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Wednesday, 25 June 2025
5:00pm-6:30pm
(General Area)

Welcome to International MOBTS 2025! Join the IMOBTS 2025 team of Andrea Honal and Brandon Charpied for drinks and snacks as we provide some insights into this year's program and a brief introduction into what MOBTS is, what its mission and culture strive toward, and what you can expect from the organization as a member of it.

We will provide opening remarks to kick off the conference, followed by an interactive opening session indicative of what you can often expect at our MOBTS conferences around the world!

Following the reception many attendees will gather in groups to head out into town for dinner and drinks as the restaurants in the village of Eppelheim are just a few minutes walk away.
Thursday, 26 June 2025
9:00am-10:00am
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The Widget Production Game – An Experiential Management Learning Technique From Industrial HistoryIan Stewart, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom International Study Tours Redefined: A Four-Phase Framework Integrating Virtual Collaboration and Experiential Learning In Cross-National TeamsCaroline Wong, James Cook University Singapore, Singapore; Dirk Klimkeit, DHBW Stuttgart, Germany Neurodiversity In Management Education: Supporting Neurodivergent Students For An Inclusive Future WorkforceJessica Doll, Appalachian State University, United States; April Spivack, Hanken School of Economics, Finland; H. Kristl Davison, Appalachian State University, United States; Gordon Schmidt, University of Louisiana, United States
10:00am-10:30am
(General Area)
10:30am-11:30am
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Mapping Direct and Indirect Assessment For Better Program and Learning OutcomesLilia Mantai, The University of Sydney Business School, Australia In A Management Education World Challenged By Generative Ai, It Is Vital To Increase The Emphasis On A Toolbox of Innovative Analogue Learning MethodsMartin Rich, Bayes Business School, City St Georges, University of London, United Kingdom; Clive Holtham, Bayes Business School, City St Georges, University of London, United Kingdom; Linlan Huang, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom How Helpful Is Generative Ai With Making Hiring Decisions? An Experiential ExerciseScott Springer, Brigham Young University--Hawaii, United States Students Reflect On Values: A Character Assessment Drawn From A Military Academy Leadership Course Is A Marketing Curriculum Innovation At Northwestern Oklahoma State University.Theresa McBride, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, United States
11:30am-11:45am
(General Area)
11:45am-12:45pm
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Charting Leadership: An Experiential ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Session In Decision-Making and OutcomesCourtney Hamby , Northeastern State University, United States; Athena Wooldridge, Northeastern State University, United States It’s All In The Cards: Carbon Literacy TrainingJennifer Leigh, Nazareth University, United States; Petra Molthan-Hill, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom; Sigrun Wagner, School of Business and Management, Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom Participant Journaling As A Data Collection Method In Management Education ResearchRobert Yawson, Quinnipiac University, United States; Ivy Johnson-Kanda, University of Massachussetts, Amherst, United States; Lily Yarney, University of Ghana Business School, Legon, Ghana
12:45pm-1:45pm
(Dining Hall)
1:45pm-2:45pm
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Collaborative International Classrooms: Cooperation, Innovation, and SustainabilityColeman Patterson, University of Oklahoma, United States Decolonizing and Diversifying Research Methods Education In Business SchoolsAlison McFarland, King's Business School, KCL, United Kingdom; Minjie Gao, King's Business School, KCL, United Kingdom; Heather Wu Combining Spatial Technology and Agentic Ai For Deep Personalization In Management EducationShalini Gopalkrishnan; Nicole Jackson, GGU
2:45pm-3:00pm
(General Area)
3:00pm-4:00pm
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Developing Sustainability Competencies Through Play: How Improv Training Enhances Adaptability, Comfort With Ambiguity and Divergent ThinkingJiunwen (June) Wang, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore; Ivy Chia, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore Mastering Focus: Empowering Educators To Thrive In A Multitasking WorldJanet Nelson, Virginia Commonwealth University, United States; Candace Tenbrink, University of Houston - Downtown, United States; Dietrich von Biedenfeld, Houston Community College, United States Using Innovative Technology In The Classroom: Enhancing Business Education Through Immersive and Ai-Based ToolsAndrea Honal, DHBW Mannheim, Germany; Kumaran Rajaram, NTU Singapore, Germany; Dorothee Beez, DHBW Mannheim, Germany; Christopher Paul, DHBW Mannheim, Germany; Volker Rundshagen, University of Stralsund, Germany
4:00pm-4:15pm
(General Area)
4:15pm-5:15pm
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Escape The Lawsuit: An Escape Room ActivityMark Julien, Brock University, Canada; Arica Oliver, Brock University, Canada Chasing PointsTea Gvelesiani, GIPA ( Georgian Institute of Public Affairs), Georgia Lens On Sustainability: Exploring Challenges and Solutions Through PhotovoiceAthena Wooldridge, Northeastern State University, United States; Courtney Hamby, Northeastern State University, United States
5:30pm-6:30pm
(1)

