The 2022 Roethlisberger Award: Experiential Learning and Large Class Size as Themes of the Year

Abstract

The Journal of Management Education (JME) has been a leader in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) of management and organizational disciplines for decades. Through the journal’s theoretical and conceptional articles, essays, instructional innovations, and interviews, it has assisted academics and professionals in producing exceptional, contemporary learning experiences for students. Authors and readers alike can attest to the journal’s commitment to the growth and development of its contributors and those who seek to have a positive impact in the classroom. With this mission, it is easy to recognize the value of all JME’s publications; selecting one article that has made a remarkably meaningful impact, then, is no simple feat. But this is the opportunity presented by the Fritz Roethlisberger Memorial Award, an honor cosponsored by the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS) and Sage Publications. Just as Fritz Roethlisberger was passionate about inquiry and learning in the classroom, the award is granted to the published manuscript in JME from the previous year (i.e., 2021 in this case) that is identified, after an extensive peer-review process, as having contributed the best paper on the teaching of management and organizational behavior. It is an honor to announce Stephanie Black, Sandra DeGrassi, and Kenneth Sweet as the