OBTC 2008 at Babson College, Wellesley, MA

OBTC 2008: Teaching Conference for Management Educators

June 11-14, 2008 | Babson College | Wellesley, MA

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The OBTS Teaching Society for Management Educators has been promoting excellence in management education for over 35 years. Besides this annual conference, we sponsor the Journal of Management Education and other activities. More information: www.obts.org

OBTC 2008: Teaching Conference for Management Educators
June 11-14, 2008 at Babson College, Wellesley, MA

OBTC 2008 Information

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OBTC 2008 Program Schedule

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Conference Theme

Summoning Innovation: Entrepreneurial Teaching, Entrepeneurial Learning, Entrepeneurial Practice.

Tapping Boston and Babson’s vital creative energies

The complex and constantly changing social, technological, and economic global environment challenges management educators to be more innovative in what we teach, how we teach, and, most importantly, how our students learn. It is they who will be organizing enterprise for a novel future.

We are being called upon to be more entrepreneurial as teachers, researchers, and scholars. To be entrepreneurial is to create, find, and originate. 50 years ago, those who pioneered OB teaching and scholarship created the firsts that became the modern, articulated roots of management education.

Now it is our turn and time to produce the next wave of Management and Organizational Behavior firsts. How are we teaching, so that learners are willing, eager, and able to organize for constant change? What are we teaching about creating organizations that change? Most importantly, how are we modeling inventiveness in our own teaching and scholarship to inspire originality in business thought and practice?

At OBTC 2008, we hope to have several hundred of the world’s liveliest, edgiest teachers, scholars and business leaders answering these questions with ideas and practices that electrify next waves of innovation in management education. Renowned for an entreprenuerial resurgence, Boston and nearby Babson College provide the ideal supply of creative energies to tap for a ‘Mind Blowing’ meeting.

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A Glimpse of Babson and the Greater Boston Area...

In connecting with our theme, OBTC 2008 is being held at Babson College where “Innovation is our Tradition.” Located in Wellesley, MA just 15 miles west of downtown Boston, Babson College is one of a few independent private colleges specializing in business education.

Babson College is recognized world-wide for its leadership in teaching entrepreneurship, and in being entrepreneurial as it builds innovative, groundbreaking academic programs. Babson has been ranked #1 in Entrepreneurship by U.S. News and World Report for the past 14 years. The conference will make use of Babson’s reputation for innovation as we explore how to be more innovative and entrepreneurial in our teaching.

Conference Activities We’re planning an exciting program, including plenary talks by distinguished academics, CEO’s, and entrepreneurs, a Thursday night Boston Harbor Cruise, and the traditional Friday night Talent Show and Awards Program. Featured before and during the conference is our Doctoral Institute.

Click on the links to the left for more information about submitting proposals, registration, travel information, program schedule, and pre-conference activities.