Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the International Journal of Organizational Analysis special issue, “Shaping our unscripted future with service‐learning: when technology, globalism, and community engagement collide.” Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review – from the perspective of nascent academic practitioners – the promise and challenges of service‐learning as an instructional methodology. The paper is contextualized in terms of preparing students of business and management with the...

Purpose – Starting with the premise that the industrial age has ended, the paper seeks to examine how the underlying principles of sustainability will guide the creation of new economic and educational paradigms. Design/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes classical economics, the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) interactive qualifying project (IQP) as a unique, project‐based service‐learning opportunity that offers teams of undergraduate students the opportunity to frame and investigate complex, unscripted...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce service‐learning 2.0 model based on four new paradigms in the global business landscape: connectivity, creativity, community, and complexity. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews four paradigm shifts and their effects on...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a re‐scripting of how it should educate students in light of a changing environment. Design/methodology/approach – This paper shares a conceptual framework and provide examples from the service learning (SL) courses and data from students...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a context for the compilation of papers and commentaries included in this International Journal of Organizational Analysis special issue on “Scripting the next wave of exigent issues for service‐learning in our unscripted future: when...

Purpose – Sustainable and effective university‐community partnerships are not easy to create, yet they are an integral part of student community‐based learning as they are uniquely designed to educate students about their roles as members of their local, national, and global communities....