中山管院新進教師人物專訪-國際學程雷英瑞老師

中山管院新進教師人物專訪-國際學程雷英瑞老師

雷英瑞助理教授來自英國,於2018年八月來到台灣,更是中山大學管理學院IBMBA和GHRM學程的新成員。這個學期,雷助理教授開授「企業倫理與社會責任」、「國際企業永續發展」和「亞太經營環境」等課程。他也在107學年度第一學期開授「組織政治學」、「生產與作業管理」和「企業管理研討」等課程。

雷助理教授於倫敦的皇家哈洛威學院取得MBA的學位,在英國諾丁漢大學取得比較政治學碩士,且在英國艾薩克斯大學取得取得政治學博士。雷助理教授試著連結管理、經濟及政治,他相信在這三個領域當中有著些許的共同點,而這些知識與概念可以使MBA學程更為充實。

在來到台灣之前,雷教授在倫敦大學的亞非學院任教。當我詢問雷助理教授,為何他選擇來到台灣時,他說:「為何不是台灣?」這樣的一個回答使我思考一會兒,因為我們總是想知道為何是這裡,但很少探討為何不是這裡!這也看得出來雷助理教授真的很喜歡台灣。他說:「高雄是一個很棒的城市。中山大學坐落在海洋及適合健行的山巒旁,是一所獨特的大學。有著如此極佳位置的大學是相當罕見的,且這裡使人們感到放鬆。對我來說,這是一個好地方。」台灣也提供他一個獨特的機會去做研究,觀察政府如何和社會連結,還有發現人們如何去思考這個社會的變化。

關於雷助理教授的台灣新生活,他表示,很多事情對他來說很新穎,是很獨特的生活經驗。他也說生活在一個新環境中,幫助他持續學習新事物,「學習新的事物使我感到興奮!」談到教學,他表示在IBMBA學程中他可以自由靈活地設計課程,如此也間接提供學生學習新方法的機會。雷助理教授認為,學生可以藉由學習新的方法分析商業環境來培養新的能力,當在不同階段面臨到不同課題和挑戰時,就可以用不同的方法來解決。

此外,雷助理教授很鼓勵學生表達自己,這也是他在課堂中一再強調的學習面向。他覺得藉由表達在課堂中的想法,可以幫助台灣學生建構優異的分析邏輯。他認為這些能力對學生未來在職場將會相當重要。「儘管我們擁有很多知識,我們更需要知道如何有條理地及有效地表達想法。」

最後,雷助理教授期盼學生要保持對世界的好奇,試著找出自己正面臨挑戰的答案,而不是僅僅接受被給予的答案。他再次鼓勵大家發展自己的一套方法去解決重要的課題,並找到他或她的個人核心價值。他也推薦大家就讀中山管院的國際學程,「這裡給予學生一個可以實現想法且說服他人的平台!」

Dr. Ryan Brading is a new member in the IBMBA&GHRM programs at NSYSU. He joined NSYSU in August 2018. Ryan is from the United Kingdom. This semester, Ryan is teaching: ‘Business Ethics and Social Responsibility’, ‘Sustainability of Global Enterprise and ‘Asia Pacific Business Environment’. He also taught: ‘Organizational Politics’, ‘Production and Operations Management’ and ‘Seminar in Business Management’ – during the first semester of the 2018-2019 academic year.

Ryan received an MBA from Royal Holloway, University of London, a MA in Comparative Politics (Research Track) at Nottingham University, and a PhD from the Department of Government, University of Essex, UK. Ryan tries to interconnect management, economics and politics. He believes that there are some common elements in these three subjects that need to be fleshed out in MBA programs.

Before coming to Taiwan, Ryan taught at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) University of London. When I asked Ryan why he chose Taiwan, he said: “Why not Taiwan?” Such a response really made me think for a while, because we always wonder why here, but seldom, why not here! This implies that Ryan likes Taiwan very much. He said that “Kaohsiung is a brilliant city. NSYSU is a unique university which is beside the ocean and a great mountain for hiking. Such a university with a good location is rare and makes people relaxed. It’s a good place for me to live.” Taiwan also provides a unique pportunity to do some research, examine how the government connects with society, as well as, find out how we think about these social changes.

As for his new life in Taiwan, Ryan said that many things are new to him. He thinks that this is a unique
experience for him. As Ryan mentioned, he said that living in a different environment helps him continue to learn new things. “It is exciting to learn new things.”, Ryan said.

The IBMBA program gives him the freedom to design courses, and therefore give students a chance to learn new approaches. Ryan thinks that students can develop new skills here by learning how to have new ways of analyzing the business environment. At different stage, students will face different issues and challenges, and they need to have a set of different skills to deal with them successfully.

Students are encouraged to express themselves. This is what Ryan keeps emphasizing in his courses. He knows that by expressing what we think in class, which he very much encourages, helps Taiwanese students construct excellent analytical ideas. He thinks that these skills will be important for us in the workplace. He claims that we have a lot of knowledge; however, we need to know how to express our ideas coherently and effectively.

Ryan expects students to be curious about the world, try to find their own answers to the difficulties we are facing, and don’t just accept the answers given to us. Overall, the MBA program gives you the platform to let your ideas materialize and convince others. Ryan encourages students to develop their own ways to solve critical questions and find his/her own core personal values very much.

(IBMBA黃博承採訪報導)

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