Exploring the Effectiveness of the Internationalization of Business Education at the Undergraduate Level
Marleen McCormick and Sheryl-Ann K. Stephen
Butler University, USA
Volume 11: 2016, pp. 49-64; ABSTRACT
The internationalization of business education has been receiving attention in business schools for many years. Our study examines the effectiveness of international business education from the students’ perspective by surveying undergraduate business students. Our goal is to explore whether undergraduate students perceive themselves to have acquired the necessary skills to work in the international business environment, and whether they would even be comfortable working in the global workplace upon graduation. We found that training students to not only work in a global environment but to feel comfortable doing so requires a study abroad, or similar, global experience. Students are interested in and feel prepared for the global workplace after globally themed classes, but it is only after they engage in cross-cultural interaction via study abroad, and similar programs, that they perceive themselves to be fully equipped to function and succeed in an international and diverse setting.
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