Critical Thinking Approaches in Management: Research Analysis

This report examines critical thinking in management, focusing on research conducted to assess and improve these skills. The study involved a quasi-experimental design, including surveys, interviews, and case analyses, to evaluate the effectiveness of different teaching approaches. Key findings indicate that the treatment group demonstrated higher scores in critical thinking assessments. The research highlights the importance of integrating philosophical and technical dimensions in critical thinking education, emphasizing the need for this skill at the school level. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the research methodology, results, and implications, including the statistical analysis of the data and the significance of the findings. The report also includes a detailed list of references, providing context and support for the research findings.

CRITICAL THINKING

Topic of the article
 Enhancing Critical Thinking by Teaching
Two Distinct Approaches to Management

Knowledge of the article
 Critical thinking is important for gaining
opportunities in the business world
 Two basic dimensions in the critical
thinking process
 Focus is required on the content and
process

Gap and new
development
 Focus is more on business schools
 In the modern day every school uses
such critical thinking models
 Physical and technical dimensions are
provided equal focus

Conducting the research
 Research was conducted in six-sections
 The research was done in quasi-
experiment form
 Surveys, interviews and case analysis
were conducted

Findings
 The survey showed that treatment group
had higher scores
 Three types of interviews were
conducted
 Likert-scale test was conducted based
on one-tailed t test

Contd..
 Ratings on the comments were provided
 Students in treatment group had higher
rating than the control participants
 Transcripts were analysed

Implication of the article
 Scores of survey, interview and case
analysis
 Critical thinking need to be taught at
school level
 Philosophical and technical dimensions
are required

Overall evaluation
 Provides valuable information about
critical thinking
 The study helps in overcoming
obstacles in critical thinking
 Two approaches are necessary for
management

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