Here's an article that made so much sense, about India and its presence in the global map, as most schools partner with leaders from there to help drive the cause about preparing for the road ahead!:
Business schools have been ramping up partnerships with schools and businesses overseas to allow MBA students some international experience. It's a little preparation for the road ahead. Most young business people today anticipate doing some work overseas, Cole says.
So much of what's learned abroad concerns cultural differences. The trend toward international experience may signal how much companies now value employees who understand the differences. "You have to have people who have an understanding that people can look at the same picture and see different things," Cole says. Firms over time have learned to make adjustments when expanding, particularly into countries that can be quite different culturally, like Japan or France. For example: "What does a deadline mean? It means a very different thing in Italy than it does in Japan," Cole says.
