Flipping a course on entrepreneurial leadership in ethnic Chinese business: A mobile learning perspective

• Main Author: MENKHOFF, Thomas
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Flipped classroom; mobile learning; Chinese businesses in Singapore; higher education; business education; Asian Studies; Business; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Higher Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5935; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6934/viewcontent/FlippedClass_v8n2_2018_MENKHOFF_pv_oa.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This exploratory article reflects on the teaching experiences for a course on “Entrepreneurial Leadership in Ethnic Chinese Business” at the Singapore Management University (SMU). It was categorised as a mobile learning course with reference to the flipped classroom model, learner mobility, and user-generated content outside the classroom. We examine three examples of mobile learning projects which were assigned to students so that they would be able to internalise key course objectives such as gaining an appreciation of the structure, functions, and cultural uniqueness of traditional small Chinese business organisations in Singapore. The paper also addresses some of the challenges faced by these businesses, in particular the rapidly progressive integration of Asia’s market cultures into the global market system and its implications for the owner-managers.