Melting pots of knowledge

Abstract

Allied to globalization, the third trend driving the learning curve of the future is the changing nature of knowledge. In particular, we can see a glocalization of knowledge — to use a neologism: that is to say the coming together of ideas and theories at the transnational level, so that they are accepted and applicable anywhere, while also being adapted and developed to fit local needs, the product of specific cultures. Once again, this is most evident in business schools because they have been at the forefront of the globalization of education. For example, the same management tools are taught in business schools around the world, but they are often applied through case studies of companies based in the same country as the business school. On any MBA program you will learn about Porter’s Five Forces but the case studies used to which the strategic analysis is applied will be local to the school — Mexican companies at Tec de Monterrey, but Chinese companies at CEIBS.