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European Management Education: the Prospects For Unification
Author(s) -
EasterbySmith Mark
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
human resource management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.44
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1748-8583
pISSN - 0954-5395
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-8583.1992.tb00300.x
Subject(s) - unification , politics , diversity (politics) , political science , higher education , sociology , public administration , management , economics , law , computer science , programming language
Mark Easterby‐Smith is Head of the Department of Management Learning at Lancaster University. In his article he takes a detailed look at the similarities and differences in management education in France and the UK. He also describes the pattern in Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany. His central purpose is to assess how far the trend towards European integration at the political and economic levels can, and should, be matched in management education. the article neatly complements Peter Lawrence's in that it focuses on institutional arrangements whereas Lawrence concentrates on cultural aspects. Easterby‐Smith considers the strategies being pursued by institutions to increase their European exposure through changes to course content and student and faculty exchanges as well as other measures. He contends that while there are strong arguments for increased integration, there is aslo a case for retaining diversity.