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The impact of international business education on career success—Evidence from Europe

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  • Schworm, Stephanie K.
  • Cadin, Loic
  • Carbone, Valentina
  • Festing, Marion
  • Leon, Emmanuelle
  • Muratbekova-Touron, Maral

Abstract

In today's globalized world, career paths are becoming increasingly international, and so managers need respective cross-cultural strengths in order to act effectively in various cultural environments. Even though education—especially business education—is progressively becoming more international to meet these organizational demands, little is known about whether the extent of international business education influences careers, and in particular career success. In addressing this research deficit, we explore whether and how international business education affects career success. As the major contribution of this paper we suggest a conceptual framework which posits global identity and international experience as mediators of this relationship. The assumptions of this framework are confirmed by an investigation amongst 450 alumni of a European business school. Additional contributions include that we extend the limited body of research on the construct of international business education and its measurement, by providing an all-encompassing definition and much-needed operationalization. Furthermore, we contribute a European perspective on international business education through our empirical evidence.

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  • Schworm, Stephanie K. & Cadin, Loic & Carbone, Valentina & Festing, Marion & Leon, Emmanuelle & Muratbekova-Touron, Maral, 2017. "The impact of international business education on career success—Evidence from Europe," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 35(4), pages 493-504.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eurman:v:35:y:2017:i:4:p:493-504
    DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2017.02.009
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