Serbrenia J. Sims

Increasing applied business ethics courses in business school curricula

Business schools have a responsibility to incorporate applied business ethics courses as part of their undergraduate and MBA curriculum. The purpose of this article is to take a background and historical look at reasons for the new emphasis on ethical coursework in business schools. The article suggests a prescription for undergraduate and graduate education in applied business ethics and explores in detail the need to increase applied business ethics courses in business schools to enhance the ethical development of students.

Improving Training in the Public Sector.

Conducting training programs in public agencies in a manner that fosters employee development requires identification and management of those aspects of the training program influencing the learning process. This article discusses the importance of managing the learning process in training in public agencies by adapting training methods to a particular employees learning style. Such an approach creates training activities and training environments which improve the effectiveness of public agency training programs.

Managing Public Sector Training during Times of Financial Stress

This paper first discusses the importance of effectively managing public sector training during times of reduced funding. Second, it presents a framework for the systematic analysis of key training resources. Third, it provides recommendations that can assist public sector trainers during times of economic downturns. And, finally, the article concludes with several proactive approaches to increasing training efficiency currently in use in the public sector.

American Colleges and Training for Industry

Academia and industry are unlikely partners. The two kinds of organisations differ in fundamental ways that, at first glance, seem to preclude, or certainly hinder, co‐operation. However, the two organisations have increased their co‐operative efforts, especially in the area of training in the past decade. The increase in higher education/industry training partnerships is discussed and some important aspects of that relationship are highlighted.