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This chapter had its origins in a colloquium I organized in Fall 2007 as part of a cycle celebrating IESE Business School’s 50th anniversary. The colloquium focused specifically on teaching globalization rather than researching it. The colloquium provided an opportunity to examine two very broad questions: what do top business schools actually do about globalization; and what should they do? Since then, my understanding of the issues involved has been further enriched my numerous other activities, including participating in an AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools) taskforce on the globalization of management education, and piloting a new required course on globalization in the first year of the IESE MBA program. This chapter revisits the two original questions and identifies a key globalization gap in terms of curricular content. It also proposes a specific solution to this problem, involving a platform course on globalization and the deliberate creation of interlocks with other required (functional) courses.
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Ghemawat, P. (2011). Bridging the Globalization Gap at Top Business Schools: Curricular Challenges and a Response. In: Canals, J. (eds) The Future of Leadership Development. IESE Business Collection. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230295087_9
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