Students’ perception towards IFAMA agribusiness case study competition: do culture, discipline, and training experience matter?

IF 1.5 4区经济学 Q3 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review Pub Date : 2022-04-26 DOI:10.22434/ifamr2021.0141

Zhanguo Zhu, Chung-Chou Tsai, Yue Wang

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Abstract

Case study competition is an effective tool used in higher educational institutions to augment students’ learning experience. Although many studies have explored this phenomenon in business and management discipline, no study has been conducted in agribusiness yet. The current research is conducted to explore students’ perceptions towards agribusiness case study based on cognitive ability, affective ability and development ability. It further explores how cultural difference, students’ discipline, and training experience influence participants’ perceived benefits. Using online survey and a face-to-face interview, it selected 65 participants who had the experience of the agribusiness case study competition. According to students perception, it is apparent that culture had shown main effect in all aspects, while discipline only made a significant difference in development ability. The qualitative analysis unveiled that students preferred to be trained by advisors belonging to field of agricultural economics and management, and are enthusiastic to deal with the real business world issues, and also hold experience of past competitions. Based on these findings, this study may provide guidelines to educators and organizers to improve the case study method of learning and teaching, and efficiently planned the strategies required for competition.

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学生对IFAMA农业企业案例研究竞赛的看法:文化、纪律和培训经验重要吗?

案例研究竞赛是高等教育机构用来增加学生学习经验的有效工具。虽然在商业和管理学科中有很多研究对这一现象进行了探讨，但在农业综合企业中还没有进行过研究。本研究从认知能力、情感能力和发展能力三个方面探讨学生对农商案例学习的认知。进一步探讨了文化差异、学生纪律和培训经历对参与者感知利益的影响。通过在线调查和面对面访谈，它选择了65名具有农业综合企业案例研究竞赛经验的参与者。根据学生的感知，文化在各个方面都发挥了主要作用，而纪律只在发展能力方面产生了显著的差异。定性分析显示，学生更倾向于接受农业经济管理领域的指导老师的培训，并且对处理实际的商业世界问题充满热情，并且拥有以往比赛的经验。基于这些发现，本研究可以为教育工作者和组织者提供指导，以改进学习和教学的案例研究方法，并有效地规划竞争所需的策略。

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International Food and Agribusiness Management Review AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY-

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期刊介绍： The IFAMR is an internationally recognized catalyst for discussion and inquiry on issues related to the global food and agribusiness system. The journal provides an intellectual meeting place for industry executives, managers, scholars and practitioners interested in the effective management of agribusiness firms and organizations. IFAMR publishes high quality, peer reviewed, scholarly articles on topics related to the practice of management in the food and agribusiness industry. The Journal provides managers, researchers and teachers a forum where they can publish and acquire research results, new ideas, applications of new knowledge, and discussions of issues important to the worldwide food and agribusiness system. The Review is published electronically on this website. The core values of the Review are as follows: excellent academic contributions; fast, thorough, and detailed peer reviews; building human capital through the development of good writing skills in scholars and students; broad international representation among authors, editors, and reviewers; a showcase for IFAMA’s unique industry-scholar relationship, and a facilitator of international debate, networking, and research in agribusiness. The Review welcomes scholarly articles on business, public policy, law and education pertaining to the global food system. Articles may be applied or theoretical, but must relevant to managers or management scholars studies, industry interviews, and book reviews are also welcome.