ARTS BASED INITIATIVES AS A HOLISTIC SOLUTION IN BUSINESS EDUCATION

Jeļena Maleško () and Olga Tjurdju ()
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Jeļena Maleško: RISEBA, 3 Meža Str., Riga
Olga Tjurdju: RISEBA, 3Meža Str., Riga

CBU International Conference Proceedings, 2016, vol. 4, issue 0, 346-359

Abstract: Global economic changes have caused employers to look for multidisciplinary and value-driven leaders who can provide a holistic development solution for business. Modern business institutions are challenged with a paradigm shift towards programs of integrity in applying student-centered holistic approaches in the acquisition and development of cross-disciplinary using reflective learning. This study explores the holistic effects and arts-based value of practices, integrated into business education for personal and professional students’ development. Methods include a long-term research (3-years) involving focus groups, interviews, questionnaires, and observations that coincided with a theoretical analysis of conventional methods applicable to business education. Results show that arts based initiatives (ABIs) foster integrated development of skills that generate a strong holistic effect of multi- and inter-disciplinary. These are combined with powerful personal development, as ascertained in 360-degree reviews. It is concluded that an individual’s transformation, achieved through ABIs, can impact on team dynamics as well as the organizational strategy and performance, and generates a ‘spill-over effect’ between individual, team, organization, and community, thus ascertaining the value of holistic approach in business education.

Keywords: holismABIs; inter-disciplinary; business education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.12955/cbup.v4.779

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