OBJECTIVISM VERSUS CONSTRUCTIVISM IN GLOBAL BUSINESS EDUCATION: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Jia Wang
Ali Peyvandi
California State University, Fresno

ABSTRACT

This study investigates the hypothesis that constructivist teaching method will have more
positive impact than objectivist teaching method on students’ diversity attitude. The empirical
results clearly indicate that short study abroad programs representing the constructivist teaching
method have significantly enhanced students’ diversity attitude compared to the diversity sores of
traditional on-campus classes representing the objectivist teaching method. The findings of this
study strongly imply that the constructivist teaching method is extremely valuable in the business
education in order to prepare students to function and succeed in this dynamic, complex, and
global environment.

Keywords: Constructivism teaching, objectivist teaching, students’ diversity attitude, study abroad programs