Applied critical thinking in strategy: Tools and a simulation using a live case

• Published in: Journal of education for business Vol. 96; no. 4; pp. 252 - 259
• Main Author: Albert, Sylvie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Routledge 19.05.2021; Taylor & Francis Inc
• Subjects: Active Learning; Business Administration Education; Case Method (Teaching Technique); Corporations; Critical Thinking; Critical thinking processes; Decision Making; Human Resources; Information Technology; Instructional Design; Job Skills; Leadership; live case teaching; Marketing; Reflection; Research and Development; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Simulation; strategy execution and implementation; Teaching Methods; Teamwork; Technology Integration; Textbooks; Thinking Skills; Undergraduate Students
• ISSN: 0883-2323; 1940-3356
• DOI: 10.1080/08832323.2020.1792395

This article will describe a process for increasing critical thinking and reflection in strategy courses bridging the gap from conventional textbooks between theory and application. It proposes new assistive tools for aiding decisions and provides a roadmap for applying the process using live cases, thereby avoiding the limitations of web-available solutions to casework. With industry clamoring for graduates with critical thinking skills, it will be increasingly important to test and demonstrate new methods and processes that can impart critical and reflective thinking skills for improved decision-making.