Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Leiv Opstad Author-Name: Philip Toney Author-Name: Torbjørn Årethun Title: FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS’ CHOICE OF MATHEMATICS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND EXPERIENCE IN THE COMPULSORY BUSINESS MATHEMATICS COURSE: EVIDENCE FROM NORWAY Abstract: This paper explores business students’ attitudes towards mathematics and their choice of mathematics course at high school. We analyze students’ preference, skills and attitudes towards mathematics following the Attitudes Towards Mathematic Inventory (ATMI) framework. We examine how their mathematical pathway in secondary school influence how difficult they find an introductory course in business mathematics at the first year of business school. The analysis is based on a survey of 273 students from two business schools in Norway. The results display strong indications that students’ choice of mathematics course is linked to the three variables, self-confidence, value, and enjoyment. We also find evidence that the three variables are probably indicators of the choice of mathematical pathway, and not vice versa. This suggestion is based on the study of students who change their minds one year after making their choice and by applying a regression model. Students who choose an easier mathematics course in secondary school, find the business mathematics (BM) at business school substantially more demanding, compared with the group who choose more difficult mathematics in secondary school. We suggest that the main reason for this finding is not the students’ choice of mathematical level at high school, but their attitudes towards mathematics. Classification-JEL: A22, M10, M20 Keywords: Attitudes towards Mathematics, Business Mathematics, Mathematics at High School, Business Students, Mathematical Skills Journal: Business Education & Accreditation Pages: 1-15 Volume:15 Issue: 1 Year: 2023 File-URL: http://www.theibfr2.com/RePEc/ibf/beaccr/bea-v15n1-2023/BEA-V15N1-2023-1.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:ibf:beaccr:v:15:y:2023:i:1:p:1-15 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Azucena Herrera Author-Name: Marija Radosavljevic Title: COLLABORATIVE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING: STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS AND INSIGHTS ABOUT MANAGING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS Abstract: The Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) model is an innovative strategy to be applied in online and hybrid courses. The COIL model presents a great opportunity for college students to learn and relate with international peers in multicultural virtual environments. This paper reviews the existing literature regarding international learning, its benefits and the current trend in higher education. It examines a COIL course design, based on the development of common curricula for a period of five weeks in the Fall semester of 2022, the design of instructional materials to collaborate globally, and team-taught with colleagues from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. This paper introduces practices that can be implemented by using a common Learning Management System (LMS), and international networked teaching to help college students increase intercultural and diversity awareness, explore and develop cultural competencies, and gain experience in communication in a global context using a cost-effective pathway. It also discusses challenges, opportunities and limitations, as well as the lessons learned through the process of course development and implementation. Classification-JEL: I230, M140, M160 Keywords: Academic Research, Diversity, and Cross-cultural Management Journal: Business Education & Accreditation Pages: 17-38 Volume:15 Issue: 1 Year: 2023 File-URL: http://www.theibfr2.com/RePEc/ibf/beaccr/bea-v15n1-2023/BEA-V15N1-2023-2.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:ibf:beaccr:v:15:y:2023:i:1:p:17-38 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Laura Leticia Gaona Tamez Author-Name: Gabriel Aguilera Mancilla Author-Name: Rosa Hilda Hernandez Sandoval Author-Name Alicia Arizbeth Gonzalez Gonzalez Title: FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS PROBLEMS: A PRE AND POST PANDEMIC COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Abstract: The objective of this research is to prepare a comparative analysis of the pre and post pandemic problems caused by Covid-19. The pandemic resulted in suffering by family businesses in the service sector in the central region of the state of Coahuila. The research is relevant since 84% of the companies in Mexico arefamily-owned. Moreover, after the pandemic from May 2019 to July 2021, 1.6 million family-owned businesses closed their doors permanently. To obtain information, a detailed bibliographic review on the background of the pandemic and problems in family businesses is provided. An instrument was applied to 108 companies located in the central region of the state of Coahuila between the months of November and December 2022. Results of pre and post pandemic problems in the administrative area are provided. Classification-JEL: M1, M10, M20 Keywords: Problems, Covid-19 Pandemic, Family Business Journal: Business Education & Accreditation Pages: 39-49 Volume:15 Issue: 1 Year: 2023 File-URL: http://www.theibfr2.com/RePEc/ibf/beaccr/bea-v15n1-2023/BEA-V15N1-2023-3.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:ibf:beaccr:v:15:y:2023:i:1:p:39-49 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Terrance Jalbert Author-Name: Jonathan D. Stewart Title: TIME VALUE OF MONEY TEACHING TOOL EXTENSIONS: THE INCLUSION OF GROWING ANNUITIES Abstract: Earlier research develops tools to assist professors in teaching time value of money concepts. These tools systematically walk students through questions to identify the appropriate technique to solve a problem. This paper extends these tools by incorporating growing annuities into the analysis and giving users additional calculation capabilities. The paper develops a visual tool that provides users an easy method for identifying time value of money problems. The analysis shows calculations for growing annuities, including some previously unavailable calculations. The paper surveys textbooks to identify if and how growing annuities have been incorporated in business education pedagogy. Classification-JEL: M40, M41, M52, A22, A23 Keywords: Time Value of Money, Tools, Grown Annuities, Business Education Journal: Business Education & Accreditation Pages: 51-67 Volume:15 Issue: 1 Year: 2023 File-URL: http://www.theibfr2.com/RePEc/ibf/beaccr/bea-v15n1-2023/BEA-V15N1-2023-4.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:ibf:beaccr:v:15:y:2023:i:1:p:51-67 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Blake Frank Author-Name: Robert Walsh Title: BLOOM’S TAXONOMY: CAN HIGHER LEVEL THINKING BE IDENTIFIED IN AN ONLINE MBA COURSE? Abstract: Online education has grown dramatically over the past 25 years. Questions about the effectiveness of online education have also increased as well. One issue that educators continue to ponder is “Can students engage in higher level thinking while taking a course completely online”? This paper examines that question by using Bloom’s Taxonomy as a framework to examine student end-of-the-term responses to an extra credit question on the final exam. Seven different sections were surveyed from four different courses: Introduction to Financial Accounting, Introduction to Managerial Accounting, Value Based Marketing and Value Based Leadership. Results of the study found that students receiving higher grades use words in their responses that show both a higher and lower levels of thinking than students with poorer grades. Implications from the results of this study are also discussed. Classification-JEL: M1 Keywords: Business Education, Online Education, Higher Level Thinking Journal: Business Education & Accreditation Pages:69-76 Volume:15 Issue: 1 Year: 2023 File-URL: http://www.theibfr2.com/RePEc/ibf/beaccr/bea-v15n1-2023/BEA-V15N1-2023-5.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:ibf:beaccr:v:15:y:2023:i:1:p:69-76