break (Classic Ballroom)
10:15am - 11:15am
Eager to Please: The Case of Jennifer's Career Plateau (Walb 114)
How do we foster hope as educators? Using photos as a reflective tool for discussion (Walb 222)
“It’s in the syllabus!” doesn’t work: How can we best onboard students to our classes? (Walb 226)
Deep Listening In One Word - Who is the Speaker and What is the Speaker Saying? (Walb G08)
“Good enough” hands-on faculty reskilling for GenAI: addressing the crisis facing higher education (Walb G21)
Roundtable Sessions #1 (International Ballroom)
11:15am - 11:45am
Refreshment Break (Classic Ballroom)
11:45am - 12:45pm
Is Reading a Lost Art? We haven’t stopped “Believing” - Promoting Reading for Critical Thinking (LA 120)
Storytelling and Sensemaking: Students’ Responses to Learning With Classmates’ Cases (Walb 222)
Want to Publish in MTR? Get to Know the New Editor-in-Chief! (LA 136)
Enhancing Learning Outcomes through Rubric Design: Investigating Cognitive, Emotional, and Collaborative Impacts in Higher Education (Walb G08)
The Big Five in Action: An Interactive Approach to Exploring Personality at Work (Walb G21)
I Have the Power! A Workplace-Like Scenario for the Five Bases of Power (Walb 226)
Managing difficult situations: Who knows best - you, AI, or experts? (Walb 114)
Gaining Strategic Management Insight from Strategy Job Opportunities (LA 144)
12:45pm - 2:00pm
LUNCH (Catered) (Classic Ballroom)
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Diversity under the Big Top: Utilizing The Greatest Showman to Teach Management Students How to Foster Inclusion (LA 120)
Drawing A Park Together: Exploring Authentic Leadership by Engaging with Experiences, Stories, and Values (Walb 222)
Risk, Learn, Grow: Empowering Students Through Innovative Classroom Practices (LA 136)
Case Studies for Improving Well-being and Communication in University Education in Japan and China (Walb G08)
Don’t Stop Believin’ in Better Teaching: Systematic Peer Review for Enhancing Teaching, Learning, and Career Development (Walb G21)
Connection through Conversation: Using “The Six Conversations” to Build Community in Class (Walb 226)
Let’s Have a Debate! – A Quick, Easy, and Fun Experiential Activity (Walb 114)
“I can only take a few questions”: Navigating Uncertainty and Competition through Collaborative Problem-Solving (LA 144)
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Refreshment Break (Classic Ballroom)
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Integrating Speed Dating: A Peer Learning Pedagogical Strategy to learn about Consumer Protection in a Business and Society Class (Walb 114)
Writing Job Descriptions with Artificial Intelligence (Walb 222)
What Your Negotiation Course is Missing: SMARTnership and NegoEconomics (Walb 226)
Reflections on demand driven micro-credential management education that adopts the Hy-Flex Flipped Learning model (Walb G08)
Mastering the Art of Semester-Long Projects with External Partners (Walb G21)
Leadership Labyrinth: Applying Leadership Styles Through Interactive Escape Room Scenarios (LA 120)
To Lie or Not to Lie: Debating the Validity of Job Interviews (LA 144)
Gather around the “Video-Clip Campfire” and share your best teaching video clips (LA 136)
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Bus Departs for The Fairfield Dinner Event
6:00pm - 10:00pm
The Fairfield Dinner Event + Jim's Place
10:00pm - 10:30pm
Bus Departs for PFW
Thursday, 12 June 2025
7:00am - 8:30am
Breakfast (Catered) (Classic Ballroom)
9:00am - 10:00am
Crafting Management Education Research and Instructional Innovations – Meet the Editors at The Journal of Management Education (Walb 114)
Virtual Reality (VR) Efficacy as a Pedagogical Tool in Business Education (Walb 222)
The Challenge, Thrill, and Satisfaction of "Getting on the Same Page": A Classroom Exercise for Experiencing Intense Team Communication and Shared Mental Model Creation (Walb 226)
Appraising the Determinants of Entry Mode Strategies of MNCs: A Case Study of Lenovo. (LA 120)
REDvolutionize Your Classroom: Teaching Critical Analysis That Sticks (Walb G21)
Don't Stop Believin’: Stories of Resilience and Growth Across Academic Careers (LA 136)
Facilitating Online Groups Through the Use of Optional Online Office Hours (OOOH!) for Asynchronous Courses (Walb G08)
Beyond Cheating: Harnessing Generative AI for Deeper Learning (LA 144)
10:00am - 10:15am
Refreshment Break (Classic Ballroom)
10:15am - 11:15am
Syllabus Breakout!: The Ultimate No-Tech Escape Room for the Management Classroom (Walb 114)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Written Feedback in Student Teams (Walb 222)
