Lincoln Institute for Advanced Studies: Inaugural Lecture Professor Steve Armstrong

The Lincoln Institute for Advanced Studies is delighted to announce our next inaugural lecture of Professor Steve Armstrong, Re-thinking Management Education: From cognition, to action, to learning , taking place on Wednesday 8th May 2019.

The lecture will be presented in two parts. Part I begins with an introduction to cognitive style, a psychological construct from within the domain of individual differences psychology. This will be discussed briefly in relation to its importance for the field of business and management and introduces the audience to much of Professor Armstrongs previous research in the field.

He will then describe the findings of a small project that was published several years ago which focused on a micro aspect of management education. This touches on the ‘Cognition’ part of the speech title and has some bearing on Part II which will focus on more macro aspects of management education; covering the ‘Action’ and ‘Learning’ elements of my speech title.

This second part is more oriented towards the future and explores the reasons why some of the leading thinkers in the field are calling for Business Schools to radically re-think the whole of their management education provision. It begins by considering the historical context of Business Schools and the ways in which management education has evolved (generally for the worse). This is followed by an evaluation of the state of management education today. Its relevance is challenged and various connections are questioned, for example, between theory & practice, management education & career success, and scholarship & management practice. Drawing on theories associated with learning, knowledge, and achievement, the lecture then moves on to argue for doing radically different things in the medium term, and for completely re-thinking the management education provision in the longer term.

Registration for this event opens at 5.30 pm and the lecture commences at 6.00 pm followed by a buffet and drinks at 7.00 pm.

This event is free to attend and booking is highly recommended.

To register please visit https://lncn.ac/s