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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Service Learning and Faith Integration in Accounting
Fowler, William E.
Neill, John D.
Stovall, O. Scott
2006-05-01 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/1
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In this paper, we describe a graduate level tax course that we added to our curriculum that was devoted entirely to service learning. Specifically, the major requirement of the course was for our students to participate as volunteer tax return preparers in the Internal Revenue Service’s Voluntary Income Tax Assistance program at a local air force base. The purpose of this paper is to describe how our students grew intellectually, personally, and especially spiritually as a result of their participation in this service learning tax course.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Utilizing Vocational Discernment in a Leadership Development Course
Schaffer, Regan Harwell
2006-05-01 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/3
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The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a newly created course designed for undergraduate business students to help them explore their vocational calling as they develop as leaders. The foundation of this course, titled “Leadership through the Eyes of Faith,” is a biblical theology of work and vocation which is explored through a variety of discernment exercises designed to increase self-awareness and assist students in determining personal, professional, and spiritual goals. An overview of the course format and assignments along with student reflection on the process are included.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
The Hope and Peril of Introducing a Course on Christian Business Leadership into a College of Business Curriculum
McMahone, Marty
2006-05-01 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/4
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This paper examines the advantages and pitfalls of establishing a class in the business school to reflect on the impact of the Christian faith on business decisions. In class, students learn to apply broad Christian principles to specific business situations. Having a specific class allows an instructor to specialize in both theological and business concerns and supports a clear, intentional integration of faith into the business world. It does not eliminate the need to integrate faith in other parts of the curriculum; instead, it makes that integration even more important so that the message of the college is consistent.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Team Teaching a Class on Integration of Faith and Business: Observations and Lessons Learned From the Experience
Swicegood, Philip
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/5
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A newly developed elective undergraduate business course titled “Integration of Faith and Business” is offered for review. This paper explains the rationale for the structure and content of the course. The paper also shares highlights from the experience, lessons learned, and student responses.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Comprehensive Biblical Integration
Holder, Melvin
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/6
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Seemingly, the traditional approach to biblical integration in academics transpires on an individual course basis primarily dependent upon the individual instructor. While the courses in an academic program are coordinated and designed to accomplish an academic purpose, biblical integration does not follow a programmatic format with a stated desired outcome. Through following a structured approach of comprehensive biblical integration in an academic program, it is posited that the predetermined desired outcome of biblical integration can be realized and evaluated.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/15
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Biblical Worldview and the Business Curriculum: The Scriptural Foundations for Business Series
Wrenn, Bruce
Cafferky, Michael E.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/15
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Business faculty at Christian Colleges take seriously the obligation and privilege of integrating faith and learning in their courses. Providing students with a biblical worldview (BW) of the business disciplines gives them an understanding of how the discipline covered in their courses can be comprehended — and eventually practiced — within the context of biblical truth. To date, faculty have had few resources that integrate a systematic, rigorous presentation of a BW across the curriculum. A new series is now available to help business faculty accomplish that goal.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Broadening the Business Discipline: Teaching the History of Business in the Faith Tradition
Bosch, David
Brown, Kevin
Gill, Mark
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/16
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This paper aims to unite key business principles with theological insights for faculty within faithbased institutions of higher education. The purpose of this content is to illustrate what a classroom aiming to reflect on faith identity, commercial activity, and the history between them could be for prospective faculty. People of faith, like everyone else, are active participants in a business-dominated world. Developing a clear understanding of how the business world runs and, more importantly, having our faith perspective define and dictate how we conceive and behave within this world is the primary intent of such a class.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Book Review: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty and The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution
Estes, Kathy M.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/17
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Book Review: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty and The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
Book Review: Luke’s Radical Message for the First and Twenty-First Centuries
Smith, Yvonne S.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/26
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Book Review: Luke’s Radical Message for the First and Twenty-First Centuries
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/38
2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
Homo Economicus Meets Homo Religiosus: A Collaborative Undergraduate Course in Economics and Religion
Bose, Feler
Blanchard, Kathryn D.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/38
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This paper describes an interdisciplinary undergraduate course exploring multiple intersections of economics and religion using a variety of textual sources, exercises, and teaching methods from both fields. We conclude that such a course can be valuable for both majors and non-majors. Economics majors may gain a greater awareness of the philosophical underpinnings and ethical implications of their social science, while non-economists may gain an appreciation for the many ways in which the economic way of thinking affects and can be applied to aspects of their everyday lives. While this course was taught in a largely secular school with Presbyterian roots, the syllabus can easily be adjusted for a more evangelical college.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/50
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
Differentiate Through Christ-Centered International Business Travel
Tangen, Karen H.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/50
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The purpose of this paper is to stimulate educators to consider methods in which global business travel with students can be more meaningful, productive, and culturally enriching — both for business students and also for the international communities visited. From a Christian perspective, ideas are shared on the need to understand diverse cultures and to overcome ethnocentrism — a prerequisite for doing business anywhere. Methods are suggested for achieving profound results in international travel with business students.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
A Model for Global Outreach Across the Business Curriculum
Wood, Evan D.
