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In focus

Global Focus
Iss.2 Vol.12 | 2018

lobal Focus is generally not a great fan of “themed” issues, where the
Gwhole or most of a magazine’s issue is devoted to a single topic or More ways to read Global Focus
several related ones. It believes the world of business and management
education is already complex and fine-grained enough without any more
salami slices.
That said, sometimes the ideas, conversations, emails and unsolicited
draft articles flooding into GF betray such a common concern that it warrants
standing back and wondering whether the “wisdom of crowds” isn’t trying You can read Global Focus in print,
to tell us something. online and on the move, in English,
Such is the case this month. Chinese or Spanish
“Internationalism”, and in particular, what it means and how to teach it,
is a subject that dominates the pages of this issue.
Ulrich Hommel, a regular GF correspondent, and his co-authors kick
off proceedings (page 6) by acknowledging that internationalisation is a
high-priority issue for business schools but wondering if they are reacting
to it in the right way. They write: Go to globalfocusmagazine.com to
“Intercultural mix in the classroom will not automatically lead to an access the online library of past issues
adequate amalgam in terms of learning; a good track record of graduates
entering international management careers could also be related to personal
attributes rather than the learning experience provided by the school. The
ultimate litmus test is whether students are acquiring the ability to manage
effectively in diverse cultural contexts.”
These arguments (and some counter ideas) progresses through the pages Or search iTunes for your iPad edition
of this issue.
In page 26, Howard Thomas and is co-authors continue their epic survey
of the global state of business and management education with a revealing
analysis of the sector in Latin America Meanwhile on page 16 Mark Smith Your say
describes the opening salvoes of a new international competitive skirmish We are always pleased to hear your
– recruiting, managing and developing the best doctoral students in business thoughts on Global Focus, and ideas
and management. on what you would like to see in
This examination of the global standing of business and management future issues.
education concludes with a look at the one of the world’s toughest
markets – the Middle East and North Africa – and perhaps one of the most Please address comments and
ingeniousness approaches (page 34) to how to be global -- by staying at home. ideas to Matthew Wood at EFMD:
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