Liberal Arts and Business
Effective Leadership and Job Satisfaction Miriam Hamid Liberty University BUSI 610-D04 December 16, 2011
Abstract
This paper will be reviewing various scholarly sources in order to be able to attempt to answer the question of whether or not students would make better business people with a liberal arts education rather than an emphasis on a skill-related education. In order to be able to have an opinion, researching various articles is necessary to see what is currently being said and what has been said about a liberal arts education. This paper will focus on the history, curriculum, affects in business, and studies conducted on the topic of liberal arts education. An elaboration of what it means to have a liberal arts education in conjunction of a business education will also be discussed upon in this paper. The goal of this paper is to guide the reader through various articles in hopes for furthering the research through other means and perhaps give a recommendation as to what would be a good idea for students who want to have a career in business.
Effective Leadership and Job Satisfaction It is often a topic of discussion to try to answer the question of whether or not student
History
In the article Said another way, Halter and Polet (2002) discuss the history of a liberal
Curriculum
Grindley, Bernal-Carlo, Brennan, Frenz-Belkin, Gampert, Li, Mangino, and Zoe (2010)
Affects is Business Fogarty (2010) writes an article discussing how a liberal arts education has the potential
Studies Conducted Cook, Bay, Visser, Myburgh, and Njoroge (2011) write an article discussing emotional
Conclusion
In conclusion, a liberal arts education is beneficial as it enhances and develops critical
References
Daft, R. L. (2009). Organization theory and design. South-Western: Mason, OH, 2004.
Sharma, J. P. & Bajpai, N. (2010). Effective leadership and its
Abstract
This paper will be reviewing various scholarly sources in order to be able to attempt to answer the question of whether or not students would make better business people with a liberal arts education rather than an emphasis on a skill-related education. In order to be able to have an opinion, researching various articles is necessary to see what is currently being said and what has been said about a liberal arts education. This paper will focus on the history, curriculum, affects in business, and studies conducted on the topic of liberal arts education. An elaboration of what it means to have a liberal arts education in conjunction of a business education will also be discussed upon in this paper. The goal of this paper is to guide the reader through various articles in hopes for furthering the research through other means and perhaps give a recommendation as to what would be a good idea for students who want to have a career in business.
Effective Leadership and Job Satisfaction It is often a topic of discussion to try to answer the question of whether or not student
History
In the article Said another way, Halter and Polet (2002) discuss the history of a liberal
Curriculum
Grindley, Bernal-Carlo, Brennan, Frenz-Belkin, Gampert, Li, Mangino, and Zoe (2010)
Affects is Business Fogarty (2010) writes an article discussing how a liberal arts education has the potential
Studies Conducted Cook, Bay, Visser, Myburgh, and Njoroge (2011) write an article discussing emotional
Conclusion
In conclusion, a liberal arts education is beneficial as it enhances and develops critical
References
Daft, R. L. (2009). Organization theory and design. South-Western: Mason, OH, 2004.
Sharma, J. P. & Bajpai, N. (2010). Effective leadership and its