St. Peters, Heather Y. Z.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/51
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Higher education is under intense scrutiny to show tangible evidence of learning. At the same time, faculty faces the need to better engage today’s students in the learning process beyond the traditional lecture approach. This paper presents an implemented model for integrating theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and Christian outreach within a global context. The model presented is grounded in both the call from Scripture to be "salt and light" and the literature related to experiential learning. The paper presents the integrated project model along with key issues to consider in implementation. Finally, the paper provides reflections on the model from both students and faculty.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/60
2018-04-11T12:08:06Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 6 (2011)
Book Review: An Then The Roof Caved In
Geddes, Sheri
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/60
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Book Review: An Then The Roof Caved In
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2018-04-11T12:07:35Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 5 (2010)
Book Review: Management: Current Practices And New Directions
Leaman, James M.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/69
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Book Review: Management: Current Practices And New Directions
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2018-04-11T12:03:36Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 4 (2009)
From Value Creation to Values Creation: The Entrepreneur Enrichment Program as an Enhancement to Business Plan Competitions
Ataide, Randy M.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/78
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This paper will discuss a co-curricular program innovation, the Entrepreneur Enrichment Program (EEP), within the Fermanian School of Business at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU). The EEP seeks to provide an enhancement to traditional collegiate business plan competitions. It is believed by the author that many such competitions unwittingly create an illusion of entrepreneurial success through the development of stylistically attractive and technically acceptable business plans at the expense of providing a more well-balanced personal, professional and relational framework of entrepreneurial and start-up success. It is further contended that overly focusing upon business plan creation and competition may not be the ideal way of transmitting entrepreneurial skills and information to aspiring student-entrepreneurs, especially Christian ones. This paper urges that Christian business schools should consider creating more balanced co-curricular entrepreneurial programs by offering a more relational model of engagement between business mentors and student-entrepreneurs from all academic disciplines and departments. This model should work toward the production of high-quality and market-ready business plans for student-entrepreneur ventures in a modified way from the norm. Ultimately, the EEP seeks to expand the value-creation enterprise of business plans to have the additional component of values-creation.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 4 (2009)
Human Nature and Teaching Management Theories
Dose, Jennifer J.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/79
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Ghoshal (2005) spurred considerable discussion with his pronouncement that “Bad Management Theories Are Destroying Good Management Practices,” using agency theory to exemplify how theories with negative assumptions about people perpetuate the behaviors that inspired those assumptions. According to Ghoshal, teaching that managers maximize their own interests legitimizes such behavior to students, therefore shaping future norms. This article proposes to summarize and respond to Ghoshal’s arguments, then discuss the implications for pedagogy and make recommendations, emphasizing that although secular management teaching can improve, only by incorporating a Christian view of human nature can management students develop an accurate and ethical worldview.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 4 (2009)
Book Review: Leadership Can Be Taught
Edgell, Margaret
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/80
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Book Review: Leadership Can Be Taught
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2018-04-11T12:03:16Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 3 (2008)
Faith Integration Through Service-Learning in the Information Sciences
Nejmeh, Brian A.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/85
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This paper demonstrates that the information sciences discipline offers significant opportunities for meaningful service-learning engagement. A secondary purpose of this paper is to document a biblical basis for service-learning in the information sciences discipline. The paper introduces a service-learning taxonomy that is well-suited for the information sciences discipline. This taxonomy outlines the activity and scope of service-learning opportunities available within the discipline, along with actual examples of service-learning projects conducted at Messiah College. Samples of student reflections on the impact of their service-learning experiences are also included in the paper.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 3 (2008)
Student-Managed Investment Funds in Religiously Affiliated and Independent Colleges and Universities
Saunders, Kent T.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/86
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Many colleges and universities now offer student-managed investment fund (SMIF) courses where students simultaneously manage a portfolio of real dollar investments and earn academic credit. This paper compares and contrasts the investment policies and objectives between religiously affiliated and independent private colleges and universities. Universities that offer SMIF courses as a part of their undergraduate finance curriculum were categorized as either a religiously affiliated or an independent private university. An instructor survey was administered to collect data on the specific investment policies with special consideration to socially responsible investment concerns. Additional data was gathered from U.S. News & World Report and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) in order to control for institution size, academic reputation, and other institutional variables. Comparison variables of interest include the size of the fund under student control, whether or not socially responsible investment policies are implemented, and whether or not margin trading and derivative trading are permissible investment strategies. The results of this study outline differences in the practice of socially responsible investing between the institution types and provide a glimpse into some of the unique concerns that religiously affiliated schools consider when operating student-managed investment funds.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 3 (2008)
Book Review: Income Distribution
Stamm, K. Brad
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/87
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Book Review: Income Distribution
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2018-04-11T12:02:56Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 2 (2007)
The Development of an Integrated Experiential Model for Student Transformation
Bovee, Steven L.
