Alfa Schools

When it comes to how business schools address globalization and how this translates into global MBA programs, nine American schools (Harvard, Wharton, MIT Sloan, Columbia, Stanford, Chicago, Kellogg, NYU Stern and UC Berkeley- Haas), five European schools (Insead, London Business School, IMD, HEC Paris and IESE), and one Asian school (Hong Kong UST) make it into the "Alfa" cluster, according to our research.  Global schools are able to put an international diverse class together (both students and faculty), produce globally relevant knowledge, including the field of global management itself, do it all in a relevant location on the global scale, which is also part of a competitive country. Finally, these schools provide graduates with a tremendous brand value for their global careers. In general terms, Alfa European schools do it better when it comes to a global classroom experience and offer incredibly attractive global cities as a setting for the MBA experience, as is the case of London or Paris. However, US schools fare better in producing globally relevant knowledge and offer a more competitive setting for a successful global career, which sometimes has to do with the size and dynamism of the US economy and its global companies.

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