Artificial intelligence and business education: What should be taught
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The International Journal of Management Education 20 (2022) 100720 Available online 13 October 2022 1472-8117/© 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Artificial intelligence and business education: What should be taught Marc Sollosy * , Marjorie McInerney Marshall University, Lewis College of Business, Brad D. Smith Schools of Business, One John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, 25755, United States 1. Introduction A provocative question regarding a modern business education is … are business schools still relevant? More specifically, is the curriculum preparing graduates with the skills needed to be successful contributors? While these questions are by no means new, they do warrant further examination. In this paper the authors focus on the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Specifically what aspects of AI need to be emphasized as part of a business education. On the surface, business schools appear to remain relevant. A student enrolls in a program, picks an area or areas of concentration they like, take classes from academic experts, and leave being job and future ready. Employability is the prime motivator for why people decide to go, even if it means making significant financial and personal sacrifices. The question is where in the areas of con- centrations does the rapidly evolving realm of AI fit? However, in response to the opening question, there is an unspoken mismatch between the jobs wanted, the requisite skills needed, actual training being provided, and the actual jobs ( Chamorro-Premuzic & Frankiewiez, 2019 ). This mismatch will only further be exasperated because of the new needs of the post-pandemic economy. One area of increasing need and focus is the domain of AI. Increasingly, AI is permeating more aspects of both business and everyday life, yet there remains a lack of clarity and agreement regarding what aspects of AI need to be included in a business education. McKinsey Global Institute estimates that at least 70% of companies will adopt some aspect(s) of AI technology by 2030. Furthermore, 60% of current occupations have the possibility of being automated in the next 10 years ( Bughin, Seong, Manyika, Chui, & Joshi, 2018 ). Given this trend, companies are going to seek employees with an understanding of AI concepts and methods, who can deploy this knowledge and skills to manage workplaces where AI comprises major aspects ( Ransbotham, Kiron, Gerbert, & Reeves, 2017 ). To that end, business schools need to determine their role in preparing graduates to navigate this increasingly important domain. 1.1. Business education Since their founding in the early 1900’s, business schools have adapted their pedagogical approach from the sciences, humanities, law, economics, math and other disciplines in an attempt to provide an application driven educational experience ( Prasad, 2019 ). This makes sense, since so much of what comprises a business education has its roots in these disciplines. Arguably, one could say that business is among the first of the interdisciplinary professions. Business schools have traditionally focused in the training of future leaders, business managers, and entrepreneurs. Ironically, business schools continually promote the adage that only those businesses that innovate and disrupt themselves will survive. However, it is questionable if they have taken their own advice. * Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: sollosy@marshall.edu (M. Sollosy), McInerne@marshall.edu (M. McInerney). Contents lists available at ScienceDirect The International Journal of Management Education journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijme https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2022.100720 Received 2 June 2021; Received in revised form 7 June 2022; Accepted 5 October 2022 Download 402.32 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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