Deploying the management lab: an integrated program in education and research in management / Implantando o laboratório de gestão: um programa integrado de educação gerencial e pesquisa em administração

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

Dilemmas in Management Education indicated by literature demand that academy seeks initiatives in order to offer students meaningful learning that integrate theory and practice. This study aims to analyze the replication of the Management Lab methodology (SAUAIA, 2008) in the Business Administration undergraduate course at Universidade Federal Fluminense, Volta Redonda campus in the state of, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The theoretical frame of the study is based on: Management Education, Business Games as an educational and research method, and lab education, highlighting the proposal of the Management Lab. The exploratory and descriptive research used quantitative and qualitative methods, case study, and research action. The study was carried out during six semesters, comprising the project, the implementation of the program and the primary and secondary data collection and analysis. The results indicated as benefits from the methodology of Management Lab a higher efficiency use of institutional resources observed on the three stakeholders: management acceptance, faculty commitment, and the positive responses of students. As a contribution, the study provided the implementation of an innovative process that allowed the creation of continuous improvement integrating learning and research.

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management simulation (learning) administração jogos de empresas simulação (aprendizagem) business game

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