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Management education in Brazil is closely linked with formal education at university and college level and focused on principles and practices of traditional education, in spite of the concern of scholars that call for innovations in managerial education and the development of professional competencies related to management of organizations and the present problems that affect society and require new strategies, and teaching innovation using action-oriented methods.
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Da Silva, A. (2016). Action Learning: Lecturers, Learners, and Managers at the Center of Management Education in Brazil. In: Human Centered Management in Executive Education. Humanism in Business Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137555410_13
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