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Call for chapter proposals

New Visions for Graduate Management Education Eds. Charles Wankel and Robert
DeFillippi

This fifth volume in the Research in Management Education and Development
(Information Age Publishers) series will cover new visions for the
curriculum design and pedagogic delivery of graduate management education,
with a focus on Master's programs. Recent critiques of traditional MBA
programs by Pfeffer and Fong (2002) and Mintzberg (2004) have emphasized the
overly analytic emphasis of MBA instruction, the stifling of creativity,
innovation and integration within functional teaching and research silos,
the disconnect between theory and practice, between knowing and doing, and
between rigor and relevance.

We invite manuscript proposals that explicitly examine any of the above (or
other) criticisms of contemporary MBA education and also provide an
empirical review and best practice analysis of new visions for the design
and delivery of MBA education Each chapter should be grounded in relevant
theory, empirical research and examples of best practice for the selected
visionary theme.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR PUBLICATION:
Book chapter proposals received: December 10, 2004
Notification of accepted chapter proposals: January 5, 2005
Receipt of full book chapters: Aug. 25, 2005
Review book chapters and give feedback: Oct. 15, 2005 Receipt by editors of
final draft of book chapters: Dec. 1, 2005 Final book received by
publisher: January 15, 2006 Anticipated volume 5 publication: Summer 2006

Submit your chapter proposal by Microsoft Word email attachment. We would
most appreciate a three to five page proposal outlining your chapter,
identifying your perspective(s) on project-based learning theory and
practice and identifying some key bibliographic references. Include as a
separate file a brief biography covering your current institutional
affiliation and position and a listing of your relevant publications and
educational background.

Send proposals and inquiries to both:
Charles Wankel wankelc@stjohns.edu
And
Robert DeFillippi rdefilli@suffolk.edu

In a message dated 10/31/2004 5:20:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
wankelc@optonline.net writes:

Charles:

You speak of '...new visions for the curriculum design and pedagogic delivery
of graduate management education, with a focus on Master's programs...'
and
'... the disconnect between theory and practice, between knowing and doing,
and between rigor and relevance....'

Sounds great.

But then, you go on '...and also provide an empirical review and best
practice analysis...'

To me, with all due respect, these two statements are, at least partly, a
contradiction. Really NEW visions will not have empirical reviews and practical
analysis. In addition, it seems that you are limiting the call to proposals
on 'project-based learning theory and
practice' .

I have material for students to learn what they need FOR effective leadership
as managers, and in other roles in their lives, as distinct from the
traditional teaching ABOUT leadership. No projects are assigned other than critical
individual and team analyses of the decisions in scenarios, based on a thorough,
actionable, integrated model. Some of these scenarios are submitted by
students based on their own environments.

The book I am using in my graduate class at Kean University does represent a
new vision. Though solidly based on the responsibilities of leaders and on
the conclusions from leadership theories, it represents unorthodox,
out-of-the-box thinking and the only empirical review I can offer is subjective, based on
my classroom experiences.

I also have the conclusions from the leadership debate that I facilitated for
the Management Decision journal. It brought hundreds of statements and more
than 25 proposals for papers, from a wide panorama of academic and
practitioner professionals. It documents the extensive dissatisfaction with leadership
theory and learning programs, but at the same time it also dramatizes the
obstacles to a consensus on direction that could be taken to bring a more
satisfactory approach.

If, despite all the negatives I mentioned, you would like to see a proposal,
I will prepare one.

Please let me know.

Best wishes for success with your book.

Regards,

Erwin Rausch

Edwin:
You mention:

"The book I am using in my graduate class at Kean University does represent a
new vision. Though solidly based on the responsibilities of leaders and on
the conclusions from leadership theories, it represents unorthodox,
out-of-the-box thinking and the only empirical review I can offer is
subjective, based on
my classroom experiences. "

What book are you using?

Linda Gasser
LSG3@Cornell.edu



At 06:24 PM 10/31/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 10/31/2004 5:20:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>wankelc@optonline.net writes:
>
>Charles:
>
>You speak of '...new visions for the curriculum design and pedagogic delivery
>of graduate management education, with a focus on Master's programs...'
>and
>'... the disconnect between theory and practice, between knowing and doing,
>and between rigor and relevance....'
>
>Sounds great.
>
>But then, you go on '...and also provide an empirical review and best
>practice analysis...'
>
>To me, with all due respect, these two statements are, at least partly, a
>contradiction. Really NEW visions will not have empirical reviews and
>practical
>analysis. In addition, it seems that you are limiting the call to proposals
>on 'project-based learning theory and
>practice' .
>
>I have material for students to learn what they need FOR effective leadership
>as managers, and in other roles in their lives, as distinct from the
>traditional teaching ABOUT leadership. No projects are assigned other than
>critical
>individual and team analyses of the decisions in scenarios, based on a
>thorough,
>actionable, integrated model. Some of these scenarios are submitted by
>students based on their own environments.
>
>The book I am using in my graduate class at Kean University does represent a
>new vision. Though solidly based on the responsibilities of leaders and on
>the conclusions from leadership theories, it represents unorthodox,
>out-of-the-box thinking and the only empirical review I can offer is
>subjective, based on
>my classroom experiences.
>
>I also have the conclusions from the leadership debate that I facilitated for
>the Management Decision journal. It brought hundreds of statements and more
>than 25 proposals for papers, from a wide panorama of academic and
>practitioner professionals. It documents the extensive dissatisfaction
>with leadership
>theory and learning programs, but at the same time it also dramatizes the
>obstacles to a consensus on direction that could be taken to bring a more
>satisfactory approach.
>
>If, despite all the negatives I mentioned, you would like to see a proposal,
>I will prepare one.
>
>Please let me know.
>
>Best wishes for success with your book.
>
>Regards,
>
>Erwin Rausch

Linda Gasser, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Organizational Development Services/Office of Human
Resources, and
Lecturer, Department of Organizational Behavior, ILR School
Cornell University

20 Thornwood Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-254-8387
Fax: 607-254-8364
E-Mail: LSG3@Cornell.edu

My apologies,

The message to Charles was meant to go to him off-line. I hit the send
button before realizing that I was responding to MG-ED-DV.

Erwin