Developing an Entrepreneurial Imagination: The Multi-cultural Learning Group in Business School Education?

DOI: 10.5176/2251-2039_IE15.26

Authors: John C.S.Vaughan

Abstract: The paper looks at Multi-cultural Group Learning (MCGL) as a tool for effective development of an “Entrepreneurial Imagination” (Chia, 1996) amongst learners in business schools, the claim being that such an imagination makes Masters graduates more desirable to employers seeking creative minds. It is argued that this contrasts with a ‘traditional’ paradigm for learning, dominated by a lecture format and a ‘Nomothetic’ (Gill & Johnson, 1997) epistemological approach. The paper shows how the experimentation of a practitioner, working mainly with M- level students in business schools, has developed alongside three theoretical constructs to create a model which can be a driving strategic parameter for business schools.

Keywords: Multi-cultural, Ideographic research and Induction