Latin America: Management Education's Growth and Future Pathways - Couverture rigide

Alvarado, Gabriela; Thomas, Howard; Thomas, Lynne; Wilson, Alexander

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1787568083 ISBN 13 : 9781787568082

Editeur : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018

Synopsis

Latin American business schools have grown in scaleand quality in recent decades, yet they have received a relatively low level ofattention globally when compared to schools from other parts of the world. This book seeks to address this dearth of attention and provide an in-depthexamination of management education in the region.

The book examines the main historical, cultural, social,political, and economic aspects of the Latin American continent and describes the evolutionary path of business education in the region until its currentstate. It analyzes and interprets the major events, key issues, impact ofdifferent actors, main changes, and "blind spots" in the evolution ofmanagement education in Latin America over the last 10 years. It then identifies the biggest on-going challenges confronting business education on the continentand discusses whether a Latin American model for management education is arealistic proposition.

Finally, the book explores how the competitive environment ofbusiness education in the region will evolve over the next 10 years, and howthese changes will influence the critical issues facing Latin American managementeducation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Gabriela Alvarado is the Director of the Business Intelligence Center and a Professor of Marketing at ITAM, Mexico. Gabriela was the Associate Dean of MBA programs at the ITAM Business School for 14 years, where she developed the international MBA program portfolio. Her research focuses on management education, business schools' reputation, international accreditations and rankings.Howard Thomas is Emeritus Professor, Strategic Professor of Strategic Management, and Mastercard Chair of Financial and Social Inclusion at Singapore Management University and the Ahmass Fakahany Distinguished Professor of Global Leadership at the Questrom School of Business, Boston University, USA. He is the author of more than 40 books and one of the foremost authorities on management education around the world. Lynne Thomas is a writer and co-author in the field of management education. Alexander Wilson is Lecturer in Strategy at the School of Business and Economics at Loughborough University, UK. He is a Research Fellow for the Chartered Association of Business Schools (UK), and he has been a visiting researcher at Singapore Management University. His research examines the development of management education globally.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1787568083
• ISBN 13: 9781787568082
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 178
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne