The current crisis is not only one of financial markets, but also of macroeconomics. Leading scholars call for a paradigm shift away from dynamic general equilibrium models, though some argue that the profession's arsenal already contains the tools and historical lessons needed to deal with such...

Nigeria`s Colleges of Education are presently losing interest in affiliation processes of Universities under which they award Bachelor and other degrees to their teaming students' population. This may not be unconnected with the excesses of these institutions in sharing proceeds from the fees...

Education and particularly the higher education have the task not only to react to the quasi globalization trends, but rather to play a role in the development of desirable future society, leading to qualitative changes designed to preserve the identity of diverse communities and tolerance based...

The globalization of the world economy has increased interest in internationally recognized finance designations, which serve as external validation of expertise and are routinely used in hiring and promotion decisions. To help students, finance professors, career advisors, and practitioners...

We evaluate the effectiveness of global virtual student collaboration projects in international management education. Over 6,000 students from nearly 80 universities in 43 countries worked in global virtual teams for 2 months as part of their international management courses. Multisource...

Much of the globalization debate revolves around differences in living standards across nations after trade, not just the Ricardian gains as one moves from autarky to free trade. Further, productivity growth stemming from greater competition arguably outweighs the Ricardian gains in the...

This second part of the study, contains the presentation, in the same manner, of the view points on the last region in the academic world map considered in my analysis: Europe. Of course, globalization and building a united Europe, strong growth of labor markets and capital flows, human...

Over the last century, the passenger airline industry has undergone a series of transformations, with Lufthansa being a key player not only in Europe, but also worldwide. This case study traces Lufthansa's development, from its origins up until its current status, and outlines its expansion by...

The rise of China as an economic and political "driver" of the global economy is likely to be one of the defining moments of world history. Its dynamism and international expansion are on the verge of creating a "critical disruption" in the global order that has held sway for over 60 years. As...

Industrialization has long been seen as the answer to underdevelopment and poverty. First this led countries to follow protectionist import substitution policies but as these failed developing countries have opened up to trade and FDI and tried to follow strategies of export driven...