O'Brien, Marcia
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/95
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This paper presents a model for student transformation: spiritually, intellectually, and professionally. The implementation of this model has been supported by a paradigm shift in business faculty and staff who have embraced the challenge of developing servant leaders through an integrated process of curricular, co-curricular, and experiential learning and transformational teaching. The authors share the evolution in thinking that generated this model and the related approach to teaching and learning, along with some concrete examples of its implementation and lessons learned along the way. They also discuss anticipated next steps to further integrate the model into teaching and learning efforts and to assess its effectiveness in achieving intended learning and growth outcomes.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 2 (2007)
From Data to Love: Teaching Management of Knowledge Assets In the Christian Business Classroom
Martinez, Richard J.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/96
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This paper provides a roadmap of how discussion related to the nature of knowledge, the uses of knowledge, and the management of knowledge assets could be done in a Christian business classroom. I offer some of the insights I have incorporated regarding integration of our Christian faith and scripture in this discussion. What is most important for this paper is that we can envision a unique role for Christian business educators, who will have much to add to the story of knowledge management, and who will teach these processes in unique ways to students who will often use knowledge for unique purposes.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 2 (2007)
The Use of Biblical/Christian Metaphors in the Teaching of Economics
Koch, Paul R.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/97
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This paper will examine the use and significance of biblical/Christian metaphors in economics and put forth some ideas for consideration by Christians who are involved in economic education. This paper will put forth explanations for the use of metaphor and will discuss why biblical metaphors are useful and relevant. This paper includes discussion for the design of instruction in undergraduate economics, particularly in a Christian academic context, and includes a case study in the art of metaphorical economics.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 2 (2007)
Book Review: The Way of the Shepherd: 7 Ancient Secrets to Managing Productive People
Fields, W. Calvin
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/98
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Book Review: The Way of the Shepherd: 7 Ancient Secrets to Managing Productive People
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/422
2016-04-14T13:48:54Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 11 (2016)
Book Review, Christian Scripture and Human Resource Management: Building a Path to Servant Leadership through Faith
Bosch, David
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/422
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There are multiple books on Servant Leadership, but there are very few, if any, that intersect the leadership theory with the Christian faith and Human Resource Management as Roberts’ (2015) has done.
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2016-04-14T14:15:02Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 11 (2016)
Experiential Learning Outside the Classroom: A Dynamic Model for Business and Leadership Education Using Short-Term Missions
Tibbetts, William
Leeper, Greg
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/423
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This three-year project demonstrates an effective, dynamic model of experiential learning for business students that is informed by 1) David Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model, 2) a comprehensive set of desired student learning outcomes, and 3) core values for cross-cultural partnerships. It is accomplished through multiple student led business and leadership conferences held in under-resourced communities in Uganda, working in partnership with local non-government organizations. A supporting highlight distinguishes between this program and commonly used practices in short-term mission trips.
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2016-04-14T14:14:22Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 11 (2016)
Pathways to Integration: The Dialogical Approach
Underwood, Julia
Havens, Rebecca
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/424
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This paper introduces the distinctive and value of a “Dialogical Approach” to faculty development methods in Christian faith integration from the authors’ experiences in developing, planning, and executing a successful one-day dialogical conference series over three consecutive years. Critical elements, lessons learned, and evidence of various outcomes are discussed in an effort to support leaders and faculty in Christian business education settings to better assist their faculty in Christian faith integration efforts in the classroom and scholarship in business disciplines. The Dialogical Approach has proven to be an effective and synergistic paradigmatic shift in faculty development methods of faith integration.
