Articles

• A Simulation Exercise for Teaching Management Skills Goldstein, Marc B. , 1978, Vol 3, (4). This article describes the development and application of a management simulation exercise used with dental students that incorporates problems from actual dental practice; this methodology, however, could be easily adopted to a variety of situations.

• Computer Simulation Exercise to Acquire Interpersonal Competence , Solomon, George T. , 1979, Vol 4, (2). The central issue in acquiring and dealing with interpersonal competence is to have ample opportunity to understand and practice new modes of behavior.

• Relational Learning in the University and the Demands of Business: A Mismatch? by John Bigelow (1983). Reviews research concerning what businesspeople want of business graduates, and the impact of the university learning system. Concludes that while businesses put a high value on managerial and interpersonal skills, the traditional process of university learning is likely to lead graduates to be passive, rational, and non-collaborative.

• Giving an Action Exam: An Evolving Art by John Bigelow. This is chapter 10 of the formerly Sage "Managerial Skills" book (1991). Other chapters are to follow.

• Managerial Skills Texts: How do They Stack Up? by John Bigelow (1992). A review of texts current at that time. (Looking at this in 1998, there are a few more texts available, but not much has changed).

• International Skills for Managers:Integrating International and Managerial Skill Learning by John Bigelow

• Teaching Managerial Skills: Moving Beyond Current Practice by John Bigelow

• Management Skill Teachers Speak Out by Bigelow et. al.

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