Using Appreciative Inquiry to Establish Shared Classroom Ground Rules (Walb 226)
Livin’ In a Lonely (Asynchronous) World: Fighting Isolation with a Community of Practice for Online Management Educators (Walb G08)
Don’t Do It Alone! Implementing Company-Based Student Projects (With Some Help) (Walb G21)
USING A WORD GAME FOR TEACHING AI AND STRATEGIC FACTOR MARKETS (LA 136)
The Neverending Exercise: A Challenging Simulation for Mid-Career Instructors (LA 148)
Live Student Consulting Projects that Maintain High Impact yet Ease Educator Burden (LA 120)
11:15am - 11:45am
Refreshment Break (Classic Ballroom)
11:45am - 12:45pm
Salty Towers: Team Collaboration Exercises with a French Twist (Walb 114)
“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” (Walb 222)
Leveraging Historical Events in Teaching Problem-Solving in an Executive Education Classroom (Walb 226)
Fostering Faculty Vitality: Cultivating Collegiality through Cohort-Based Learning Communities (Walb G08)
Exploring the Rebound Effect Through a New Board Game: A low-tech Pedagogical Innovation (Walb G21)
Roundtable Sessions #2 (International Ballroom)
12:45pm - 2:00pm
LUNCH (Catered) (Classic Ballroom)
2:00pm - 3:00pm
An Exercise to Introduce Undergraduate Business Students to Content Analysis (Walb 222)
Realistic Job Preview for University Students (Walb 226)
Promoting Shared Leadership and Equity in the Team Project Experience (LA 120)
AI-Generated Podcasts & AI-Animated Avatar Case Study Characters (Walb G21)
Conversations that Inspire: Developing Coaching Capability in Learners (LA 136)
How to Build Social Capital: Applications for Us (Academics) and Students (Walb G08)
Think Like a Lawyer: Foiling AI Contributions to a Team Exercise (LA 144)
Experiential Fire: Won’t Stop Believin’ Edition (LA 148)
Empowering Students to Navigate Global HRM Challenges (Walb 114)
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Refreshment Break (Classic Ballroom)
3:30pm - 4:30pm
(Re)move the chains: “Forward progress” in teaching employee empowerment and trust utilizing the National Football League (LA 136)
Strategy Showdown: H2O Edition (Walb 222)
Lights, Camera, Leadership: Decoding Leadership Styles and Models Through Video Clips (Walb G08)
Explaining Communication barriers and Job Characteristics Model with Tinkertoy® builder set (Walb 226)
Using the “Worst Movie Ever!” to Explore Leadership Skills (LA 120)
Teaching How to Use AI Tools in the Recruitment and Selection Process: A Job-Seeker's Perspective (Walb G21)
Investing Your Likes, Laughs, & Loves Currency: Elevating Power & Voice on Social Media (Walb 114)
Reviving The Picaresque Story For Your Classroom (LA 144)
GenAI-Powered Coaching: A Companion in Socio-emotional Skills Development in Management Curricula (LA 148)
5:30pm - 7:00pm
MOBTS Awards Ceremony (International Ballroom)
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Jim's Place (International Ballroom)
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Annual Talent Show (International Ballroom)
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Whine & Wine Session #1 (International Ballroom)
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Whine & Wine Session #2 (International Ballroom)
Friday, 13 June 2025
7:00am - 8:30am
Breakfast (Catered) (Classic Ballroom)
9:00am - 10:00am
Doctoral Institute Session (International Ballroom)
10:15am - 11:15am
Augmenting Strategic Management with Artificial Intelligence (Walb 114)
It is an Accelerated, not an Abbreviated Course! Maintaining Substantial Equivalence in Course Development (Walb 222)
Cultivating Critical Reflection and Cross-Cultural Competence through Observations Made in Two Study Abroad Programs: We promise this is not just a slideshow! (Walb 226)
“Knights of the Round Table: application for 21 century” (Walb G08)
10:30am - 11:30am
Teaching How to Use AI Tools in the Recruitment and Selection Process: An Organizational Perspective (LA 144)
11:30am - 12:30pm
Do Professors Get Old Too Fast and Wise Too Slowly? Cultivating Energy and Wisdom Throughout an Academic Career (Walb 114)
Saving for an Abundant Retirement (Walb 222)
Group Formation and Team Selection Activity for Management and Human Resource Management Students – Why People Join Groups (Walb 226)
From GenAI to ZenAI: Finding an Optimal Balance Through the “Golden Rule of AI Usage” (Walb G08)
12:30pm - 1:00pm
LUNCH (Catered) (Classic Ballroom)
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Annual Members Business Meeting (Walb 114)
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting of the "New" Board of Directors (Walb 114)