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Problem-Based Learning, Interpersonal Orientations And Learning Approaches: An Empirical Examination Of A Business Education Program

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Educational Innovation in Economics and Business II

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It is often stressed that a prerequisite for the survival of the firm is a learning to learn mode among its employees. Clearly, this view serves as an important point of departure for those engaged in the education of managers and undergraduates who may become the managers of the future. That is to say, it implies that participants in education programs should prepare for their professional lives by learning not only methods and models, but also by learning how to learn new things.

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Söderlund, M. (1998). Problem-Based Learning, Interpersonal Orientations And Learning Approaches: An Empirical Examination Of A Business Education Program. In: Tempelaar, D.T., Wiedersheim-Paul, F., Gunnarsson, E. (eds) Educational Innovation in Economics and Business II. Educational Innovation in Economics and Business, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5268-6_10

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