1 - EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT EDUCATION

Abstract

This chapter discusses the European management education. Although the system of management education in Western European countries has evolved in a variety of ways, there are common features. In the late 19th century, most European universities remained reluctant to recognize management as a legitimate subject of academic study. Major growth in management education and development in Europe took place after the war. The industrial and commercial achievements of the United States were widely admired and became an example for the reconstruction of post-war Europe. Management studies have now rapidly expanded throughout the university system and in France, Britain, the Benelux countries, and the Nordic countries, most universities now offer MBA type programs. Southern European countries still rely similarly on the private system and Germany has shown no interest in this type of education at all. One business school exists there. The consequences of these difficulties could limit managerial mobility after 1992. There are different traditions of recruitment, training, and development throughout Europe. The provision of training facilities varies widely. There are significantly different entry requirements to MBA programs between centers, syllabuses vary in length and content.