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2017-04-23T20:29:29Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 12 (2017)
Biblical Leadership at Work Scale Development
Babyak, Andrew T.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/445
The faith at work movement began in the 1980s (Miller, 2007) and has been growing at a fast pace in recent years, but most of the work done in these fields has been religion neutral. Scholars have postulated that leadership based on the Bible would be divisive and produce negative results for the organization, but no studies have been performed to actually support those assertions (Hicks, 2002). The purpose of this study was to develop a new theory of biblical leadership and a scale that may be used to study it. A thorough review of previous research on leadership and the Bible resulted in a theory of biblical leadership that is multidimensional as it integrates the following four components: (a) relationship with God, (b) relationship with man, (c) completing the mission, and (d) organizational relationship skills. All four of the factors of the scale were studied through a principal component factor analysis and an item analysis that utilized bivariate correlations. Reliability was measured by utilizing Cronbach’s alpha (.920 for the entire scale) and a test-retest method of analyzing internal consistency. The research in this study indicated that three of the four factors of the study are valid and reliable to measure biblical leadership, but several of the items need to be examined further. There is a need to build upon this study to strengthen the scale so that a strong, reliable, and valid instrument is fully developed to enable the research necessary to examine the effectiveness and outcomes of biblical leadership.
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2017-04-23T20:39:17Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 12 (2017)
The Gap Between Best Practices and Actual Practices: A BAM Field Study
Bosch, David A.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/446
There has been a call for business scholars to do a better job equipping people for BAM. However, there have been very few, if any, published field studies among actual BAM practitioners specifically looking to determine the gap between actual practices and best practices. This qualitative field study in a restricted access nation finds most BAM practitioners do not have business plans, integrated mission plans, an understanding of the triple bottom line concept, or mentors and boards of directors among other things. An understanding of this gap will allow academic institutions to better shape BAM curriculum and courses.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 12 (2017)
Teaching Personal Finance as a General Education Course in a Liberal Arts Institution
Poucher, David R.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/447
Personal Finance (PF) is one of the largest societal problems affecting the broader United States marketplace. Academic business departments can minister to the general student population by developing PF instruction as a general education (GE) course, even at a Christian liberal arts college. This paper will discuss the need for PF, the current approaches of higher education institutions, the path for adaptation as a GE offering, the integration of Christian faith topics and pedagogical approaches and resources for a semester-long class. Program your graduates for success in life via PF education.
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2017-04-23T20:43:19Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 12 (2017)
Book Review: Steward Leadership in the Nonprofit Organization
Smith, Yvonne S.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/448
Tapping into his deep experience, Dr. Kent Wilson has written a readable and well researched book suggesting that leaders in nonprofit firms should embrace steward leadership. Nonprofit leadership, he claims, is a little different from business leadership because the primary identity of the nonprofit leader is as a steward of resources that belong to others. Therefore, steward leadership should be the model for nonprofit leaders.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 13 (2018)
Integrating Salt & Light in Online Courses
Cassell, Sandra K.
Merkel, Brenda
2018-03-26 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/476
The distinctiveness of Christian higher education and the positive outcomes of integrating faith and learning has been a continuous publication topic. With recent technology advances and increasing demand for distance learning, Christian professors are now searching for effective ways to integrate salt and light into their online courses. This article will address two topics. First, it reviews scholarship to discern whether professors not only have a spiritual calling but also a professional obligation to educate in a manner that is broader than discipline alone. Second, it offers best practices for integrating salt and light into online higher education business courses.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 13 (2018)
Combating the Business Manipulator Using Armor of God: Faith Integration Cycle for Ephesians 6:10-18
Harrison, Adele L.
Geter, Stephanie D.
