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Taking the Classroom into Reality: A Field Consulting Experience for MBA's

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  • William C. Giauque

    (Graduate School of Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602)

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A course in field consulting was developed and run for MBA students at Brigham Young University. Seven companies sponsored consulting projects for six student teams in a variety of applied areas. Results were outstandingly good. In this paper, sponsor identification and solicitation are discussed, project administration outlined, and results summarized.

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  • William C. Giauque, 1980. "Taking the Classroom into Reality: A Field Consulting Experience for MBA's," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 10(4), pages 1-10, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:10:y:1980:i:4:p:1-10
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.10.4.1
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    Cited by:

    1. Robert B. Handfield & Steven A. Edwards & Jeffrey S. Stonebraker, 2011. "NC State's Supply Chain Resource Cooperative Educates in the Real World," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 41(6), pages 548-563, December.
    2. Michael F. Gorman, 2018. "A Survey of Research in Field-Based Education: A Summary of Process, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned," INFORMS Transactions on Education, INFORMS, vol. 18(3), pages 145-161, May.
    3. Michael F. Gorman, 2010. "The University of Dayton Operations Management Capstone Course: Undergraduate Student Field Consulting Applies Theory to Practice," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 40(6), pages 432-443, December.

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