Active Learning in Business Education

Active learning emerges as a transformative approach in business education, shifting the focus from passive knowledge absorption to student-centered engagement and practical application. By incorporating techniques like case studies, simulations, group projects, and real-world problem-solving, active learning can bridge the gap between theory and practice. This method enhances critical thinking and decision-making skills while preparing students to navigate complex business environments with confidence. As the demands of global business change, integrating active learning strategies in business education becomes essential for cultivating innovative, adaptable, and ethical leaders. Active Learning in Business Education explores the critical role of active learning methods in enhancing business education. It offers comprehensive insights into strategies that boost student engagement and practical skills. This book covers topics such as learning methods, skill development, and cooperative learning, and is a useful resource for educators, business owners, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

About the Author :
Anatoly Zhuplev is a professor of international business and entrepreneurship at Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, California) and former editor- in- chief at the Journal of East West Business (2011- 2013). He taught for ten years at the Moscow Management Institute, and subsequently at the Advanced Training Institute of the State Committee for Printing and Publishing in Moscow; in Bonn, Germany in 1994, 1998, 2009; in Warsaw, Poland (as a Fulbright scholar) in 2005; in Paris, France in 2004- 2007, and at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts in 1989- 1990. His books, book chapters, and articles on International Management, International Entrepreneurship, International Business, European Energy Security and Corporate Governance (around 100 overall) have been published in the U.S., Canada, Western Europe, Russia, and the former USSR. He received his PhD from the Moscow Management Institute, Russia, in 1981, and his BS from the Moscow Engineer-Economics Institute in 1974. Bryan Christiansen is an Adjunct Business Professor at Southern New Hampshire University and the Chief Executive Officer of the management consultancy, Soluvex, LLC in New Mexico, USA. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the IGI Global Book Series, Advances in Digital Crime, Forensics, and Cyber Terrorism as well as Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies. Christiansen is fluent in Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish, and is currently learning Russian. He has presented at several universities in other countries including Oxford University in the United Kingdom. He earned an MBA from Capella University and a BS in Marketing from the University of the State of New York. Christiansen’s extensive travels around the world since 1973 have enabled him to produce 50 Reference books on a variety of subjects ranging from cultural studies and higher education to international business and organizational sociology. Over 70 percent of these publications have become Scopus- and/or Web of Science-indexed.