Join us as we explore the world renowned wines of Baden-Württemberg and beyond as we bring in a local Vintner to discuss and educate on the region's wines – as well as plenty of taste testing, of course!
7:00pm-9:00pm

Find a group of colleagues and friends, old and new, and head out into town for a wonderful dinner!
Friday, 27 June 2025
9:00am-10:00am
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Global Perspectives: Model United Nations In Business EducationColeman Patterson, University of Oklahoma, United States First Additions: Framework For Successful Hei ^3Dietrich von Biedenfeld, Houston Community College System, United States; Candace TenBrink, University of Houston - Downtown, United States; Janet Nelson, Virginia Commonwealth University, United States Demystifying Distinctive CompetenciesTammi Redd, Wheaton College Massachusetts, United States
10:00am-10:30am
(General Area)
10:30am-11:30am
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Measuring What Matters: Authentic Assessment In Work-Integrated Learning and Social EntrepreneurshipLinh Nguyen, University of New South Wales - Centre for Social Impact, Australia Live Student Consulting Projects: Models That Reduce The Faculty Time RequiredSarah Woodside, Northeastern University, United States; Hari Rajagopalan, Francis Marion University, United States What Should I Say and Can I Say That? Crafting Developmental Reviews and Response To Reviewers’ Comments In Management Education Sotl Peer ReviewJennifer Leigh, Nazareth University, United States Personalized Learning Through Ai: Hands-On Practice With Dynamic Case StudiesMarina McCarthy, University of Miami, United States; Don Donelson, University of Miami, United States
11:30am-11:45am
(General Area)
11:45am-12:45pm
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Expected Achievement Task In Marketing Education In JapanTakafumi Sakata, Chukyo university, Japan; Masaaki Takemura, Meiji university, Japan Keeping It Simple: Role Playing and Conversational Style In Sustainability and Human Resource Management Assessment DesignJu Li Ng, University of Sydney, Australia; Meraiah Foley , University of Sydney, Australia; Vanessa Loh, University of Sydney, Australia Enhancing Online Business Management Education Through Avatar-Based LearningKerry Anne Toyer, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
12:45pm-1:45pm
(Dining Hall)
1:45pm-2:45pm
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What Retirement Means For Management Educators: The Challenges and Opportunities For Navigating A New Academic Identity Track:Jeanie Forray, United States Balancing Meaningful Assessments and Faculty Grading WorkloadStephanie Van Dellen, Gonzaga University, United States Slice By Slice: Building Leadership Through Pizza-Powered TeamworkAnn Springer, BYU Hawaii, United States
2:45pm-3:00pm
(General Area)
3:00pm-4:00pm
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Does Artificial Intelligence Tool Enhance Critical Thinking In Sustainability-Based Strategic Management Capstone Course?Mousumi Bhattacharya, Fairfield University, United States Leaning Into Collaboration To Explore and Create Or Refine Sustainability Within Management Education.Candace TenBrink, University of Houston-Downtown, United States; Dietrich von Biedenfeld, Houston Community College, United States; Jan Nelson, Virginia Commonwealth University, United States How A Role-Playing Exercise Can Develop Students’ Ability To Think Critically About SustainabilityRavi Shanmugam, University of Kansas School of Business, United States
4:00pm-4:15pm
(General Area)
4:15pm-5:15pm
(1)Meet The Journal Editors – Journal of Management Education (jme), Management Teaching Review (mtr), and Organizational Management Journal (omj)Jennifer Leigh, Nazareth University, United States; Robert Yawson, Quinnipiac University, United States; Melanie Robinson, HEC Montreal, Canada
6:30pm-8:30pm
(Flammkuchenhof)

Address:
Pariser Weg 1, 69123
Heidelberg, Germany

MOBTS will be hosting its closing dinner at Flammkuchenhof in Heidelberg at 6:30pm. This is a German pizza and beer restaurant (with more version of pizza than you've ever thought possible). This dinner is included in the conference registration fee. Additional guests are welcome and can have dinner purchased for in the conference registration form.