Kaminski, Ellen
LaShaw, Margie Ness
2018-03-26 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/477
This paper is designed to provide a framework, the Faith Integration Cycle (FIC), for developing,implementing, assessing, and evaluating faith integration in business courses. The paper also demonstrates how faculty—working together—created a multi-disciplinary faith integration effort by providing the theological link between the Bible passage Ephesians 6:10-18 and business disciplines. To assist faculty with faith integration, specific examples of utilizing the FIC are demonstrated with class activities or assignments, including sample syllabus descriptions and grading rubrics. In addition, a general pre- and post-assessment has been provided to assist with the evaluation of the effectiveness of an activity/assignment to achieve faith integration in the classroom. Utilizing the FIC has the potential to be expanded to an entire business program-level faith integration project as suggested by Holder (2006).
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 14 (2019)
Teaching Introductory Microeconomics— The Full Treatment
Penn, William M.
2019-02-22 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/502
Choices and decisions in business and in economics as well as in life are not made in an ethical vacuum. There are few economic choices that are ethically neutral. By their very nature, choices/decisions involve the worldview of the chooser/decision-maker, and this can cause two individuals possessing an equal knowledge of the same educational tools to make widely different choices when faced with the same alternatives. Consequently, the teaching of microeconomics principles will always be lacking without the infusion of an ethical/philosophical system which gets at how to properly use these principles and tools. This paper will propose that microeconomic principles and tools are best applied using a biblical model and that decision-makers with non-Christian worldviews often make choices based on biblical principles because the latter work best even in a fallen world (II Timothy 3:16). The difference here is in motivation; the Christian’s motivation is to serve Jesus Christ. On the other hand, Christians do not always follow biblical principles because ideal behavior is sometimes compromised due to expediency, greed, or other wrong motives.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 14 (2019)
Bridging General Education and the Business Discipline: Surfacing Central Themes through a Core Course
Dose, Jennifer J.
2019-02-22 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/503
General education and business major courses often follow parallel paths with little intersection or appreciation of the other. Students benefit, however, by seeing key themes and skills linked to both general education and specialized disciplinary courses. Giving specific attention to Christian institutions, this paper argues for more intentional connections between these two parts of the curriculum, highlighting their common ideals of shared learning, shared connections as human beings, practical skills, institutional distinctiveness, and integration. One strategy to overcome the bifurcation of general education and business curricula has been to ground institutional distinctives within a core course experience, which can then be called to mind in subsequent courses. A core course for first-year students is especially effective for Christian institutions due to the significance of the themes typically introduced in such a course. Although educators have called for building connections between general education and specialized disciplines, very little scholarship has addressed business disciplines specifically or provided models of successful implementation. The present article provides a detailed example of how one Christian institution’s core course can engage and benefit students by highlighting connections to organizational and career themes. The article then demonstrates concrete ways important core course themes can be intentionally reinforced within the business curriculum. General suggestions for implementation are also provided.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 14 (2019)
The Development of a Christian Leadership and Ethics in Business Course
Kirkpatrick, Nathan
2019-02-22 09:50:58
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/504
In Christian higher education, business programs often lack a specific Gospel-centered class on Christian leadership that prepares students well to integrate their Christian faith into their workplace while leading for Jesus Christ. This article addresses the need for a Christian leadership and ethics in business course, the importance of having a biblical worldview of work, the impact leading through humility can have on coworkers, and one specific pathway for developing a course like this.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 15 (2020)
The Role of Biblical Theology in Teaching a Christian Worldview on Business
White, Darin
Kirkpatrick, Nathan
2020-02-04 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/536
Christian business faculty have the opportunity to point their students to the source of all Truth, Jesus Christ. This paper demonstrates a need for Christian business faculty members to immerse themselves in the Word of God in order to better theologically understand the overarching story of the Gospel and how crucial biblical themes (which help formulate a Christian worldview) directly impact business curriculum, intentional teaching, and actual business students at Christian institutions of higher education.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 15 (2020)
Intentional Integration of Faith in Accounting Matters
Correia, Candice L.
