ERIC Number: EJ1178217
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Do International Cocurricular Activities Have an Impact on Cultivating a Global Mindset in Business School Students?
Le, Quan; Ling, Teresa; Yau, Jot
Journal of Teaching in International Business, v29 n1 p62-75 2018
In today's integrated global economy, business executives of multinational corporations are required to have a flexible global mindset in order to cope with the driving forces of globalization. Thus, the global market forces stress the importance for business schools to graduate students with skill sets pertinent to functioning competitively in the ever-changing business environment. In this article, we conducted a survey of 165 students in the Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University to examine whether international cocurricular activities help achieve the goal of cultivating a global mindset in students. The results suggest that international cocurricular activities enhance students' global mindset. Short-term study tours and international internships do have a significant impact on students' global mindset as other long-term cocurricular activities, which may cost more time and money. We recommend that short-term study tours be used as an alternative cost-effective way to engaging business students in the internationalization of the business curriculum at their institutions.
Descriptors: Global Approach, International Trade, Business Administration Education, Corporations, Student Surveys, Internship Programs, Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, International Education, Program Descriptions, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Washington (Seattle)
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