Management Education in Countries in Transition [Paperback]

This authoritative collection brings together contributions from well-known international scholars which demonstrate how management education as practised in the U.S. and Western Europe needs to be changed to suit the socio-economic and political systems existing in developing and transitional countries. The papers present a hands-on approach. The geographical area covered is Russia and Eastern Central Europe, China and some other developing countries. The contributors are mostly faculty members in business schools around the world with wide experience in business.List of Tables and Figures Foreword; A. Aganbegyan Notes on Contributors Introduction Management Education for Societies in Transition; M. C. Frazer Discovering and Changing Mental Maps; B. Cargill Understanding Cultural Differences Between Russia and North America; H. G. Woldu and I. Y. Gao Barriers in an Educational Market: a Systems Approach; H. H. Valiullin The California State University, Hayward/Academy of National Economy Joint Master of Business Administration Program: a Unique Experiment in International Business; S. J. Kamath and D. L. Wiley Some Principles of Entrepreneurship in Russia; G. Benson Changes in Management Education in Poland; C. Martin Attributes of Effective Managers in Central Europe and their Implications for Other Countries in the Former Eastern Bloc; S. Mensik and D. Boldy A Counterpart Approach to Professional and Curriculum Development: Czech and Slovak Experiences; A. Ralston, J. Chrisinger and R. Jolly A Choice of Strategies for Eastern European Business Education: the Case of Bulgaria, A. Lewis and R. Reeves-Ellington APTEA: The Australian Program of Training for EurAsia; M. C. Frazer New Trends in Management Education in Asia; G. Westacott and P. Steidlmeier China's Transitional Economy and its effects on Accounting Education and Practice; S. Smith; P. M. Johnson and P. Tong Needs and Challenges of Management Education: the Case of the Socialilól