Fundamental elements in teaching -- Levels of learning : one, two and three -- Adult learning theory: it matters -- Planning a course : trips and tips -- Planning a class : no detail is too small -- Lecturing : the possibilities and the perils -- Managing discussions -- Case method : fostering...

This note offers a means of assessing a person's career engagement, the lack of which is termed the quot;career blues.quot; The note provides a self-assessment exercise, some background theory and discussion, and suggestions for attaining career engagement. It is intended to help managers and...

This brief note consists of an exercise that helps leadership program participants connect their views on the strategic challenges facing them and their organizations with their personal leadership-development agendas, thus focusing on developing leadership skills and attributes that can have an...

The B case relates some of the problems that Don Baldwin experienced once he signed the contract with NetJetreg;, as well as some of the negatives that should have been discussed after reading the A case. It is likely that some problems he encountered would not have been brought up in the A-case...

The C case (see also the A [G-0539] and B [G-0540] cases) presents some of the unanticipated pluses of having entered into the fractional-ownership arrangement. The real message students take away is that decisions are always made with incomplete information (i.e., Don Baldwin did not anticipate...

This case provides an opportunity to explore very simple job-order costing. It also provides a chance to discuss contribution analysis in the context of a pricing decision and the absorption of manufacturing-overhead costs by the various jobs the company has under contract

The D case presents the perspective of a board member who is concerned about the seemingly dysfunctional dynamics between family members who have significant owner/manager roles. Students must decide how such concerns impact (if at all) their financial concerns for the company. See also the A...