Title: Preparing students as team learners to support team learning in a cross-cultural working environment

Authors: Ravee Phoewhawm; Pradtana Yossuck; Jiraporn Tangkittipaporn

Addresses: School of Administrative Studies, Maejo University, 3 M. 4, Tambol Nongharn, Sansai District, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand ' School of Administrative Studies, Maejo University, 3 M. 4, Tambol Nongharn, Sansai District, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand ' Department of Psychology, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

Abstract: Undergraduate business management programmes at higher education institutions in Thailand are being challenged by international corporations to equip their junior and senior students to become effective working future team members in a cross-cultural working environment. A conceptual framework for students to become team learners to support the process of team learning has been constructed through the application of the 'McKinsey 7S' framework. Students as team learners become the pillars that support the process of team learning by configuring the current situation and to seek for leverage to enhance team alignment.

Keywords: team alignment; teamworking; student preparation; team learning; cross-cultural working environment; McKinsey 7S; management in education; organisation; strategy; structure; system; team learners; Thailand; higher education; business management; business education; Thailand.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2014.060232

International Journal of Management in Education, 2014 Vol.8 No.2, pp.144 - 159

Published online: 31 May 2014 *

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