The Role of a Business School in an Emerging Country—The Case of Ghana

Brown, Steve; Masten, John T.

doi:10.1080/08832329809601650

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“…Conversely, some countries may seek to become part of the regional and global marketplace, but they may not be welcomed into the international business community, sometimes for reasons they may not be able to control. Ghana, for example, a relatively stable West African country in political and economic terms, has sought foreign investment and support for years (Brown & Masten, 1998). But Africa has an "image problem."…”

Section: Openness Of Educational Practicesmentioning

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Management Education in Emerging Economies

Napier

Harvey

Usui³

2008

Journal of Management Education

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Providing management education in countries where poverty is rampant seems a contradiction in terms. Yet it may help the country to develop stronger competitiveness and economic development. The article proposes a tentative framework to show how management education might be implemented in the world's poorest countries. The proposed framework integrates conditions and influences relating to management education, including country environment, with particular emphasis on stage and nature of poverty and openness of educational practices to ideas from outside the country. Finally, the model suggests that outcomes are hard to assess and face many obstacles. The article primarily draws on a decade-long case study within one country in Southeast Asia but also provides observations from other emerging countries in Asia and Africa. The article discusses the challenges of the dream of providing management education—including the length of time and difficulties of infusing concepts and behaviors into developing countries' management education institutions.

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Section: Openness Of Educational Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Management Education in Emerging Economies

Napier

Harvey

Usui³

2008

Journal of Management Education

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“…Most MBA programs also offer nonacademic subjects targeting competencies and personal development, such as communication skills, interpersonal relations, and career management. Brown and Masten (1998) noted that business school programs in the United States most often reflect regional or local needs. Duke and Victorova (1998) noted that MBA instructors are often challenged by the diverse backgrounds and maturity levels of MBA students, as some students are recent graduates whereas others have spent many years in the work force.…”

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This Business of Internationalization: The Academic Experiences of 6 Asian MBA International Students at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management

Thorstensson¹

2001

Journal of Studies in International Education

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Conducted in the spring of 2000, this study looked at the academic experiences of 6 Asian international students at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management (CSOM). The research employed the case study methodology, with interviews, a classroom observation, and situational recall questionnaires as methods of data collection. The findings indicated culture shock, language barriers, and education shock as variables affecting the adjustment of these students, and are congruent with previous studies in this area. Students desired more preparation for academic expectations as well as the social environment before and during their studies at CSOM. They also asserted the need for increased international interest at CSOM.

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“…In Ghana, many studies (Brown and Masten, 1998;Dzisi and Odoom, 2017;Gyasi et al, 2018) have been conducted to improve entrepreneurship education, yet the gap in the literature concerns the influence of students future career interests and programmes of study on their comprehension level of concepts taught in the entrepreneurship curriculum in the Ghanaian context. Awaah et al (2020) reveal significant positive relationship between students' career interests and comprehension levels.…”

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Students' career interests and entrepreneurship education in a developing country

Awaah

Okebukola

Shabani

et al. 2022

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PurposeStudents' career choices and programmes of study are perceived to influence student understanding of many courses. Yet, research attention is limited on entrepreneurship education that is a panacea for unemployment. Thus, this paper aims to assess the influence of students' career interests on students' comprehension of the entrepreneurship curriculum from a developing economy perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopts a mixed-method approach and explanatory sequential design is used to collect the data from 575 student studying entrepreneurship course in Ghana.FindingsThe results show that there is no statistically significant relationship between students' career interests and students' comprehension levels in concepts taught in the entrepreneurship curriculum but a statistically significant relationship between students' programme of study and students' comprehension levels in concepts taught in the entrepreneurship curriculum in Ghanaian universities.Practical implicationsThe findings imply that the entrepreneurship course should be taught practically. This can be accomplished by creating a virtual enterprise modelled after a successful enterprise. This will help students understand the concepts being taught. Second, students who study different programmes should be taught using different methods. Lastly, students who study non-business-related programmes should be taught using methods that emphasise the basic ideas to aid students' understanding.Originality/valueThis study has made significant contribution by successful adopting the Piaget's cognitive constructivism to the learning of entrepreneurship from a developing country perspective and establish that no statistical relationship exist between students' career interests and students' comprehension levels in entrepreneurship education.

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The Role of a Business School in an Emerging Country—The Case of Ghana

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

Management Education in Emerging Economies

Management Education in Emerging Economies

This Business of Internationalization: The Academic Experiences of 6 Asian MBA International Students at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management

Students' career interests and entrepreneurship education in a developing country

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