Business education is a critical ingredient in establishing a viable middle class of managers in transitioning and developing economies. Compiled in association with the Center for International Business Education and Research, this comprehensive examination of business and management education, pedagogical models, and curricula innovations in institutions around the world is the first such work to emphasize emerging markets.

John R. McIntyre is founding executive director of the Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education and Research, a national resource center for the Southeastern U.S. region, and a full professor of international business management at the Georgia Tech College of Management with joint appointment at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia. Ilan Alon is associate professor of international business at the Forbes-ranked Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, which is consistently ranked by US News & World Report as one of "America's Best Colleges." He is the author, editor, and co-editor of nine books and more than eighty published articles relating to international business.

Introduction Part I. Indian Subcontinent 1. Quality in Business Education: A Study of the Indian Context 2. Governance of Publicly Funded Business Schools: The Current Debate in India 3. Engineer as Entrepreneur: A Necessity for Successful Product Innovation in the Small-scale Industry Sector in India 4. Undergraduate Curriculum in India: The Corporate Context 5. Management Education in Nepal: A View from the High Country Part II. Russian Federation 6. Entrepreneurship Training in Postcommunist Europe 7. Recent Developments in Accounting Education in Russia 8. Developing Key Skills in Russian Business Education: A Comparison Between U.K. and American Business Programs Part III. Transitioning Europe and Central Asia 9. Business Education in the Former Soviet Union Republic of Kazakhstan: A Former Dean's Perspective 10. Entrepreneurial Behavior in the Academic Environment: A Case of the Lviv Institute of Management 11. The Internationalization of Business Education in Lithuania: The Vilnius University Master Program in International Business 12. Reforming Accounting Education in Armenia 13. Educating Professors in a Transition Economy: A Case Study of Bosnia and Herzegovina 14. Is Albania Ready for a Business School Model? Diagnosis and Prospects Part IV. Latin America 15. Toward the Internationalization of Business Education in Latin America 16. University Entrepreneurship Education in Argentina: A Decade of Analysis 17. Undergraduate Students as a Source of Potential Entrepreneurs: A Comparative Study Between Italy and Argentina 18. Business Education in Chile: A Case Study for Successful Transition to Market Economy in Developing Countries Part V. Africa and Near East 19. Management Education in Developing Countries: What Can Business Schools Contribute? 20. Education, Management, and the World's Work: Leadership Traits of Educators in Undeveloped and Developing Countries, Focusing on Uganda in Sub-Saharan Africa 21. Research Capacity Building: A North-South Knowledge Transfer Project 22. Reengineering Business Education: A Case Study of the "Modular Curriculum" of Sakarya University 23. Open vs. Closed Minds: Lessons in Management Education from the International Leadership Development Academy in Ghana Part VI. China 24. Distance Learning Education in China 25. Educating Future Marketing Professionals in China; Conclusion: The Nexus Between Business Education and Economic Development