Innovative Methods of Teaching Management

Abstract

The Indian corporate environment has witnesses a multitude of changes in the past few decades. These changes have brought to the forefront how important managerial effectiveness is to business enterprise survival. The effective teaching of management is, therefore, gaining increasing prominence. The teaching of management should encompass not only the delivery of concepts or theory but also develop team work skills, balanced decision-making and application of the concepts being taught. The lecture method is incapable of fulfilling all these objectives. It can be combined with other simple methods to enhance student learning. There is a vast variety of methods to choose from and a lecturer can pick those suitable to his or her context. The article is divided into five sections. After the introduction, a section is devoted to the concept of active learning followed by a section on seating arrangements. The next section elaborates on different innovative methods and the last section contains the concluding observations.