Formal management education and development in Latin America is a relatively recent phenomenon. Its present nature, and its evolution over the past 30 years in a number of Latin American countries, is examined. The issues are set, first, within the broader context of underdevelopment in Latin...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the role that business schools and other providers of management education play in a globalized world, and suggests ways in which that role could be enhanced. In this paper, “Business school” and “Management school” are used...

Highlights the rapidly growing market for corporate management education, and the emerging role business schools are playing in this market. The article draws on 30 interviews conducted with both HR managers and academics from both new and traditional universities. The first part of the article,...

MBA programmes, especially those not provided by the recognised premier league business schools, are often criticised as being “all things to all men”. They are essentially product driven and “sold” to the potential client. When organisations think about developing people to fulfil...

Purpose – Aims to explore the future challenges and opportunities for business schools. Design/methodology/approach – Reviews the existing situation for business schools, and draws inferences for the future. Findings – In rapidly developing markets the traditional business school model...

Purpose – To share some key strategic paradigms for business schools with leading educators, academic administrators and executives. Design/methodology/approach – The article is normative. The normative propositions and conclusions are drawn from the research done for the author's monograph...

Purpose – To provide insight into the relevant factors for faculty recruitment and retention that can help leadership of business schools to design and implement a tailored policy to recruit and retain academic talent in a highly competitive and international market....

Purpose – The paper seeks to identify the key environmental forces and competitive drivers influencing the strategic management of a business school, and to give guidance about strategic choices as the business school evolves in the new knowledge economy. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that recent changes in the wider contexts of universities and business schools signal a shift in their business model instead of a mere turn in their business cycle. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the position of those that...

Purpose – The paper aims to present a framework for a systems perspective for business schools to formulate strategy, assess performance and adapt to change resulting from performance, environmental and learning feedbacks. Design/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on the balanced...