Introduction A remarkable characteristic of business schools’ evolution is their complexity and global reach, which lead to differences in configurations and modes of governance. Some business schools own a single campus responsible for all activities related to research and teaching. At the same time, other
Introduction Innovation and internationalization are relevant themes that must purportedly be considered by the business schools and the underlying programs when training global managers. However, there is a lack of scholarly articles that analyze the mutual influence of the varying levels of internationalization and the
The evolution of business schools Business schools, the ubiquitous institutions that deliver several types of programs in management, such as the MBA, the Executive MBA, the Executive Education, and the Executive Education Open enrollments, present an interesting evolutionary path. Three distinct periods in the evolution
Evodio Kaltenecker, Ph.D., Bárbara Mojarro, Ph.D Introduction Executive education is undergoing a gradual but radical transformation after two waves of transformation. In the first wave, which happened during the 1960s, the professionalism of faculty and the quality of the courses increased while in the second
Introduction This article explores the international expansion of banks. Although there are large institutions with banking operations in many countries, a specific segment in banking – the retail business – evidences the difficulties of internationalization of financial services. For example, until the 1990s, international expansion
INTRODUCTION Today, the Fourth Industrial Revolution represents a new technological paradigm, where digital systems, the Internet, and the conventional industry will merge together, leading to a transformation of the multinational companies. Industry 4.0 (or I4.0, another name for the current technological era) has captured the
Business schools around the world need to know what their future will look like. Changes in demographics, globalization, digitalization, and the rise of alternative career paths will force MBA and Executive MBA programs around the world to change their curricula and to use new teaching
