Discourses on Business Education at the College Level

Sabra Brock is Interim Dean at the Graduate Business School of Touro College in New York City, Berlin, and Moscow. She received her doctorate in business education from New York University in 2007. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Brock held global leadership positions at Citicorp, Colgate-Palmolive, DuPont, Young & Rubicam, as well as various entrepreneurial ventures. Peter McAliney is an education-to-employment thought leader who focuses on helping individuals take ownership of their learning Learning Literacy to support meaningful careers and leadership roles in their community. This involves provisioning them with the quantitative and qualitative skills to succeed in the workforce of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Foreword Bridget N. O'Connor 1. Challenges and Opportunities for Teaching and Learning in the First Accounting Course Ellen Bartley 2. The Role of Community Colleges in Promoting Financial Literacy: A Proposed Model William L. Black 3. The Toolboxan Innovation Connecting Marketing Education and Practice Kevin E. McEvoy 4. Women's Journeys to the C-Suite and the Emotional Component of Success Sabra E. Brock, Sharon Rowlands 5. Developing Information Technology Fluency in College Students: An Investigation of Learning Environments and Learner Characteristics Nancy B. Sardone 6. Toward More Practical Measurement of Teamwork Skills Sabra E. Brock, Peter J. McAliney, Chunhui Ma 7. The Impact of Group Support Systems on Corporate Teams' Stages of Development Margaretta J. Caouette, Bridget N. O'Connor 8. Cultural Transition and Adjustment of International East Asian Undergraduate Students Daniel Kerr, Tara Madden-Dent 9. Game-Based Learning to Raise Awareness of Nuclear Proliferation Nancy B. Sardone 10. Virtual Workplace Learning: Promises Met? Robert G. Brookshire, Kara M. Lybarger, Lynn B. Keane 11. The Care and Feeding of Interns: A Framework for Maximizing Intern Learning and Productivity Kevin E. McEvoy 12. Understanding MBA Students' Intention to Transfer to Teamwork Skills: A Theory-Based Model Chunhui Ma 13. Learning: The experiences of adults who work full-time while attending graduate school part-time Bridget N. O'Connor, Robert Cordova 14. Identifying and Classifying Corporate Universities in the USA Amy Lui Abel 15. Business School Extended Learning: Perspectives on Non-Degree Executive EducationThe Case of "Looking Good" versus "Being Good" Steven S. Mezzio Authors' Biographies Closing Thoughts: Sustainability Sabra Brock, Peter J. McAliney