LaShaw, Margie
Sloan, David
2020-02-04 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/537
Faith integration is an important strategy in business courses, both as a calling and as a matter of survival. This article develops a study that assesses the efficacy of integrating faith into an accounting course to improve future ethical actions. The results provide empirical support that students were positively impacted by intentional faith integration using Micah 6:8 to understand how the Bible may be used to inform one confronted with an accounting ethical dilemma.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 15 (2020)
Resilience in the Business Curriculum: A Biblical Perspective and Directions for Future Research
Berg, Trish
Carson, Tanya
2020-02-04 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/538
In today’s competitive, fast-paced market, employers are seeking more than technical skills in their new hires. They are seeking new hires with strong soft skills. Resilience is among those desired soft skills. As the competitive business environment continues to rapidly change, our graduates will need to be prepared to face those challenges resiliently. As business leaders place more emphasis on the value of resilience, integrating resilience training into the business curriculum becomes a unique way we can prepare our students, differentiating our Christian liberal arts universities from the pack with a unique value proposition. Creating opportunities for safe-failure and successful pivots can be beneficial for developing resilience in our students, and the FLEX Plan is a good way to start. The FLEX Plan is a unique step-by-step approach to help students improve their resilience and focuses around four basic steps: accept failure, lean in to the emotion, elect a positive response, and x-ray (be transparent). This paper will provide support for the FLEX Plan and will connect this approach to supportive literature on resilience and will explore the value of teaching a biblical perspective on resilience. Future areas of research that could be pursued include the overall impact of increasing resilience; the benefit of resilience training with and without a biblical foundation; and the impact of resilience training in online education, adult accelerated-degree completion programs, and MBA programs.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 15 (2020)
College Teaching: Practical Insights From the Science of Teaching and Learning A Review
Ross, Michael D.
2020-02-04 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/539
Achieving excellence in teaching at the collegiate level defies the conventional notions typically associated with superior teachers. Gifted students do not naturally become excellent teachers. Neither can excellent teachers assess student progress with the proverbial naked eye. Humility, rather than hubris, is the true hallmark of an excellent teacher. Within Scripture, God himself models for us the quintessential characteristics found in excellent higher-education teachers, namely through Christ’s simple yet profound interactions with his disciples two millennia ago.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 16 (2021)
A Holistic Model for Faith Integration: Transformational Learning Theory as a Vehicle for Shaping a Christian Identity
Wallace, J. Randall
2021-02-07 11:04:39
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/574
Using transformational learning theory as an andragogical approach, this paper explores a holistic faith integration model that emphasizes a student’s identity in Christ as a key area of focus. The paper seeks to define the end product. What does a student look like after going through years of faith integration at the institution? Issues of identity are explored that include internalizing the being habits of a disciple, developing a biblical worldview, developing self-motivated autonomous learners, and instilling an approach to life that is transformative. How transformational learning theory impacts instructor behavior and methods used is briefly discussed.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 16 (2021)
Four Models for Conducting the Introductory Business Course
Gerdes, Darin
Fuss, Matthew
O'Brien, Ross
Rollins, Maxwell
Rudebock, Rich
2021-02-07 11:12:32
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/575
The introduction to business course provides a critical opportunity to mold students’ perceptions about business. In this paper, the authors discuss four different approaches to conducting introductory business courses. These include a survey of the discipline, a philosophical approach, a discipline-specific approach, and an entrepreneurial venture approach. Regardless of format, these approaches focus on the integration of theological constructs and recognize the value of molding students from the start of their academic journey.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 17 (2022)
Developing Faith Integration in a Principles of Corporate Finance Course
Leeper, Lonnie
2022-02-28 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/610
This paper provides a high-level approach to faith integration for commonly taught topics in a principles of corporate finance course. The paper presents a review of the literature on faith integration, frequently taught corporate finance topics, and the integration of faith and corporate finance. The paper then presents faith integration opportunities for six commonly taught corporate finance topics and concludes with a brief summary and discussion of future research.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 18 (2023)
Christian Identity, Counteractive Control, and Business Ethics
Gratton, Paul
Dukas, Stephen
2023-02-21 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/639
This paper reviews the literature on counteractive control and moral identity formation and explores how these theories apply to teaching business ethics in Christian higher education. We propose that institutions of Christian higher education have an opportunity to promote students’ ethical resolve based on their ethical identity formation based on the person of Jesus Christ. This paper provides practical implications of these theories on pedagogy within higher education and suggests potential directions for future research.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 18 (2023)
Resources for Teaching Investments from a Christian Perspective
Beavers, Randy
Saunders, Kent
2023-02-21 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/640
This paper outlines ideas typically covered in an investments course from a faith-based perspective. Topics include the time value of money, bonds, markets, taxes, risk, and portfolios. We provide example resources and suggestions of faith integration accomplished through engaging multiple types of pedagogies and assignments. A sample final project enables students to demonstrate how the entire investment process discussed throughout the term comes together at the end to achieve an integrated portfolio. Biblically responsible investing, environmental-social-governance investing, and sustainable development goals are also considered as practical ways of integrating faith and investing.